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Marriage
After Catherine moves to Russia she marries her cousin which results in 18 years of a miserable marriage. -
Death of Her Father
Catherine the Great's father, Christian August Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, passes away when she is 18 years old. -
First Child is Born
Catherine the Great's first son is born, Paul I of Russia, when she is 25 years old. -
Second Child is Born
Catherine's second child and first daughter is born, Anna Petrovna, when Catherine is 28 years old. -
Death of Her Mother
Catherine the Great's mother, Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp, passes away when she is 31 years old. -
Third Child is Born
Catherine II's third child and second son is born, Alexei Grigorievich Bobrinsky, when she is 33 years old. -
Catherine Takes Control
Catherine obtains the crown from her husband, Peter III, in a coup. -
Catherine's Lovers
Catherine often used her numerous lovers as an advantage and she made one of her previous lovers, Stanislaw Poniatowski, the King of Poland to resolve a conflict. -
A Failed Attempt
Catherine the Great tried of create a code of laws that would benefit the lives of her people called Catherine's instruction but it was never published. -
Another Lover
After Russia defeated Turkey, Grigory Potemkin became both Catherine's lover and political ally. Catherine admired him so much that she took the risk of mixing business with pleasure.
