Revolutionizing Russia

By amyratta
  • Birth

    Birth

    Catherine the Great was born in Szczecin, Poland at the Ducal Castle, Szczecin
  • Period: to

    living in Poland

    For 16 years of her life she spent with her family
  • Marriage

    Marriage

    In 1745 Catherine and Peter III of Russia get married while they were young
  • Period: to

    length of marriage

    Catherine the Great and Peter III were married for 17 years
  • Death of Emperor Peter the Great

    Death of Emperor Peter the Great

    Year that Peter the Great dies: 1762 Emperor Peter the III was assassinated by his close friend
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    Catherine the Great Takes the Throne

    Empress Catherine starts her 34 year reign of Russia
  • School for ladies of nobility

    School for ladies of nobility

    Smolny institute for girls of nobility the first of its kind to educate