Catherine the Great

If you mean Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII of England, she was Catholic, as was Henry at the time.

But this question would not be about Russian history. She was from Spain.

Pretty sure she conquered current day Ukraine and Luxemburgh

Armed neutrality means not a friend or enemy. Example: he agreed to armed neutrality.

Catherine the Great was the ruler of Russia.

Catherine the Great was neglected by Peter, her husband. This resulted in her having multiple lovers over years and was always faithful to each and everyone.

The book Catherine the Great has 457 pages. It was written by Simon Dixon.

Catherine the Great win:

the war against the Confederation of Bar of 1768-1772, an anti Russian uprising in Poland,

her First Russo-Turkish War of 1768-1774,

her Second Russo-Turkish War of 1787-1792,

the Polish-Russo War of 1792.

her education was on religion, history, French, German and Music.

ryan paris

the guy who tolled the last question

One of the most famous rulers of the Russian Empire

The Devil in disguise. 'Nuff said.

During Catherine's reign, Russia also achieved great military success and gained large tracts of land. Following two successful wars against the Ottoman Empire, Russia annexed Crimea, which gave it access to the Black Sea. In addition, Russia's control over Poland and Luxembourg allowed it to annex three separate tracts of land.

Western style art & architecture have nobles tour West & be educated there tried to avoid cultural influences from West involvement in European affairs - partitioning of Poland looked into ideas of enlightenment, imported French philosophers reform commissions to discuss new law codes didn't do as much Westernization as Peter

Poland was sliced apart three times by Catherine the Great. First in 117, she took a relatively small piece of northeastern Poland, while Prussia and Austria took other parts for themselves.

The second was in 1793 when she took virtually one full half of what was left and Prussia took the southwestern corner.

The third was in 1795 when she again took virtually on half of what was then left and Prussia and Austria took the remainder, effectively wiping out the entire kingdom of Poland.

Ironically, this third partition was brought about by a revolution led by Thadeus Kosciuszko, who had fought for the new United States of America in the American Revolution.

Catherine of siena's impact was that she helped the push towards the Reformation. If it wasn't for her the Church would still have supreme power. Also, no one would be able to speak out against the church.

Poland fairly disappeared from the map of Europe during Catherine the Great's reign. She took most of it on the three times it was divided.

she is a deist

Catherine the Great's marriage, which took place in 1745, was arranged by Empress Elizabeth for her son, Peter, and was expected to produce an heir to the throne of the Russian Empire." Catherine the Great's marriage, which took place in 1745, was arranged by Empress Elizabeth for her son, Peter, and was expected to produce an heir to the throne of the Russian Empire.

In bed. She died of a long-term illness.

Catherine II the Great (nee German Sophie Auguste Friederike von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg) - Russian Empress from 1762 to 1796 years. In Russia came as the wife of Emperor Peter III, who was deposed Guard. During the coup lover of Catherine Gregory Orlov, Guard officer and other officers killed Peter III, choking him with a scarf. After the coup, Guard proclaimed Empress Catherine. Catherine was of the ideas of the Enlightenment, which were then fashionable in Europe, which characterizes its internal policies as "enlightened absolutism." As a guidance document produced by the Empress was a "Nakaz" (mandate) - the theoretical basis of enlightened absolutism. Catherine II allowed the private factories, released into circulation paper money - bank notes, the State Bank has established and implemented taking deposits for safekeeping. Catherine II fully liberalized trade, abolished the state monopoly in the trade. It was made a network of urban schools and colleges. Catherine paid special attention to the development of women's education, in 1764, was opened the Smolny Institute for Noble Maidens, Society for Education of Noble Maidens. Were founded by the Russian Academy of Sciences, an observatory, a physical office, anatomical theater, a botanical garden, a tool shop, print shop, a library, an archive. However, Catherine II granted the nobility maximum of rights and privileges and full exemption from duty in respect of the state. A number of major nobles owned by tens and hundreds of thousands of serfs, which was not in the previous reign, when considered wealthy owner of more than 500 souls. Farmers in the era of Catherine were about 95% of the population. The position of the largest populations in the era of Catherine was the worst in the history of Russia. The position of the serfs of the time equally with the position of slaves. The landlords have turned their villages in the plantation slaves, which are difficult to distinguish from the southern US. plantations to freedom from slavery of African-Americans. During the reign of Catherine II was utter frustration and exhaustion of Finance, while for the first time appeared and Russia's foreign debt and unpaid salaries and obligations of the Government at the end of her reign was huge. This was the result of favoritism and corruption. In 1771, in Moscow there was a popular uprising, dubbed the Plague riot. The suppression of the rebellion troops were sent under the command of Grigory Orlov. After three days of fighting rebellion was suppressed. In 1773-1774, there was a peasant uprising led by Yemelyan Pugachev. It covered the Orenburg province, the Urals, river Kama, Bashkiria, part of Western Siberia, Middle and Lower Volga. Participants Pugachev uprising killed about 1,600 nobles, with almost half of them were women and children. The uprising was suppressed by imperial troops with great cruelty. Pugachev was executed by quartering in Moscow. After the uprising, Catherine II turned liberal reforms and strengthened conservatism.

