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Birth Date
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Early Childhood
Spent early child indulged in her studies. Before the age of 15, she had learned German, French, and Russian. She spent most of her time reading enlightenment philosophy books and other material she found interesting. -
Marriage
Married into the royal Russian family and be-wifed the Duke, only at the age age 15. She covered to the Russian Orthodox from being Lutheran. She was displeased with her marriage with the Duke, for she said that all he did was play with his toy soldiers and party. Not to mention flirt with other women. -
Death of Empress Elizabeth
The empress of Russia, Empress Elizabeth dies and Peter accents the throne. -
Rise to theThrone
The army of Russia swore allegiance to Catherine and planned to overthrow Peter and Catherine herself take the throne. Peter was then arrested and killed on July 17, 1762. His death at the time was deemed an accident, but then later revealed that she was assassinated by Catherine and her coup. -
The Arts and Science of Russia
atherine the Great made great strives in the development of the arts. Her most memorable contribution was this museum. She began it in 1764 through the purchasing of a painting collection from Berlin. Even today this museum is booming with over 2.7 million exhibits including collections from Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and others. She even built theaters, made educations systems attainable and for everyone of all race and gender. -
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Expanding Russia's Borders
Catherine made it her innitive to expand the borders of Russia. Her most memorable events were the successful wars agaisnt the Ottoman Empire that spanned from 1768-1774 and 1787 to 1792. She took Crimea from the Turks in 1783. Her purpose was to take control of the black sea. Aside from temporary control, she used the strategy of overpopulating the place in favour of supporters for the Russian cause. By doing all this, she had shown that Russia was a superior power in Europe at the time. -
Death of Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great died at the age of 67, leaving a legacy of greatness for Russia behind. She was succumbed by a stroke in her living room.
