The Empress Elizabeth, who was on the heavy side- even portraits on coins show her as a plump czarina. Elizabeth died on Christmas ( western style) in l762 and was succeeded by Catherine II.
Catherine II (The Great), born Sophia Augusta Frederica of Anhalt-Zerbst, Germany, married Peter III, foppish and doltish grandson of Peter I (The Great). Peter III also had German blood on his fathers side, and was deposed by Catherine and assassinated, most likely by Catherine's supporters.
Russia was ruled by both Peter the Great and Catherine the Great.
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Elizabeth the daughter of Peter the Great brought Catherine to Russia from a minor principality in Germany. She also brought Fredrick of Prussia from Germany to marry Catherine. They were both in their teens when they arrived in Russia. Catherine took to becoming Russian from the start. She learned Russian, converted from the German Luthern church to Russian orthodox and changed her German name to Catherine. Fredrick on the other hand was more interested in wearing military uniforms and playing with toy soldiers. This would continue all of his life and when he became Czar he had whole armies to play with. The marriage between Catherine and Fredrick was not an intimate one and they were married 7 years before they spent the night together. By this time she was pregnant with a child from a lover, and had to make sure the child was accepted as part of the royal blood. She will have several lovers and more children in her life. At one point one of her lovers was a commander of the palace guard. They plotted to kill Fredrick and historical evidence points that assassination took place arranged by the lover. This is when Catherine became Czarina and took the title Catherine the Great.
Catherine the Great was reburied after her tomb was ransacked in 1922. She is currently buried in St. Petersburg, Russia at the St. Peter and Paul fortress.
she was Lutheran but then when she married Peter she had to convert to the Russian Orthodox church. She approved of religios toleration.
Catherine the Great's husband was Tsar Peter III.Catherine the Great's husband was Tsar Peter III.Peter III
In 1745,Catherine the Great married then Grand Duke Peter Romanov. He became Tsar Peter III in 1762. He also became dead later in 1762, when Catherine, her lover and some friends had Peter murdered so she could become Empress.
Peter the Great married Eudoxia Lopukhina in 1689, but the marriage was unhappy and eventually annulled. He later married Marta SkowroΕska, who took on the name Catherine I after Peter's death in 1725. Catherine I became the Empress of Russia following Peter's reign.
They tried to emulate some of the elements of the West while purposely neglecting others.
Catherine II (The Great), born Sophia Augusta Frederica of Anhalt-Zerbst, Germany, married Peter III, foppish and doltish grandson of Peter I (The Great). Peter III also had German blood on his fathers side, and was deposed by Catherine and assassinated, most likely by Catherine's supporters.
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Catherine the Great of Russia did not marry in 1726 since she had not been born until 1729. She married in 1745. However if you transpose the number "26" in 1726 you get 1762. In 1762, far from getting married, she was permanently separated from her husband Tsar Peter III, when he was separated from his life, having been murdered by friends and supporters of Catherine. They wanted Peter III out of the way so Catherine could become Empress.
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