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Catherine the Great is born
Catherine was born in Stettin, Prussia. She was the daughter of Prince Christian August of Anhalt-Zerbst and Princess Johanna Elizabeth of Holstein-Gottorp -
Catherine visits Russia
Catherine and her mother travel to Russia to meet the Empress. The Empress wanted to see if Catherine would be a suitable wife to the heir Peter. -
Catherine marries Grand Duke Peter III
Catherine who was 16 married Peter who was 17 for political reasons, organized by Empress Elizabeth. -
Catherine's father dies
Catherine's father, Christian August dies, leaving Catherine and her Mother -
Catherine's first son is born
Catherine gives birth to a son, Paul I -
Daughter Anna Petrovna is born
Catherine gives birth to a second child, Anna Petrovna -
Catherine's daughter Anna dies
Anna died shortly after birth, and was buried in Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Catherine never mentioned her dead daughter again because she had always preferred a male child. -
Catherine's Mother dies
Catherine's mother dies however, Catherine and her mother did not have a particularly good relationship so it did not greatly impact Catherine. -
Catherine's 2nd son Alexei Grigoryvich is born
Catherine gave birth to Alexei, his father was Grigory Grigoryevich Orlov. -
Catherine is proclaimed empress of Russia
With the help of her lover Gregory Orlov, Catherine brought troops to St. Petersburg to help support her and declared herself the sole ruler of Russia. -
Peter III dies
After being arrested by Catherine, Peter dies or perhaps killed, a few days later. -
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Pugachev revolt
A rebellion of peasants led by Lemelyan Pugachev, that aimed to put an end to serfdom. After this rebellion it changed Catherine's mind about enlightened ideas and made her realize that she had to have the support from nobles in order to keep her power. -
Catherine the Great dies
Catherine the Great dies in Tsarskoye Selo from a stroke.
