Catherine the Great
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Government and Politics, Women’s Issues, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility
- Subcategories: Enlightenment, Empires, Dynasties, Emperors, Caesars, Khans
- Curriculum: Women’s History, 18th Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
Article abstract: One of the early englightened monarchs, Catherine attempted to create a uniform Russian government with a modern Westernized code of laws that represented all levels of Russian society with the exception of the serfs. In the forty-four years of her reign, she sculpted Russia into one of the great world powers of the time and laid the foundation for what would become modern Russia.
Early Life
Catherine the Great was born Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst in Stettin, a seaport in Pomerania. Her parents, Prince Christian August...
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