Catherine the great

Catherine the Great of Russia

  • Birth of Catherine the Great

  • Catherine moved to Russia to marry Peter

  • Catherine and Peter are married

  • Catherine's heir is born

  • Peter II (Catherine's husband) is killed

  • Catherine is crowned Empress

  • Catherine won part of Poland in the First Partition

  • Seft uprising in Russia

  • Catherine awarderd absolute power over serfs to nobles

  • Catherine won some more of Poland in the Second Partition

  • Poland is taken over completely (Russia, Prussia, Austria) in the Third Partition

  • Death of Catherine the Great