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22 de ago. de 2023 · Catherine II of Russia ( Catherine the Great) was empress regent of Russia from 1762-1796. She was born in Prussia to Prince Christian August of Anhalt-Zerbst (1690-1747) and Princess Johanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp (1712-1760), and although her family was noble, they were not wealthy. She married the future Russian Tsar, Peter of ...
18 de jun. de 2024 · Description. Also known as. English. Catherine II of Russia. The eighth and greatest Emperor of Russia (1762–1796) Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst. Empress Catherine II. Catherine II. Ekaterina II of Russia.
Menshikov was the de facto ruler of Russia when Peter II came to the throne. Peter the Great died in 1725 and was succeeded by his second wife, Catherine I, a woman of low birth. The powerful minister Aleksander Danilovich Menshikov, who had aided in Catherine's accession, replaced the boy's teachers with the vice-chancellor, Count Ostermann.
Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; [d] 18 May [ O.S. 6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918) or Nikolai II was the last reigning Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1 November 1894 until his abdication on 15 March 1917. During his reign, Nicholas gave support to the economic and political reforms promoted ...
In 1762, Russia came under the control of Catherine the Great, who continued the westernizing policies of Peter the Great, and ushered in the era of the Russian Enlightenment. Catherine's grandson, Alexander I, repulsed an invasion by the French Emperor Napoleon, leading Russia into the status of one of the great powers.
Catherine I, the Russian empress in 1725-1727. An unknown painter/Hermitage/Wikipedia
12 de jun. de 2024 · Catherine II of Russia. I like to praise and reward loudly, to blame quietly. Catherine II of Russia or Catherine the Great (Екатерина II Алексеевна [Yekaterína II Alekséyevna] ( 21 April 1729 { 2 May O.S. } – 6 November 1796 { 17 November O.S.}) reigned as Empress of Russia for more than three decades; born Sophie ...
