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Catherine the Great

By nina olson
  • Marriage

    Marriage

    After Catherine moves to Russia she marries her cousin which results in 18 years of a miserable marriage.
  • Death of Her Father

    Death of Her Father

    Catherine the Great's father, Christian August Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, passes away when she is 18 years old.
  • First Child is Born

    First Child is Born

    Catherine the Great's first son is born, Paul I of Russia, when she is 25 years old.
  • Second Child is Born

    Second Child is Born

    Catherine's second child and first daughter is born, Anna Petrovna, when Catherine is 28 years old.
  • Death of Her Mother

    Death of Her Mother

    Catherine the Great's mother, Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp, passes away when she is 31 years old.
  • Third Child is Born

    Third Child is Born

    Catherine II's third child and second son is born, Alexei Grigorievich Bobrinsky, when she is 33 years old.
  • Catherine Takes Control

    Catherine Takes Control

    Catherine obtains the crown from her husband, Peter III, in a coup.
  • Catherine's Lovers

    Catherine's Lovers

    Catherine often used her numerous lovers as an advantage and she made one of her previous lovers, Stanislaw Poniatowski, the King of Poland to resolve a conflict.
  • A Failed Attempt

    A Failed Attempt

    Catherine the Great tried of create a code of laws that would benefit the lives of her people called Catherine's instruction but it was never published.
  • Another Lover

    Another Lover

    After Russia defeated Turkey, Grigory Potemkin became both Catherine's lover and political ally. Catherine admired him so much that she took the risk of mixing business with pleasure.