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Death of Sibling
Catherine's younger brother William Christian Frederick died -
Married
Catherine married Grand Duke Peter III at only 15 years old -
Death of Father
Catherine's father, Christian August, died -
Birth of Son
Catherine gave birth to her son, Paul. It is speculated that Peter was not the father and that the father was her lover, Sergei Saltykov -
Death of Aunt-In-Law
Czarina Elizabeth died. She was the aunt of Catherine's husband, Peter. She protected Catherine and after her death Catherine was living in fear -
Death of Husband
Peter III was killed in an apparent quarrel with a guard. Historians speculated that Catherine orchestrated the murder to protect herself and her son, as well as to come into power -
Lover Became King
Stanislas Poniatowski, Catherine's lover, was elected as the next king of Poland thanks to her military influence -
Death of Rival
Emilian Pugachev was beheaded in Moscow after leading a rebellion against Catherine. Thanks to her powerful troops he was stopped -
Death of King Louis XVI
King Louis XVI of France was beheaded in Paris. Catherine was severely shocked because his death was the result of ideas of men she supported -
Stroke
Catherine suffered a massive stroke that would eventually lead to her death and the end of her reign as the empress and autocrat of all the Russias
