Catherine the Great vs Josiah Wedgwood
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Compare the life timelines of Catherine the Great (1729–1796) and Josiah Wedgwood (1730–1795) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 65 years, from 1730 to 1795.
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Catherine the Great (1729–1796)
- — Born in Stettin, Prussia Verified
- — Married Grand Duke Peter, heir to the Russian throne
- — Seized power and became Empress of Russia Verified
- — Annexed the Crimean Peninsula to the Russian Empire Verified
- — Died in Saint Petersburg, Russia Verified
Josiah Wedgwood (1730–1795)
- — Born in Burslem, Staffordshire, England Verified
- — Apprenticed as a potter to his elder brother Thomas Verified
- — Entered partnership with master potter Thomas Whieldon Verified
- — Founded his own pottery business in Burslem Verified
- — Married his cousin Sarah Wedgwood Verified
- — His creamware won royal patronage as Queen's Ware Verified
- — Opened the Etruria factory Verified
- — Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society Verified
- — Produced the anti-slavery medallion 'Am I Not a Man and a Brother?' Verified
- — Died at Etruria Hall, Staffordshire Verified