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23 hours ago · His six months of ruling had seen numerous progressive reforms in addition to his German-centric foreign policy. Catherine’s allies gladly helped arrest the emperor, who mysteriously died eight days later, leaving Catherine, a German princess, as the sole empress of Russia. Catherine the Great would go on to be one of Russia’s most famous ...
2 days ago · Russia - Catherine II, Enlightenment, Expansion: Elizabeth too was childless, and the throne passed to the heir she had selected—her nephew the duke von Holstein-Gottorp, who became Peter III. Peter III made himself personally unpopular with St. Petersburg society; in addition, he allowed his entourage (mainly his Holstein relatives and German officers) to take control of the government. The regular hierarchy of officials—particularly the Senate—was pushed into the background; power ...
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23 hours ago · “I rule, you serve,” Catherine the Great (Elle Fanning) is told by her new husband, the temperamental Peter (Nicholas Hoult), who also happens to be king of 18th-century Russia.
3 days ago · Catherine the Great (1729-1796), the formidable Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796, was not only a powerful and influential ruler but also a woman with a re...
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4 days ago · Catherine I’s death in 1727 reopened the question of succession; Peter’s grandson (the son of Alexis, who had perished in prison) was proclaimed Emperor Peter II by the council. An immature youngster, Peter II fell under the influence of his chamberlain, Prince Ivan Alekseyevich Dolgoruky, whose family obtained a dominant position in the Supreme Privy Council and brought about the disgrace and exile of Menshikov.
3 days ago · Catherine, princess of Wales (born January 9, 1982, Reading, Berkshire, England) is the consort (2011– ) of William, prince of Wales and heir apparent to the British throne. In 2022 Catherine became the princess of Wales, a title previously held by her mother-in-law, the late Princess Diana.
