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Catherine is born Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg to parents Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst and Princess Johanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp
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Catherine has a distant relationship with her mother and had a governess named Babette who raised and taught her.
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Catherine is introduced to and converted to the Lutheran church in 1743, she late converts to Russian Orthodoxy
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Catherine receives an invitation to visit Russia on behalf of Empress Elizabeth
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At the age of 15 Catherine is sent to Russia to marry Peter III. She believed him to be mentally unstable, she later jailed him and allegedly murdered him, making herself Empress.
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Catherine finally gives birth to a son, Paul I, his father is unknown.
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Empress Elizabeth died on Dec. 25, 1761, Peter assumes power, but this creates a path for Catherine's potential reign
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Alexei Greigorievich Bobrinski is born to Catherine and Peter, he is liked by his mother and married at a young age
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Catherine's coronation takes place and her reign commences. This begins one of the longest reigns in Russian history, a total of 67 years.
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Peter was imprisoned by Catherine for many years until he died, it is widely believed that Catherine had him killed.
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Catherine creates a legislative commission with people with a large range of societal ranking to reexamine Russia's laws. She was highly inlunced by other enlightenment leaders and own personal ideals.
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Catherine sends troops to Poland, of which her former lover is Emperor, in order to aide him in preventing a revolt. This begins a long track record of fierce loyalty towords her lovers
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With Catherine's death, her reign also finishes.
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At the age of 67 Catherine dies of a stroke. There are many rumors surrounding her death, but autopsy confirmed that she did die of stroke
