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Catherine learned from tutors in private places as most royal women did, she had great philosophies and only wanted to be around like minded people of Russia.
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unknown date, it was 1745. Catherine expressed that she was not interested in marriage but she wanted the crown.
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Paul was born 9 years into her marriage and he later becomes the Tsar of Russia
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Catherine had a daughter who died at 4 months and it caused her and her husband peter to spark a bad relationship
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Peter becomes ruler, it was thought he would divorce catherine but instead the military and church leaders took him out of rule. Paul at 7 years old was supposed to rule but Catherine was able to take the throne for herself
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Catherines mother was known to be abusive and cold as catherine grew up, so it was tragic for catherine herself to live up to that.
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She became a ruler, modeled after Peter the Great
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in 1768 Catherine helped Stanislas a King of Poland supress a revolt. Then russia waged war against Turkey and they defeated them. soon after the Austrians threatened war in 1772. in 2 years of 1774 Russia and turkey signed a peace treaty with Russia gaining the right of the Black Sea.
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Catherine had lots of lovers throughout her rule. She often gave them high positioned roles in the Russian government as long as she still liked them.
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Catherine didn't want Paul to rule, she thought he would be unfit, but it was too late as she died expectantly.
