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Russia in the Age of Catherine the Great. Yale U.P. Kamenskii, Aleksandr (1997). The Russian Empire in the Eighteenth Century: Searching for a Place in the World. pp. 265– 280. Massie, Robert K. (2011). Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman. New York, NY: Random House. McGrew, Roderick E. (1979). "Paul I and the Knights of Malta".
However, direct male descendants of Michael Romanov came to an end in 1730 with the death of Peter II of Russia, grandson of Peter the Great. The throne passed to Anna, a niece of Peter the Great, and after the brief rule of her niece's infant son Ivan VI, the throne was seized by Elizabeth, a daughter of Peter the Great. Elizabeth would be the ...
1794 portrait of Catherine the Great by Dmitry Levitzky. Born in 1754, [1] Paul was the son of Emperor Peter III and Catherine the Great. [2] Six months after Peter's accession, Catherine participated in a successful coup d'état against her husband; Peter was deposed and killed in prison. [3] During Catherine's reign, Russia was revitalized.
died: Yuri Vasilievich 1552–1553, uncle Yuri Vasilievich: Heir presumptive: brother: 26 June 1553: tsar's son died: 28 March 1554: son born to tsar: Vladimir of Staritsa 1553–1554, cousin Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich: Heir apparent: son: 28 March 1554: born: 19 November 1581: died: Yuri Vasilievich 1554–1557, uncle Tsarevich Feodor Ivanovich ...
History of Russia (1721–96) is the history of Russia during the Era of Russian palace revolutions and the Age of Catherine the Great.It began with creation of Russian Empire in 1721, the rule of Catherine I in 1725, and ended with the short rule of Peter III of Russia.
Charles Frederick was a grandson of Charles XI of Sweden, and Anna was a daughter of the Russian monarchs Peter the Great and Catherine I. Peter's mother died shortly after his birth. In 1739, Peter's father died, and he became Duke of Holstein-Gottorp as Charles Peter Ulrich (German: Karl Peter Ulrich) at the age of 11. [3]
Catherine II [a] (born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 1729 – 17 November 1796), [b] most commonly known as Catherine the Great, [c] was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after overthrowing her husband, Peter III .
Upon achieving victory, she established Russian rule over it and expelled the newly established Persian garrisons in the Caucasus. Catherine's expansionist policy caused Russia to develop into a major European power, [43] as did the Enlightenment era and the Golden age in Russia. But after Catherine died in 1796, she was succeeded by her son, Paul.