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Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796
Catherine II (born Sophie Auguste Friederike von Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 1729 – 17 November 1796), known as Catherine the Great, was Empress of Russia from
Catherine_the_Great
Miniseries about Empress Catherine II of Russia
Catherine the Great is a British-American television miniseries written by Nigel Williams and directed by Philip Martin for Sky Atlantic and HBO Miniseries
Catherine the Great (miniseries)
Catherine_the_Great_(miniseries)
During and after the reign of the Empress Catherine II of Russia, whose long rule led to the modernisation of the Russian Empire, many urban legends arose
Legends of Catherine the Great
Legends_of_Catherine_the_Great
Topics referred to by the same term
Great Catherine may refer to: Catherine the Great (1729–1796), leader of Russia Great Catherine: Whom Glory Still Adores, 1913 play by George Bernard
Great_Catherine
Queen of England from 1509 to 1533
for the relief of the poor. Catherine was a patron of Renaissance humanism and a friend of the great scholars Erasmus and Thomas More. Catherine was born
Catherine_of_Aragon
British-American television series, 2020–2023
very loosely based on the rise to power of Empress Catherine the Great of Russia. The series stars Elle Fanning as Catherine, and Nicholas Hoult as both
The_Great_(TV_series)
Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1662 to 1685
nevertheless placed Catherine for some time in great danger. On 28 November 1678, Oates accused Catherine of high treason, and the English House of Commons
Catherine_of_Braganza
Topics referred to by the same term
nicknamed Catherine the Great Catherine the Great (Fabergé egg), 1914 Catherine the Great (1920 film), a German silent historical film Catherine the Great (1934
Catherine the Great (disambiguation)
Catherine_the_Great_(disambiguation)
Member of the British royal family (born 1982)
Catherine, Princess of Wales (born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton; 9 January 1982) is a member of the British royal family. She is married to William, Prince
Catherine,_Princess_of_Wales
Welsh actress (born 1969)
She was named after her grandmothers, Catherine Fair and Zeta Jones; Zeta was the name of a ship that her great-grandfather had sailed on. She has an
Catherine_Zeta-Jones
1968 British film by Gordon Flemyng
Hugh Leonard based on the 1913 one act play Great Catherine: Whom Glory Still Adores by George Bernard Shaw, loosely based on the story of Sir Charles
Great_Catherine_(film)
1995 German TV series or program
Catherine the Great is a 1995 television movie based on the life of Catherine II of Russia. It stars Catherine Zeta-Jones as Catherine, Jeanne Moreau as
Catherine the Great (1995 film)
Catherine_the_Great_(1995_film)
Upper class in Russian society before 1917
by the Russian nobility was a gradual process rooted in the strict guidelines of Peter the Great and the educational reforms of Catherine the Great. While
Russian_nobility
The history of Russia from 1721 to 1796 belongs to the Era of Russian palace revolutions and the Age of Catherine the Great. It began with creation of
History_of_Russia_(1721–1796)
2025 Russian film
Catherine the Great (Russian: Екатерина Великая) is a 2025 Russian historical documentary film directed by Morad Abdel-Fattakh about the reign of one of
Catherine the Great (2025 film)
Catherine_the_Great_(2025_film)
Waliszewski. Peter the Great, 1898 Нина Соротокина. Императрица Елизавета Петровна. Её недруги и фавориты. Christine Hatt. Catherine the Great. World Almanac
List of Russian royal mistresses and lovers
List_of_Russian_royal_mistresses_and_lovers
Emperor of Russia in 1762
Frederick was a great-grandson of Charles XI of Sweden, and Anna was a daughter of the Russian monarchs Peter the Great and Catherine I. Peter's twenty-year-old
Peter_III_of_Russia
Russian noble
threats to the Empress Elizabeth, Emperor Peter III, and eventually Empress Catherine the Great. In contrast to that of their elder brother, the deposed
Elizabeth Antonovna of Brunswick
Elizabeth_Antonovna_of_Brunswick
soon after Peter the Great's death, Catherine I enacted another reform, which rolled back many of the previous reform's developments. The system of districts
History of the administrative division of Russia
History_of_the_administrative_division_of_Russia
