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Catherine I died two years after Peter I, on 17 May 1727 at age 43, in St. Petersburg, where she was buried at St. Peter and St. Paul Fortress. Tuberculosis, diagnosed as an abscess of the lungs, caused her early demise. Before her death she recognized Peter II, the grandson of Peter I and Eudoxia, as her successor.
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Catherine II [a] (born Princess Sophia Augusta Frederica von Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 1729 – 17 November 1796), [b] most commonly known as Catherine the Great, [c] was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. [1] She came to power after overthrowing her husband, Peter III.
- 9 July 1762 – 17 November 1796
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Apr 11, 2024 · Catherine I (born April 15 [April 5, Old Style], 1684—died May 17 [May 6], 1727, St. Petersburg, Russia) was a peasant woman of Baltic (probably Lithuanian) birth who became the second wife of Peter I the Great and empress of Russia (1725–27). Orphaned at the age of three, Marta Skowronska was raised by a Lutheran pastor in Marienburg ...
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May 5, 2024 · Catherine the Great (born April 21 [May 2, New Style], 1729, Stettin, Prussia [now Szczecin, Poland]—died November 6 [November 17], 1796, Tsarskoye Selo [now Pushkin], near St. Petersburg, Russia) was a German-born empress of Russia (1762–96) who led her country into full participation in the political and cultural life of Europe, carrying ...
May 15, 2020 · Catherine the Great was a Russian empress who ruled from 1762 to 1796 and championed Enlightenment ideals, expanded her empire, and founded a museum. Learn how she came to power, what she did, and how she was portrayed in Hulu's "The Great" series.
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Catherine I (1684–1727) Lithuanian peasant who became the second wife of Tsar Peter the Great of Russia and succeeded him as empress of Russia from 1725 to 1727. Name variations: Catherine Skavronsky; Marta, Marfa, or Martha Skovoronski (Skavronska or Skavronskii, Skovortskii, Skowronska); Yekaterina Alexseyevna.
May 18, 2018 · Encyclopedia of Russian History HUGHES, LINDSEY. CATHERINE I (c. 1686–1727) Yekaterina Akexeyevna, born Martha Skavronska (ya), the second wife of Peter I [1] and empress of Russia from February 8, 1725 to May 17, 1727. Martha Skavronskaya's background, nationality, and original religious affiliation are still subject to debate.
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