Catherine the Great
2 May 1729 – 17 November 1796
Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796 who expanded the empire, championed Enlightenment culture, and presided over a golden age of Russian power.
Lived at the same time
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Married Grand Duke Peter, heir to the Russian throne
1745
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Seized power and became Empress of Russia
9 July 1762
Took the throne in a coup that deposed her husband, Peter III.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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