to the war's outbreak in 1775, Russian colonisers, operating under the ultimate direction of Empress Catherine the Great, had begun exploring the Western
Russia and the American Revolution
Russia_and_the_American_Revolution
2015 Russian TV series or program
Catherine The Great (Russian: Великая, romanized: Velikaya) is a 2015 Russian television series starring Yuliya Snigir as Catherine the Great. It was
Catherine the Great (2015 TV series)
Catherine_the_Great_(2015_TV_series)
1944 play by Mae West
Catherine Was Great is a 1944 play written by and starring Mae West. The play was a dramatisation of the life of the Russian monarch Catherine the Great
Catherine_Was_Great
Imperial residence south of St. Petersburg, Russia
The palace was commissioned by Empress/Tsarina Catherine II (Catherine the Great) (1729–1796, reigned 1762–1796), built near the earlier Catherine Palace
Alexander_Palace
British actor (born 1994)
earning roles in the BBC One series Dickensian (2016), Howards End (2017), Les Misérables (2018), and the Sky Atlantic series Catherine the Great (2019). His
Joseph_Quinn
Emperor of Russia from 1796 to 1801
mother, Catherine the Great, for most of his life. He adopted the laws of succession to the Russian throne—rules that lasted until the end of the Romanov
Paul_I_of_Russia
Catherine II the Great (1729–1796), Empress of Russia was not only an opera fan, a patroness of the arts, music and theatre, but also an opera librettist
Catherine_the_Great_and_opera
Press. Dixon, S. (2010). Catherine the Great. Routledge. Madariaga, I. de. (1981). Russia in the age of Catherine the Great. Yale University Press. Rounding
Bibliography of Russian history (1613–1917)
Bibliography_of_Russian_history_(1613–1917)
Princess consort of Anhalt-Zerbst
of her minor son, Frederick Augustus. She is best known as the mother of Catherine the Great. Joanna Elisabeth was born to Christian August, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Duchess Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp
Duchess_Joanna_Elisabeth_of_Holstein-Gottorp
1934 British film
The Rise of Catherine the Great (also titled Catherine the Great) is a 1934 British historical film about the rise to power of Catherine the Great, Empress
The Rise of Catherine the Great
The_Rise_of_Catherine_the_Great
18th-century period of arts and sciences in Russia
Like other enlightened despots, Catherine the Great played a key role in fostering the arts, sciences, and education. The Russian Enlightenment differed
Russian_Enlightenment
Empress of Russia from 1725 to 1727
The relationship was the most successful of the tsar's life and a great number of letters exist demonstrating the strong affection between Catherine and
Catherine_I_of_Russia
Façade making something seem better than in reality
by Grigory Potemkin, a field marshal and former lover of Catherine the Great, to impress the Empress during her visit to Crimea in 1787. Modern historians
Potemkin_village
Series of conflicts between 1568 and 1918
Russia in the Age of Catherine the Great (1981) Black J. European Warfare, 1660-1815. Taylor & Francis, 1994. P. 25 John Frederick Baddeley, The Russian
Russo-Turkish_wars
Canadian and American actress (1954–2026)
Catherine Anne O'Hara (March 4, 1954 – January 30, 2026) was a Canadian and American actress and comedian, whose career spanned over 50 years. O'Hara
Catherine_O'Hara
1787 visit to the newly acquired New Russia and Crimea
The Crimean journey of Catherine the Great (Russian: Путешествие Екатерины II в Крым), also known as Таврический вояж (Taurida Voyage) at the time, was
Crimean journey of Catherine the Great
Crimean_journey_of_Catherine_the_Great
Russian alleged daughter of Catherine the Great and Grigory Potemkin
S. 13 July] 1775 – 6 June [O.S. 25 May] 1854) was the once-alleged daughter of Catherine the Great and Grigory Potemkin. According to a number of historical
Elizabeth_Temkina
American actress (born 1998)
television, she starred as Catherine the Great in the period satire series The Great (2020–2023) and as Michelle Carter in the miniseries The Girl from Plainville
Elle_Fanning
Russian state decoration
The Order of St. Catherine the Great Martyr (Russian: Орден Святой великомученицы Екатерины), is a State decoration of Russia established on 3 May 2012
Order of Saint Catherine the Great Martyr
Order_of_Saint_Catherine_the_Great_Martyr
2022 non-fiction book by journalist Lucy Ward
The Empress and the English Doctor: How Catherine the Great Defied a Deadly Virus is a 2022 non-fiction book by British journalist Lucy Ward. Booklist
