Catherine the Great
1729 CE–1796 CE · Stettin, Prussia (now Szczecin, Poland)
Catherine the Great, a German-born princess, came to the Russian throne in 1762 through a coup that deposed her husband, Peter III. During her long reign she expanded the empire's borders through wars against the Ottomans and the partitions of Poland, gaining vast new territory. A patron of the arts and Enlightenment thought, she corresponded with philosophers and enriched Russia's cultural life, though serfdom deepened under her rule. She died in 1796, remembered as one of Russia's most influential rulers.
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Stettin, Prussia (now Szczecin, Poland)
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The future Catherine II was born Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst in Stettin, then a Prussian city in Pomerania. Her father was a Prussian general and prince of the minor house of Anhalt-Zerbst.
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- Joseph II· 1741 CE–1790 CE
- Abdulhamid I· 1725 CE–1789 CE
- Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar· 1742 CE–1797 CE
- Qianlong Emperor· 1711 CE–1799 CE
- Charles III of Spain· 1716 CE–1788 CE
- Rama I· 1737 CE–1809 CE
- Ivan VI· 1740 CE–1764 CE
- Toussaint Louverture· 1743 CE–1803 CE
- Hyder Ali· 1720 CE–1782 CE
- Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea)· 1743 CE–1807 CE
- Tipu Sultan· 1751 CE–1799 CE
- Andrianampoinimerina· –1810 CE
- Frederick the Great· 1712 CE–1786 CE
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