Anna Petrovna was the daughter of Catherine II of Russia (also called Catherine the Great) and Peter III of Russia, who was Czar for six months in 1762 before he was assassinated.

they were the 3 enlightment monarchs of the period.

Yekaterina II (Catherine) the Great was born Sophia Augusta Frederica of Anhalt-Zerbst in 1729. She died of natural causes in 1796 after an extremely colourful and productive reign as Empress of Russia.

Catherine II (the Great) took the throne because, like all people, she wanted the power. Her husband (Peter III -who was mentally retarded) was later murdered, possibly with Catherine's consent, therefore dethroneing her husband, and taking his place. "Her married life was miserable, with frequent threats of divorce from her husband. She also disliked her son, the future Tsar Paul I. Carfefully cultivating the Russian court, Catherine benefited from a plot to dethrone her Husband, Peter III, after an unpopular foreign policy move. Officers of the palace guard installed her as empress in 1762." Stearns, Peter N.. World Civilizations The Global Experience. AP* Fifth Edition. New York: Pearson Longman, 2007. (396)

Catherine The Great was born May 2, 1729 in Stettin, Prussia. She was named

Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst.

She had at least two sons....one was named Paul who was the father of Tsar Alexander I, Tsar Constantine and Tsar Nicholas I.

She also had an illegitimit son Alexis Bobrinskoy.

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Catherine the Great's husband was Tsar Peter III.
Catherine the Great's husband was Tsar Peter III.
Peter III

she approved of his murder, if not her aid nd then she was empress

she couldn't like play with them like she used to because ever since after the marriage when her mother went back to prussia the empress was more strict.

Catherine the Great believed very strongly in ideas of the enlightenment, having to do with individualism and humanism. She personally enjoyed language and art and used those influences during her reign. These qualities are part of what made her likeable to the Russian people. She dedicated herself to expanding the Russian empire and building a stronger nation that she did achieve on a great level. THough she was met with some failures, she remained determined to enhance Russia's influence in other areas even at the cost of neighboring areas such as Poland. There were two Russo- Turkish wars that Catherine the great waged with Turkey in the hopes of expanding Russia's territory. She achieved in the second war in adding a substantial amount of land from the coast of the Black sea and in the first much of southern Ukraine and the Northern caucasus were added to Russia. Overall, Catherine the great's political views consisted of enlightenment ideas and the determination to expand Russia's territory and create a stronger Russian state with higher influence in neighboring areas.

yes she did. She joined the Russian Orthodox Church, learned the Russian language and through personal study acquired a brilliant education.

Catherine I born 1685 and died in 1727 was famous because she was a peasant and a foreigner who after being taken as a prisoner of war at 17 managed to become mistress and friend to the most powerful people in Russia, the mistress to the Tzar and finally the first female empress in a country unaccustomed to being ruled by a woman. She ruled for only two years but not only made secure the changes her husband started in the country, which could well have been destroyed, but was an influence for mercy and compassion for her husband who was not known for his "people" orientation. Her daughter Elizabeth was able to rule after her. Her story is that of the stuff of legends. She was beautiful as a young girl, sensible always and supportive to Peter. It was considered the most successful relationship of his life

Catherine the Great reigned from July 9, 1762 to November 17, 1976. Her predecessor was Peter III and her successor was Paul I.

Catherine the Great attempted many reforms in Russia. She was responsible for codifying Russian laws and placing certain restrictions on torture as a government policy. She also tried to reform the Russian form of serfdom. These efforts dissolved with the great peasant revolution of 1773. History records this as the Pugachev rebellion. This unfolded as conditions for peasants were rapidly growing worse. Owners of serfs were increasingly selling serfs and breaking them apart from their lands and families. Instead of using serfs for farming, the owners forced them to work in mines or manufacturing. Punishments were harsh and many peasants were sent to prison in Siberia.

Catherine was a young German princess when she was sent to the Russian court. The Czarina didn't have any children so she got two German minor princess and Prince to make her "family". She brought in Federick and Catherine ( she renamed herself to the Russian Catherine). Catherine was required to learn Russian, become a member of the Russian Orthadox religion ( she was Luthern) and to live life as a Russian. She did quite well in these things, but her relationship to Fredrick was not good. He had many problems and when she married him at 17 he was more interested playing with his tin soldiers on the bed than her. They were married 7 years before they had sex, but by that time she had taken lovers and was pregnant by the current lover. She made sure that Fredrick thought the baby was his so it could inherit the throne. Fredrick was always more interested in his toy soldiers, dressing in uniforms, and making the Russian army drill. Catherine will have a total of 4 children by lovers and became a very powerful woman in the Russian court. Eventually she will overthrow Fredrick, and put him under guard. There is evidence that she sent men to kill him so she could become monarch. She was Czarina for about 60 years, became a great collector of art, and oversaw the expansion of Russia.

Catherine The Great ruled for 34 years and 131 days

Catherine made a rule that no man was allowed to get drunk at one of her parties before nine o'clock. Plus, she married at the age of 15. She's like, my idol!
In the memoirs of Catherine II of Russia, it is recorded that any Russian aristocrat who displeased the queen was forced to squat in the great antechamber of the palace and to remain in that position for several days, mewing like a cat, clucking like a hen, and pecking his food from the floor.

Catherine the Great was very open to the ideas of Enlightenment thinkers. People like Voltaire helped her form how she ruled her kingdom. She wanted to allow everyone a chance. Sadly, she is most remembered for expanding Russia's territory.

Catherine the Great was very open to the ideas of Enlightenment thinkers. People like Voltaire helped her form how she ruled her kingdom. She wanted to allow everyone a chance. Sadly, she is most remembered for expanding Russia's territory.

Catherine the Great, or Catherine II, had many notable accomplishments. Under her leadership, the domain of the Russian Empire was noticeably expanded. She reformed the administration of the government bureaucracy. She showed spectacular aptitude in foreign policy, expanding her country by 200,000 square miles during her reign. Despite being considered an "enlightened monarch", she wound up increasing the power of the landed nobles during her reign, and did not considerably improve the lot of the peasants. She did initiate many reforms. However nobles opposed the reforms since it damaged their power, and others weren't satisfied and wanted even more reform. This led to agitation and civil unrest in the form of riots and rebellions, most notably Pugachev's Rebellion. Catherine backtracked on many of her reforms, reacted brutally towards the peasants and increased repression of the serfs.