What Happened to Russian Empress Catherine the Great’s Jewelry — And Who Has It Now?
The formidable Russian empress — who reigned from 1762 to 1796 after overthrowing her own husband, Peter III — understood ...
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Catherine the Great (1729 – 1796)
Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst was born on 2 May 1729 in Stettin, then part of Prussia (now Szczecin in Poland), the daughter of a minor German prince. In 1745, after being received ...
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About Catherine The Great
Taken from Catherine at birth and raised by his great aunt, Empress Elizabeth, and tutor ... He is also the man responsible for killing Catherine’s deposed husband Peter III in a drunken brawl. While ...