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Catherine I Alekseevna Mikhailova (Russian: Екатери́на I Алексе́евна Миха́йлова, romanized: Ekaterína I Alekséyevna Mikháylova; born Polish: Marta Helena Skowrońska, Russian: Ма́рта Самуи́ловна Скавро́нская, romanized: Márta Samuílovna Skavrónskaya; 15 April [O.S. 5 April] 1684 – 17 May [O.S. 6 May] 1727) was the second wife ...
- Samuel Skowroński
- 8 February 1725 – 17 May 1727
- Elisabeth Moritz
- Peter II
May 13, 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 ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 5, 2024 · Overview of Catherine II's early life and reign. 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 ...
Catherine II [a] (born Princess Sophie 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
- Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp
- Catherine Helen Spence.
- Catherine Greene.
- Catherine Frederica of Wurttemberg (1821–1898)
- Catherine de' Ricci, St.
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.
Nov 1, 2019 · Catherine took advantage of his absence to declare herself sole ruler of Russia in 1762. Peter died soon afterward; historians still debate whether that was his wife’s doing or the work of his ...
