Catherine the Great timeline By s-cromes Period: Jan 1, 1729 to Dec 1, 1796 Catherine the Great May 2, 1729 Catherine the Great is Born Catherine the Great is born in Szczecin, Poland Jan 1, 1745 Catherine Marries Peter III of Russia Oct 1, 1754 Her first child, Paul I of Russia is born Dec 9, 1757 Her second child, Anna Petrovna, is born Apr 11, 1762 Her third and last child, Alexei Grigorievich Bobrinsky, is born Jul 9, 1762 Catherine seizes power Jul 17, 1762 Catherine's husband dies Nov 17, 1796 Catherine the Great dies of a stroke at age of 67