The Empress and the English Doctor
The_Empress_and_the_English_Doctor
British historian and writer (born 1965)
covering the conflicts during the fall of the Soviet Union. Sebag Montefiore's book Catherine the Great & Potemkin was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson
Simon_Sebag_Montefiore
1914 Imperial Fabergé egg
The Catherine the Great egg, also known as Grisaille Egg and Pink Cameo Egg, is an Imperial Fabergé egg, one of a series of fifty-four jewelled enameled
Catherine the Great (Fabergé egg)
Catherine_the_Great_(Fabergé_egg)
French actress (1938–2026)
Vlady (born Catherine Marina de Poliakoff-Baïdaroff; 10 May 1938 – 24 September 2026) was a French actress. Her film credits include The Conjugal Bed
Marina_Vlady
Palace museum and park reserve in Moscow, Russia
Galitzines) until Catherine the Great finally bought it from the former owner, Prince Cantemir, in 1775. Catherine the Great wished to use the estate as a summer
Tsaritsyno_Palace
French philosopher and writer (1713–1784)
over for membership in the Académie Française. His fortunes improved significantly in 1766, when Russian Empress Catherine the Great, who had heard of his
Denis_Diderot
Early 4th-century Christian virgin martyr
Catherine of Alexandria, also spelled Katherine, was, according to tradition, a Christian virgin and martyr, who suffered martyrdom in the early 4th century
Catherine_of_Alexandria
Greek benefactor and privateer
statesman, and favorite of Catherine II the Great, who arranged the audience with the Empress of Russia. Catherine II the Great was particularly generous
Ioannis_Varvakis
Russian state from 1721 to 1917
a modern, scientific, rationalist, and Western-oriented system. Catherine the Great (r. 1762–1796) presided over further Russian expansion by conquest
Russian_Empire
King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786
of the odds earned Prussia admiration throughout the German-speaking territories. A year following the Treaty of Hubertusburg, Catherine the Great signed
Frederick_the_Great
Former imperial palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia
of Catherine the Great, who, if not exactly by "mail order", certainly bought "sight unseen". In this way, between 1764 and 1781 Catherine the Great acquired
Winter_Palace
Furniture designed for sexual purposes
erotic reliefs dating to the 13th century BC. According to an urban legend, the 18th-century Russian empress Catherine the Great collected erotic furniture
Erotic_furniture
Russian lady-in-waiting and noblewoman (1729–1785)
confidante of Catherine the Great. Countess Praskovya Aleksandrovna Rumyantseva was born into the noble Rumyantsev family. She was the sister of Marshal
Praskovya_Bruce
French actress (born 1943)
Catherine Fabienne Dorléac (born 22 October 1943), known professionally as Catherine Deneuve (UK: /dəˈnɜːv/, US: /dəˈnʊv/, French: [katʁin dənœv] ), is
Catherine_Deneuve
Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia
the largest collection of paintings in the world. It was founded in 1764 when Empress Catherine the Great acquired a collection of paintings from the
Hermitage_Museum
Jewish residents of the Russian Empire
Settlement was established under the reign of Empress Catherine the Great (r. 1762–1796) after the First Partition of Poland (1772), when a significant
Pale_of_Settlement
Russian military officer and statesman (1737–1808)
during the reign of Catherine the Great. His joint victory with Grigory Spiridov and Samuel Greig in the Battle of Chesma put him in the ranks of the outstanding
Alexei_Grigoryevich_Orlov
English actress
2019. Petski, Denise (3 October 2018). "Catherine The Great': First-Look Photo Of Helen Mirren As Catherine; Additional Cast Set for HBO/Sky Miniseries"
Antonia_Clarke
1920 film
Catherine the Great (German: Katharina die Große) is a 1920 German silent historical film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Lucie Höflich, Fritz
Catherine the Great (1920 film)
Catherine_the_Great_(1920_film)
French architect and artist (1721–1820)
Russia, England, and the United States, and clients including Catherine the Great and Thomas Jefferson, Clérisseau played a key role in the genesis of neoclassical
Charles-Louis_Clérisseau
Ruler of Poland–Lithuania from 1733 to 1763
rule was marked by the increasing influence of the Czartoryski and Poniatowski families, and by the intervention of Catherine the Great in Polish affairs
Augustus_III_of_Poland
2002 Russian experimental drama film