Catherine the Great and Voltaire enjoyed a mutual admiration. In 1744, when she married Peter III, becoming Grand Duchess under Catherine I, she had three objectives: To please the Grand Duke, to please the Empress, and to please the nation. She neglected nothing to succeed in this. She desired the good of Russia and sought to procure for her subjects happiness, liberty and propriety. Through her literary appetite, it was she who first discovered the works of Voltaire, and thus they began corresponding in 1763. In 1766 the Empress financed Denis Diderot the French writer and compiler in his publication of the Encyclopedie, as his volumes had been banned in France. She paid him 16,000 livres on condition that his books remain in his home during his lifetime, appointed him librarian of his own library and paid him a salary of 1,000 livres a year, with fifty years in advance. Her purchase of Diderot's library provoked this adulatory letter from Voltaire: "Madame! It is now towards the northern star that all eyes must turn. Your Imperial Majesty has found a path towards glory unknown to all other sovereigns before her. No one has thought of lavishing their beneficent acts seven or eight hundred leagues away from their own states. You have truly become the benefactress of Europe; and you have acquired more subjects through the greatness of your soul than others could conquer by force of arms." Voltaire and Catherine the Great were great minds of the Eighteenth Century. Both valued honesty, candor, philosophy and intellect. Source: Catherine the Great, Love, Sex and Power, by Virginia Rounding

Armed Neutrality, which Cathrine the Great later sneeringly called the "Armed Nullity".

The Russian empress Catherine II (1729-1796), known as Catherine the Great, reigned from 1762 to 1796. She expanded the Russian Empire, improved administration, and vigorously pursued the policy of Westernization. Her reputation as an "enlightened despot," however, is not wholly supported by her deeds. http://wiki.answers.com/Who_was_Catherine_the_Great#ixzz1YQfNdcQN

They would force the certain people who resist him to do what Peter ordered. (For example, say that someone from his kingdom refused to abide by a law, Peter would have guards of some sort force him to abide by the law by watching over that citizen)

Don't believe what you read in dirty comics. the story is way off base. It is quite possible she may have had an affair with a Cavalry Officer, who were styled Horse Guards, troop of Horse, etc.( as opposed to Infantry or Foot men, artillery cannoneers and so on) Horse troopers were Cavalrymen. It is quite posible she flirted with high-ranking Cavaliers, and Horse Guards ( sort of IKGB mounted police) did patrol the grounds of the Winter Palace). More prosaically, Catherine was stricken with a heart attack while taking a bath( in a pool-sized tub, by the way) Her ladies-in Wading had to get her out of the tub and dressed- while a Doctor and Court Chaplain were summoned. I can imagine this sounded quite an alarm on the speaking tubes, and Major Potemkin had the security-officer's post. ( What, Catherine had a heart attack in the Bathtub, get me the Naval ministry!) sorry that's a joke.) the truth- the Empress had a heart attack in the bathtub, is in away more shocking than the Horsey myth. By the time they got her out of the tub and dressed she was No longer of this World.