founded the Smolny Institute for Noble Maidens

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Empress of Russia Enlightenment ruler educational institution girls' school historical figure monarch

Catherine II of Russia, also known as Catherine the Great, was an 18th-century empress who expanded and modernized the Russian Empire while promoting Enlightenment ideals and cultural development.

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founded the Smolny Institute for Noble Maidens canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Empress of Russia ⓘ Enlightenment ruler ⓘ educational institution ⓘ girls' school ⓘ historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Catherine II of Russia ⓘ surface form: Catherine the Great
birthDate	1729-05-02 ⓘ
birthPlace	Stettin ⓘ surface form: Stettin, Pomerania, Kingdom of Prussia
causeOfDeath	stroke ⓘ
correspondedWith	Denis Diderot ⓘ Jean d’Alembert ⓘ surface form: Jean le Rond d'Alembert Voltaire ⓘ
country	Russian Empire ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ
deathDate	1796-11-17 ⓘ
deathPlace	Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire ⓘ
dynasty	House of Romanov ⓘ surface form: House of Romanov (by marriage)
era	Enlightenment ⓘ
expandedTerritory	Crimea ⓘ parts of Poland ⓘ territories along the Black Sea ⓘ
founded	Smolny Institute ⓘ surface form: Smolny Institute for Noble Maidens
foundedBy	Catherine II of Russia ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
implementedPolicy	administrative reform of Russian provinces ⓘ secularization of church lands ⓘ
inception	1764 ⓘ
languageSpoken	French ⓘ German ⓘ Russian ⓘ
name	Catherine II of Russia ⓘ
notableFor	cultural development in Russia ⓘ expansion of the Russian Empire ⓘ first state-funded higher education institution for women in Russia ⓘ legal and administrative reforms ⓘ modernization of Russia ⓘ patronage of the arts ⓘ promotion of Enlightenment ideals ⓘ
patronOf	Hermitage Museum ⓘ surface form: Hermitage Museum (founding collection)
positionHeld	Empress of Russia ⓘ
predecessor	Peter III of Russia ⓘ
reignEnd	1796 ⓘ
reignStart	1762 ⓘ
religion	Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
residence	Winter Palace ⓘ surface form: Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg
spouse	Peter III of Russia ⓘ
successor	Paul I of Russia ⓘ

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Catherine II of Russia → educationPolicy → founded the Smolny Institute for Noble Maidens ⓘ