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- Catherine The Great’s Name Wasn’T Catherine, and She Wasn’T Even Russian.
- Catherine’s Eldest Son—And Heir—May Have Been illegitimate.
- Catherine Came to Power in A Bloodless Coup That Later Turned Deadly.
- Catherine Faced More Than A Dozen Uprisings During Her Reign.
- Being Catherine The Great’s Lover Came with Huge Rewards.
- Catherine Saw Herself as An Enlightened Ruler.
- Contrary to Popular Myth, Catherine Died A Fairly Mundane, Uneventful death.
- Catherine’s Eldest Son Met The Same Grisly Fate as His Father.
The woman whom history would remember as Catherine the Great, Russia’s longest-ruling female leader, was actually the eldest daughter of an impoverished Prussian prince. Born in 1729, Sophie von Anhalt-Zerbst enjoyed numerous marital prospects due to her mother’s well-regarded bloodlines. In 1744, 15-year-old Sophie was invited to Russia by Czarina...
Catherine and her new husband had a rocky marriage from the start. Though the young Prussian princess had been imported to produce an heir, eight years passed without a child. Some historians believe Peter was unable to consummate the marriage, while others think he was infertile. Desperately unhappy in their married lives, Peter and Catherine both...
Elizabeth died in January 1762, and her nephew succeeded to the throne as Peter III, with Catherine as his consort. Eager to put his own stamp on the nation, he quickly ended Russia’s war with Prussia, an act that proved deeply unpopular to Russia’s military class. A program of liberal domestic reforms aimed at improving the lives of the poor also ...
Of the various uprisings that threatened Catherine’s rule, the most dangerous came in 1773, when a group of armed Cossacks and peasants led by Emelyan Pugachev rebelled against the harsh socioeconomic conditions of Russia’s lowest class, the serfs. As with many of the uprisings Catherine faced, Pugachev’s Rebellion called into question the validity...
Catherine was famously loyal to her lovers, both during their relationship and after it ended. Always parting on good terms, she bestowed upon them titles, land, palaces and even people—gifting one former paramour with more than 1,000 serfs, or indentured servants. But perhaps nobody reaped the bounties of her favor more than Stanislaw Poniatowski,...
Catherine’s reign was marked by vast territorial expansion, which greatly added to Russia’s coffers but did little to alleviate the suffering of her people. Even her attempts at governmental reforms were often bogged down by Russia’s vast bureaucracy. However, Catherine considered herself to be one of Europe’s most enlightened rulers, and many hist...
Given the empress’ shocking reputation, it’s perhaps not surprising that gossip followed her wherever she went, even to the grave. After her death on November 17, 1796, her enemies at court began spreading various rumors about Catherine’s final days. Some claimed that the all-powerful ruler had died while on the toilet. Others took their lurid stor...
Catherine had a famously stormy relationship with her eldest son, Paul. The boy had been removed from his mother’s care shortly after his birth and raised largely by the former czarina, Elizabeth, and a series of tutors. After she assumed the throne, Catherine, fearful of retribution for Peter III’s deposition and death, kept Paul far away from aff...
Nov 19, 2021 · So how did it all really go down? Here, the true story of how Catherine the Great overthrew her husband, Tsar Peter III. The future empress was not meant to rule. Born Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst, a minor German princess, she was selected by Empress Elizabeth to wed her heir, the future Peter III.
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Aug 22, 2023 · Catherine died at the age of 67 on 17 November 1796 after suffering from a suspected stroke. Catherine's legacy as 'Catherine the Great' endures to this day. She was exceptionally well-educated and brought many of her enlightened ideas to fruition during her long reign.
Apr 29, 2020 · Just eight days after this coup, on 17 th July 1762, Peter III was assassinated by Alexei Orlov, the brother of Grigory Orlov, Catherine’s lover. Early in her reign as empress, Catherine sought to appease both the church and the army, as she feared being toppled and defeated by her enemies.
