Ruler · Early modern period · Russia
Catherine the Great
1729–1796
Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796, born Sophie of Anhalt Zerbst in 1729, a German princess who seized the Russian throne from her husband. She extended Russia to the Black Sea, annexed Crimea in 1783, and joined the partitions of Poland. A correspondent of Voltaire, she patronized the arts while ruling as an autocrat.
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- Born
- 1729, Stettin.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Catherine the Great
- Died
- 1796, Saint Petersburg.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Catherine the Great
- Reign
- 1762 to 1796.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Catherine the Great
- Realm
- The Russian Empire.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Catherine the Great
- Known for
- The annexation of Crimea (1783), the partitions of Poland, and Enlightenment patronage.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Catherine the Great
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