(Sergey Dreyden) as the European (Marquis de Custine) Mariya Kuznetsova as Catherine the Great Maksim Sergeyev as Peter the Great Anna Aleksakhina as
Russian_Ark
Tsar of Montenegro from 1768 to 1773
were. The Ottomans feared the development, but failed in an attempted invasion of Montenegro in 1768. Peter's widow and successor, Catherine the Great, engaged
Šćepan_Mali
Empress of Russia from 1741 to 1762
that if any attempt were made for the adult Ivan to escape, he was to be eliminated. Catherine the Great upheld the order, and when an attempt was made
Elizabeth_of_Russia
Russian noble family
Grigorievich Bobrinsky (1762–1813), who was Catherine the Great's illegitimate son by Count Grigory Orlov. Empress Catherine II gave birth to her only official
Bobrinsky
Russian memoirist and courtier (1739–1824)
Empress Catherine the Great of Russia. She was a close friend and confidant of Catherine and quite influential. Maria came from a poor noble family in the Ryazan
Maria_Perekusikhina
Russian television series
series starring Marina Aleksandrova as the eventual Russian empress Catherine the Great. The first season tells the story of princess Sophie Friederike Auguste
Ekaterina_(TV_series)
Australian playwright, screenwriter, and producer
of Catherine the Great, starring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult, which premiered on Hulu on 15 May 2020. It is based on his play about Catherine the Great
Tony_McNamara_(writer)
Russian noble (1734–1783)
Prince of the Holy Roman Empire (1772) and a favourite of Empress Catherine the Great. He was a leader of the 1762 coup which overthrew Catherine's husband
Grigory_Orlov
Russian military leader and statesman (1739–1791)
nobleman, and favourite of Catherine the Great. He died during negotiations over the Treaty of Iași, which ended a war with the Ottoman Empire that he had
Grigory_Potemkin
Technical college in St. Petersburg, Russia
in Europe. The university was founded on October 21, 1773, by Empress Catherine the Great, who realised an idea proposed by Peter the Great and Mikhail
Saint Petersburg Mining University
Saint_Petersburg_Mining_University
Statement of legal principles written by Catherine II of Russia
Nakaz, or Instruction, of Catherine the Great (Russian: Наказ Екатерины II Комиссии о составлении проекта нового Уложения, transliteration: Nakaz Jekateriny
Nakaz
came under the control of Catherine the Great, who continued the westernizing policies of Peter the Great, and ushered in the era of the Russian Enlightenment
History_of_Russia
Russian actress (born 1982)
portrayal of Catherine the Great in the television series Ekaterina. Aleksandrova was born Marina Andreevna Pupenina on 29 August 1982 in the Hungarian town
Marina_Aleksandrova
1941 book by Genevieve Foster
Years' War, the ascension of Catherine the Great, the invention of the steam engine, and the writing of the Constitution of the United States. A follow-up
George_Washington's_World
Russian actress and model
In the film, she played a Russian antagonist named Irina. In 2015, Channel One released a 12-episode historical television series Catherine the Great, in
Yuliya_Snigir
18th-century Russian Imperial residence
built by the order of Catherine the Great for her son Grand Duke Paul, in Pavlovsk, within Saint Petersburg. After his death, it became the home of his
Pavlovsk_Palace
British actress
Catherine Cusack (born 21 December 1968) is a British actress. She is best known for portraying Nanny Carmel Finnan in the long-running ITV soap opera
Catherine_Cusack
Historic palace in Moscow, Russia
Leningradsky Prospect. It was founded in 1780 under the orders of Catherine the Great. In the 1770s Catherine the Great decided to build a new palace to be used
Petrovsky_Palace
American journalist and historian (1929–2019)
for his book Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (2011). His book Nicholas and Alexandra (1967) was adapted as a British film by the same name that
Robert_K._Massie
Kenyan marathon runner (born 1972)
Catherine Nyambura Ndereba (born 21 July 1972) is a retired Kenyan marathon runner. Between 2003 and 2008, she finished in the top two in five successive
Catherine_Ndereba
Palace near St. Petersburg, Russia
resided on a hill 65 m in elevation. In 1710, Peter the Great gave the estate to his wife Catherine I, the village of which was initially called Sarskoye Selo
Catherine_Palace
Female who is in an extra-marital sexual relationship
position both financially and socially to her lover. As a widow, Catherine the Great was known to have been involved with several successive men during
