Catherine ii of russia biography of mahatma
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Catherine ii of russia biography of mahatma
Catherine the Great (Catherine II): Life, Reign & Death
Catherine II, Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796
Catherine the Great, also known as Catherine II, was an 18th-century Prussian-born princess that went on to become empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796.
She took the throne after leading the 1762 palace coup d’état against her own husband, Peter III of Russia. Although her reign started off brilliantly with liberal ideas and the rule of law, Catherine gradually descended into an authoritarian ruler.
The only consolation was that she was able to expand the boundaries of Russia southward into the Black Sea area.
As at the time of Catherine the Great’s death, in 1796, serfdom was even more prevalent, and freedoms and individual liberties in the Russian Empire were completely abysmal.
The article below provides a comprehensive look at the ambitious life, reign, and accomplishments of Catherine the Great- Russia’s longest-ruling female monarch.