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    Catherine the Great

    Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796

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  1. May 5, 2024 · Catherine the Great, empress of Russia (176296) who led her country into full participation in the political and cultural life of Europe. With her ministers she reorganized the administration and law of the Russian Empire and extended Russian territory, adding Crimea and much of Poland.

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  2. 5 days ago · 3. 5 views 54 minutes ago #history #russia #empire. Dive into the remarkable story of Catherine the Great, one of history's most dynamic rulers, in this detailed documentary. Born a minor German...

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  3. Apr 29, 2024 · Saint Catherine of Siena, like the Christ she loved and served so well, lived a brief life of 33 years, yet moved the world in the time she was given. Born in 1347, and who died on this day in 1380, and was in no uncertain terms a remarkable woman.

  4. Apr 25, 2024 · St. Catherine of Siena (born March 25, 1347, Siena, Tuscany [Italy]—died April 29, 1380, Rome; canonized 1461; feast day April 29) was a Dominican tertiary, mystic, and one of the patron saints of Italy. She was declared a doctor of the church in 1970 and a patron saint of Europe in 1999.

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  5. May 2, 2024 · 02/05/2024. 43. 0. Catherine the Great: Enlightened Empress Legacy Story. Step back in time to 18th-century Russia, where a remarkable figure named Catherine the Great left an indelible mark on Russian history. Born Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst, this German princess would go on to become the beloved Empress of Russia.

  6. May 13, 2024 · Another biography of Catherine the Great? Simon Dixon locates his new book somewhere between Russia in the Age of Catherine the Great by Isabel de Madariaga , which he terms ‘the most important (and appropriately weighty) study of Catherine’s reign in any language,’ and John T. Alexander’s Catherine the Great: Life and Legend, ‘the first modern scholarly biography, particularly ...

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