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Catherine had a total of about 12 lovers throughout her life. She was greatly admired by many.
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Catherine and her mother traveled to Russia, but Catherine fell ill and created conflict between her mother and the Empresss Elizabeth.
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Despite her father's oppositions, Sophia converted and became Catherine.
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At the age of 16, Catherine is married to Peter, the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
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Catherine gives birth to her first son, Paul. She had little time to raise him, Elizabeth raised him more.
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Catherine gives birth to her daughter - Anna - whose father was Stanisław Poniatowski.
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Catherine begins her relationship with Grigory Orlov, a distinguished soldier.
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The empress of Russia Elizabeth dies, leaving Peter to take power.
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After hearing that the French government was trying to stop publication of the Encyclopédie, Catherine suggests Diderot come to Russia to finish it.
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Catherine founded the Smolny Institute which admitted young girls for education.
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After an uprising of serfs, Catherine's perspective on the lower classes shifts. She takes away more of their freedom and becomes slightly more absolute.
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Catherine's affair with her adviser and lover, Grigori Alexandrovich Potemkin, ended in 1776, resulting in him helping choose another lover for her that he thought would be better suited.
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