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  2. Mar 28, 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 ...

  3. Catherine the Great (1729 – 1796) was the longest-serving Russian monarch, reigning from 1762 to her death in 1796. She presided over a revitalisation of Russian strength, an expansion of Russian territories, greater integration of Russia within Europe and partial liberalisation of Russian society. Early life.

  4. Nov 1, 2019 · EXPLAINER. Idealistic and tough, Catherine the Great sought to modernize Russia. The German-born empress was an astute politician who expanded Russia’s borders while trying to restructure the...

  5. Jul 21, 2019 · Catherine the Great (May 2, 1729–Nov. 17, 1796) was empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796, the longest reign of any female Russian leader. She expanded Russia's borders to the Black Sea and into central Europe during her reign. She also promoted westernization and modernization for her country, though it was within the context of maintaining ...

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  6. Catherine the Great Biography. The Russian empress Catherine II, known as Catherine the Great, reigned from 1762 to 1796. She expanded the Russian Empire, improved administration, and energetically pursued the policy of Westernization (the process of changing to western ideas and traditions).

  7. May 29, 2018 · UXL Encyclopedia of World Biography. Catherine the Great >The Russian empress Catherine II [1] (1729-1796), known as Catherine the >Great, reigned from 1762 to 1796. She expanded the Russian Empire, improved >administration, and vigorously pursued the policy of Westernization.

  8. Apr 3, 2014 · (1729-1796) Who Was Catherine II? Catherine II, often called Catherine the Great, was born in Prussia in 1729 and married into the Russian royal family in 1745. Shortly after her husband...

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