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She married Peter the Third, He had no affection for her and was forced to marry each other. As well, she is not Russian born so thus she became a citizen of Russia.
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He soon became a ruler when Catherine died but was erratic and assassinated 5 years after he was Czar.
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A global war fought between 1756 and 1763. Involving all five European great powers of the time pand many of the middle powers. It affected Europe, the Americas, West Africa, India, and the Philippines.
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Not much information on her daughter. She was a duchess.
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Previous Czar before Peter the Third, she actually had a lot of love for Catherine and was the one who forced Peter and Catherine to Marry. After Elizabeth's reign, Peter took over.
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Ruled for a few months before Catherine got him arrested and sent away. He was an abusive husband and tried to destroy the marriage.
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Not much information on him.
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He died after being arrested. No one knows how he died, many believe Catherine killed him, he killed himself, or died of starvation. Still a mystery to this day.
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After Peter was sent away and died, she became empress and ruled. She did much for Russia, more than Peter did and she ruled for over 30 years.
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The First Partition of Poland took place in 1772 and was the first of three partitions that ended the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian commonwealth by 1795. This was one of the things that helped Russia grow the most.
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Gained use of Black Sea for importing and sending out goods. Peter the Third tried to gain the coast of the Black Sea but Catherine the Great successfully gained the coast.
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Already alliances with Poland, the Prussian alliance joined forces with Austria. Catherine was drawn towards the south and the Ottoman Empire during expansion of Russia.
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The 1793 Second Partition of Poland was the second of three partitions ending the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian commonwealth by 1795.
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1795 partition, the last in a series of the Partitions of Poland and the land of the Polish–Lithuanian commonwealth among Prussia.
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After serving for 34 years, Catherine the Great died of a stroke.
