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She was born in Germany, she spent her youth surrounded by an atmosphere of intellegence, good humor and a passion for knowledge.
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Sophia was just 16 year sold, but her mother always was looking for ways to gain prestige, The marriage of The Duke and she was not a happy one, this lead to many affairs on both sides.
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Empress Elizabeth dies, her nephew Duke Peter is proclaimed the Emperor, with Catherine at his side.
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Peters and Catherines marriage was a frail one. Peter was devoid of talkent and was neducated, while Catherine was a intellectual amd had a bright future. A future that didnt include Peter. Her current lover helped her rally the troops of Saint Petersburg and declared herself Catherine II
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Written as an attempt to manage balance the power in Erope acting as an international mediator.
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The time is estimated
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Catherine wrote laws that would abolish torture, allow religious tolorence and abolish capital punishment. but ultimately her commision accomplished none of these goals.
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The Partition of Poland divides the coutry into parts for the neighboring countries to have peices of.
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Catherine's armies brutally stopped the rebellion. The uprising convincedher that e needed the support of the Nobels to keep her throne, though she gave none of the nobels absolute power of ther the surfs.
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Catherine was victor in this war. Time is estimated
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Catherine had a stroke and fell into a coma on the 16 of November, on the 17th she died
