Catherine II of Russia

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Empress of Russia Enlightenment ruler autocrat correspondent of Voltaire head of state member of the House of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov monarch noblewoman patron of the arts

Catherine II of Russia, also known as Catherine the Great, was the Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796 and one of the most influential Enlightenment-era monarchs, known for expanding and modernizing the Russian Empire.

Aliases (6)

Catherine the Great ×16
Empress Catherine the Great ×2
Catherine the Great's court ×1
Czarina Catherine II ×1
Empress Catherine II of Russia ×1
Her Imperial Majesty Catherine II, Empress and Autocrat of All the Russias ×1

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Empress of Russia → Enlightenment ruler → autocrat → correspondent of Voltaire → head of state → member of the House of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov → monarch → noblewoman → patron of the arts →
alsoKnownAs	Catherine the Great → Yekaterina Alekseyevna →
birthName	Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg →
burialPlace	Peter and Paul Cathedral →
child	Paul I of Russia →
convertedFrom	Lutheranism →
correspondedWith	Baron Grimm → Denis Diderot → Voltaire →
countryOfCitizenship	Russian Empire →
culturalContribution	expanded the Imperial collection that became the Hermitage Museum →
dateOfBirth	1729-05-02 →
dateOfDeath	1796-11-17 →
dynasty	Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov →
educationPolicy	founded the Smolny Institute for Noble Maidens →
era	Enlightenment →
expandedTerritory	Crimea → Right-bank Ukraine → parts of Poland-Lithuania → territories along the Black Sea →
father	Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst →
foreignPolicy	pursued access to warm-water ports →
knownFor	expanding the Russian Empire → founding the Hermitage Museum collection → issuing the Nakaz (Instruction) for a new law code → modernizing Russian administration → patronage of the Enlightenment → promoting Westernization →
languageSpoken	French → German → Russian →
legalReform	convened the Legislative Commission (1767) →
militaryReform	strengthened the Russian navy in the Black Sea →
mother	Johanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp →
notableEvent	Partitions of Poland → Pugachev Rebellion → Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) → Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) → came to power after a coup d’état against Peter III →
placeOfBirth	Kingdom of Prussia → Pomerania → Stettin →
placeOfDeath	Russian Empire → Saint Petersburg →
positionHeld	Autocrat of All the Russias → Empress of All the Russias →
predecessor	Peter III of Russia →
reignEnd	1796 →
reignStart	1762 →
religion	Russian Orthodox Church →
residence	Peterhof Palace → Tsarskoye Selo → Winter Palace →
spouse	Peter III of Russia →
style	Her Imperial Majesty Catherine II, Empress and Autocrat of All the Russias →
successor	Paul I of Russia →

Referenced by (36)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tauride Palace ("Catherine the Great") → Tsarskoye Selo ("Catherine the Great") → Étienne-Maurice Falconet ("Catherine the Great") →	patron
Alexander Palace ("Catherine the Great") → Marble Palace ("Empress Catherine the Great") →	commissionedBy
Anna Petrovna ("Empress Catherine II of Russia") → Anna Petrovna, Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp ("Catherine the Great") →	notableRelative
Empress of Russia → Empress of Russia ("Catherine the Great") →	notableTitleHolder
Cossack Hetmanate →	abolishedBy
Catherine II of Russia ("Catherine the Great") →	alsoKnownAs
Anhalt-Zerbst ("Catherine the Great") →	associatedPerson
Anhalt-Zerbst ("Catherine the Great") →	birthplaceOf
Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg →	burialPlaceOf
Tsarskoye Selo ("Catherine the Great") →	developedFor
Taurida Oblast →	establishedBy
Hermitage Museum ("Catherine the Great") →	foundedBy
Black Sea Germans ("Catherine the Great") →	foundingRulerInvitingSettlement
The Eagle ("Czarina Catherine II") →	hasFilmCharacter
House of Romanov →	hasMember
Imperial Crown of Russia →	madeFor
Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo ("Catherine the Great") →	majorExpansionUnder
Francisco de Miranda ("Catherine the Great") →	metWith
Paul I of Russia →	mother
Yekaterinoslav Governorate ("Empress Catherine the Great") →	namedAfter
House of Oldenburg →	notableMember
Russian Empire ("Catherine the Great") →	notableRuler
Emperor of All the Russias →	officeHolder
Tsar of Russia →	positionHeldBy
Paul I of Russia →	predecessor
Imperial Russian administrative system ("Catherine the Great") →	reformedBy
Peter III of Russia →	spouse
Catherine II of Russia ("Her Imperial Majesty Catherine II, Empress and Autocrat of All the Russias") →	style
Peter III of Russia →	successor
Francisco de Miranda ("Catherine the Great's court") →	traveledTo
Imperial Crown of Russia →	usedBy