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Born on April 21, 1729, in Strettin (now Szczecin), Poland, into the family of Prince Christian August of Anhalt-Zerbst, Catherine was christened Sophia Augusta Frederica. ... CATHERINE THE GREAT (EKATERINA ALEXEEVNA)
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Documents related to the rein of the Russian Empress. ... From Documents of Catherine the Great: The Correspondence with Voltaire and the Instructionof l767 in the English Text of l768, W. F. Reddaway, trans. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1931), pp. 216-17, 219, 231, 241, 244, 256 258.
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www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/18catherine.html
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/18catherine.html
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Catherine slipped deeper and deeper into autocracy - all the while maintaining the facade of an enlightened ruler. The ruin of the Orthodox church, which had begun under Peter the Great, was continued under Catherine, who seized its wealth and turned its prelates and priests into state employees.
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www.alexanderpalace.org/palace/catherine.html
www.alexanderpalace.org/palace/catherine.html
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Catherine the Great (1729-96), empress of Russia (1762-96), the second of that name, who continued the process of Westernization begun by Peter the Great and made Russia a European power. ... Later Conservatism Peasant unrest culminated in a great revolt (1773-75), led by the cossack Yemelyan Pugachov, that raged over much...
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Catherine II of Russia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Catherine II (Russian: , Yekaterina II Velikaya ), also known as Catherine the Great , born 2 May [ O.S. 21 April ] 1729. She was Empress of Russia from 9 July [ O.S. 28 June ] 17...
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Historical Myths - How Catherine the Great really died - no horses involved ... Historical Myths: The Death of Catherine the Great ... Catherine the Great of Russia's death while attempting an unusual practice with a horse is one of the most virulent myths in modern history, transmitted by whispers in school playgrounds across...
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Russia's Catherine the Great looks on whilst husband Peter plays with toy soldiers. ... The daughter of, as a French ambassador called her father, a prince of "quite exceptional imbecility", Catherine the Great faced a number of obstacles on her road to the Russian throne.
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www.historyhouse.com/in_history/catherine_one/
www.historyhouse.com/in_history/catherine_one/
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Catherine the Great: German princess and Russian Empress - what made her so ... CATHERINE THE GREAT (CATHERINE II) ... The future Catherine the Great was born a German princess in one of the tiny German states, but turned out to be a powerful and enlightened ruler of the vast Russian Empire. In 1745 she was married to prince...
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www.cityvision2000.com/history/catherine.htm
www.cityvision2000.com/history/catherine.htm
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