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Was decided to be the bride of Peter III, future Emperor
Born Sophie Frederika Augusta in 1729 and was immediately decided to Mary the future Emperor of Russia, leading her on her path to power. -
Peter's parents dies so Peter's aunt, Elizabeth of Russia adopts him
Peter III was decided to be the heir of the Russian throne of Russia -
Marries Peter III
In 1744 she became Yekaterina Alexeyevna, converted to Orthodoxy, and got married. However her husband was not fond of her and treated her poorly, so she spent most of her time reading, which help her become one of the most education woman in Russia -
Catherine gives birth to her son Paul
Catherine gives birth to her son Paul, who is believed to one day be the heir to the throne -
Death of Empress Elizabeth
Empress Elizabeth had died, leaving her son to rule Russia -
Yemelyan Pugachev began a rebellion with the serfs
Serfs were not happy about their treatment. When a man named Yemelyan Pugachev claimed he was Peter III and wanted to sign a declaration to free the serfs, the people were in favor of him. which started the serf rebellion. -
Peter succeeds to the Russian throne
Peter took power in Russia -
Russia leaves the 7 year war
After his armies fought for years in the 7 year war, Russia was finally winning. Peter decided instead of winning and taking the land they would share it. People were not happy. -
Catherine takes control
Catherine works with the military to push Peter off the throne while he is distracted to become the temporary ruler of Russia until her son could take over. -
Catherine's coronation
Catherine was now officially the Empress of Russia, after getting approval from officials. -
Russian political and military officials conspire against Peter
After conflicts between Peter and the military, they begin conspiring to overthrow him, and replace him with his son. -
The creation of the Nakaz
Catherine created the Nakaz as a way of getting the opinions of all her people to create the law. -
The Ottoman empire declared war on Russia
The Ottoman declare war on Russia which ended up being being part of a string of wars -
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Pugachev's Rebellion
The Rebellion against he government had begun
