Marta Helena Skowrońska
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autocrat of all the Russias
convert to Eastern Orthodoxy from Roman Catholicism
empress consort
empress regnant
historical figure
member of the House of Romanov
monarch of Russia
Marta Helena Skowrońska, later known as Catherine I of Russia, was a former Lithuanian-born servant who rose to become Empress and autocratic ruler of the Russian Empire as the wife and successor of Peter the Great.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autocrat of all the Russias
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convert to Eastern Orthodoxy from Roman Catholicism → empress consort → empress regnant → historical figure → member of the House of Romanov → monarch of Russia → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Catherine I of Russia
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Yekaterina Alekseyevna NERFINISHED → |
| birthName |
Marta Helena Skowrońska
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| birthPlaceContext |
born to a poor family of Lithuanian or Latvian origin
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| burialPlace |
Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg
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| child |
Anna Petrovna
NERFINISHED
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Elizabeth of Russia NERFINISHED → |
| convertedTo |
Russian Orthodox Church
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Russian Empire
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| dynasty |
Romanov dynasty
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| earlyOccupation |
servant
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washerwoman → |
| ethnicOrigin |
Latvian
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Lithuanian → |
| gender |
female
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| givenName |
Helena
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Marta → |
| house |
House of Romanov
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
Polish
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Russian → |
| monarchOf |
Russian Empire
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| notableEvent |
marriage to Peter the Great elevated her to Russian nobility
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| notableFor |
being the first woman to rule Imperial Russia as empress in her own right
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being the second wife of Peter the Great → rising from humble origins to become Empress of Russia → |
| placeOfBirth |
Lithuania
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territory of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → |
| placeOfDeath |
Russian Empire
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Saint Petersburg → |
| positionHeld |
Autocrat of all the Russias
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Empress consort of Russia → Empress of Russia → |
| predecessor |
Peter the Great
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| relative |
Anna of Russia
NERFINISHED
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Elizabeth of Russia NERFINISHED → |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodoxy
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| royalName |
Catherine I Alekseyevna
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| spouse |
Peter the Great
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| successor |
Peter II of Russia
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| title |
Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias
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Tsarina of Russia → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Catherine I of Russia
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Marta Helena Skowrońska → |
birthName |