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Catherine is Born
Catherine was born on April 21 1729 in Germany. She was born a Princess -
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The Life Of Catherine The Great
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Catherine Gets Married
Catherine Married her husband when she was only 15. Her hunsbands name was Peter III -
Catherine becomes ruler
Catherine took her husbands throne becaause he did not meet the needs of a ruler -
Catherine formed a commssion to reveiw Russia's laws
She presented it with a brilliant proposal for reforms based on the ideas of Montesuieu and Baccaria. -
Neighboring Powers tried to assert their influence on the country
When Catherine expanded tyhe empire, Russia, Prussia and Austria tried to assert their influence on the country. In 1772 these land hungry neighbors took a peice of Poland in what is called the first Partition of Poland -
Uprising of Serfs
Catherines army crushed the rebillion -
Catherine the Great dies
Died in Tsarskoye Selo, or what is now Pushkin