Mistress_(lover)
1783 annexation of territory
Potemkin encouraged Empress Catherine the Great to dissolve the khanate and formally claim its territory. The annexation ended the centuries-long Crimean slave
1783 Russian annexation of Crimea
1783_Russian_annexation_of_Crimea
Russian courtier
Petersburg, Russian Empire), was a Russian courtier and lover of Catherine the Great from 1778 to 1779. Rimsky-Korsakov was born on 29 June 1754 in Saint
Ivan_Rimsky-Korsakov
1991 historical novel by Edward Rutherfurd
Ivan the Terrible and his secret police, the westernizing Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, and the Bolsheviks of the twentieth century. The stories
Russka
settlements in Alaska, the Shelekhov family continued to lobby Empress Catherine the Great for a monopoly on Alaska's fur trade. In 1799 Shelekhov's son-in-law
Russian colonization of North America
Russian_colonization_of_North_America
American actress and author (1919–2015)
(Thomas Paine, Socrates, Catherine the Great, et al.) in a talk-show format. Allen insisted on casting his wife in most of the feminine roles, over her
Jayne_Meadows
Russian military leader (1725–1796)
governed Little Russia in the name of Empress Catherine the Great from the abolition of the Cossack Hetmanate in 1764 until Catherine's death 32 years later
Pyotr_Rumyantsev
Geopolitical proposal
solution to the Eastern question advanced by the Russian empress Catherine the Great in the early 1780s. It envisaged the partition of the Ottoman Empire
Greek_Project
Palace in Gatchina, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Grigoryevich Orlov, who was a favourite of Catherine the Great, in Gatchina, a suburb of the royal capital Saint Petersburg. The Gatchina Palace combines classical
Great_Gatchina_Palace
1988 novel by Katherine Neville
The Fire, appeared in 2008. The protagonist, computer whiz Catherine Velis, enters a conspiratorial world to recover the pieces of a legendary chess set
The_Eight_(novel)
Sex show portraying bestiality
2010-04-25. 'the donkey show,' which highlighted a Catherine the Great-style coupling Dawson, Jim (1999). Who Cut the Cheese?: A Cultural History of the Fart
Donkey_show
Russian officer
became the first lover of Empress Catherine the Great after her arrival in Russia. Saltykov was alleged to be the biological father of Catherine II's son
Sergei_Saltykov
18th-century forced partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
for some time had been a lover of Russian Empress Catherine the Great. In 1730, the neighbors of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Rzeczpospolita), namely
Partitions_of_Poland
Russian statesman (1718–1783)
Catherine the Great for the first 18 years of her reign (1762–1780). In that role, he advocated the Northern Alliance, closer ties with Frederick the
Nikita_Panin
Prince-bishop of Lübeck (1673–1726)
Holstein-Gottorp. He was the father of Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden, and the maternal grandfather of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia. He was
Christian Augustus of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin
Christian_Augustus_of_Holstein-Gottorp,_Prince_of_Eutin
Type of toy dog
the French ladies to tsarist Russia. Even Catherine the Great loved and adored these dwarf puppies. She owned a few puppies during her reign at the Romanov
Bichon
Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790
Austria. He has been ranked with Catherine the Great of Russia and Frederick the Great of Prussia as one of the three great Enlightenment monarchs. False
Joseph_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
Government post in the Russian Empire
The Cabinet Secretary or State Secretary was a government post that existed in the Russian Empire during the reign of Catherine the Great and her son
Cabinet Secretary of the Russian Empire
Cabinet_Secretary_of_the_Russian_Empire
display with items belonging to Catherine the Great showed some items from her gold toilet set which contains 46 pieces. The most remarkable personal item
Jewels! The Glitter of the Russian Court
Jewels!_The_Glitter_of_the_Russian_Court
Ruler of Poland–Lithuania from 1764 to 1795
in Saint Petersburg in 1755 at the age of 22 and became intimately involved with the future empress Catherine the Great. With her aid, he was elected King
Stanisław_August_Poniatowski
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