Marta Samuilovna Skavronskaya

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Marta Samuilovna Skavronskaya, better known as Catherine I of Russia, was the Empress of Russia and the second wife of Peter the Great, becoming the first woman to rule the Russian Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Empress of Russia
human
monarch
alsoKnownAs Catherine I of Russia
Catherine I of Russia
surface form: Yekaterina I Alekseyevna
associatedWith St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
birthName Marta Samuilovna Skavronskaya self-link
birthPlace Swedish Livonia
surface form: Duchy of Livonia

Swedish Empire
birthYear 1684
burialPlace Peter and Paul Cathedral
cameToPowerBy succession after Peter the Great's death
child Anna Petrovna NERFINISHED
Elizabeth of Russia NERFINISHED
citizenship Russian Empire
coronationAs Empress consort of Russia
coronationYear 1724
country Russian Empire
deathPlace Russian Empire
St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
deathYear 1727
dynasticConnection House of Romanov
surface form: Romanov dynasty
father Samuel Skavronsky
firstWomanToRule Russian Empire
house House of Romanov
laterBecame Empress regnant of Russia
monarchOf Russian Empire
motherOf Empress Elizabeth of Russia NERFINISHED
notableFor being the first woman to rule Russia as empress regnant
notableRelative Anna Petrovna NERFINISHED
Elizabeth of Russia NERFINISHED
Peter II of Russia
positionHeld Emperor of All the Russias
surface form: Autocrat of All the Russias

Empress of Russia
predecessor Peter the Great
regnalName Catherine I of Russia
surface form: Catherine I
reignEnd 1727
reignStart 1725
religion Russian Orthodox Church
ruledDuring early 18th century
secondWifeOf Peter the Great
sexOrGender female
spouse Peter the Great
successor Peter II of Russia
title Empress and Autocrat of All the Russias

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Catherine I of Russia alsoKnownAs Marta Samuilovna Skavronskaya
Marta Samuilovna Skavronskaya birthName Marta Samuilovna Skavronskaya self-link