Who is Catherine the Great?

Catherine the Great (Queen of the Russian Empire) refers to Yekaterina II Alekseyevna in general.

Yekaterina II Alekseyevna (1May 2, 729-1796165438+1October17) was called Yekaterina II in history. He was the 12th czar of the Romanov Dynasty in Russia, the eighth emperor of the Russian Empire (1July 9, 762 to1796+01June 6, 6), and the only empress in Russian history who was named "the Great".

1744, she was chosen by Queen Elizabeth I of Russia as the fiancee of Peter III, the heir to the throne. 1745 Married Peter and converted to the Orthodox Church, renamed yekaterina. 1762, led the praetorian guard to take the throne after a coup. She advocates enlightened autocracy and equality before the law. During its rule, the Russian Empire expanded to the south and west, and seized a large area of territory from the Ottoman Empire and the Polish Lithuanian Federation, including New Russia, Crimea, North Caucasus, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Kurland. Participated in Russia and Austria to carve up Poland three times, fought with Turkey to obtain the coastal areas of the Black Sea, annexed the Crimean Khanate, and constantly expanded its territory, bringing Russia's territory to its peak. 1796, died of stroke.