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Catherine II of Russia

Sophie Friederike Auguste Von Anhalt-Zerbst

The eighth and greatest Emperor of Russia (r. 1762–1796).

Statements about Catherine II of Russia

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

Russian
German
French

Noble Title

Emperor of All the Russias
 (7/9/1762 - 11/17/1796)
Follows
:
Peter III of Russia
Followed By
:
Paul I of Russia
Start Time
: 7/9/1762
End Time
: 11/17/1796
Empress Consort
 (1/5/1762 - 7/9/1762)
Applies to Jurisdiction
:
Russian Empire
Start Time
: 1/5/1762
End Time
: 7/9/1762
Grand Duchess
 (8/21/1745 - 1/5/1762)
Applies to Jurisdiction
:
Russian Empire
Start Time
: 8/21/1745
End Time
: 1/5/1762
German Prince
 (5/2/1729 - 8/21/1745)
Start Time
: 5/2/1729
End Time
: 8/21/1745

Place of Birth

Szczecin

Place of Death

Saint Petersburg

Father

Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

Mother

Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp

Spouse

Peter III of Russia
 (9/1/1745 - 7/17/1762)
Place of Marriage
:
Saint Petersburg
End Cause
:
Death of Subject's Spouse
Start Time
: 9/1/1745
End Time
: 7/17/1762

Child

Paul I of Russia
Anna Petrovna
Alexey Bobrinsky
Elizabeth Grigoryevna Temkina

Native Language

German

Country of Citizenship

Russian Empire
 (1745 - )
Start Time
: 1745
Kingdom of Prussia
 (1729 - 1745)
Start Time
: 1729
End Time
: 1745
Russia
Reason for Deprecated Rank
:
Anachronism

Sex or Gender

Female

Place of Burial

Peter and Paul Cathedral

Image

Instance Of

Human

Date of Birth

5/2/1729
5/2/1729

Award Received

Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky
Order of the White Eagle
Order of the Black Eagle
Order of St. Vladimir, 1st Class
Order of St. Andrew
Order of Saint Catherine
Order of St. George
Order of Saint Anna
Royal Order of the Seraphim
 (11/21/1763)
Point in Time
: 11/21/1763

Family

House of Ascania (Younger Anhalt-Zerbst Branch)

Religion or Worldview

Lutheranism
 ( - 7/9/1744)
End Time
: 7/9/1744
Russian Orthodox Church
 (7/9/1744 - )
Start Time
: 7/9/1744
Eastern Orthodoxy

Cause of Death

Stroke

Member Of

Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences
Accademia Delle Arti Del Disegno

Described by Source

19 items
Lexikon Deutschsprachiger Epik Und Dramatik Von Autorinnen 1730–1900
Section
:Katharina II. (Russland)
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
EB-11 / Catherine II.
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
Section
:Екатерина II
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q21395000
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24736167
Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24904631
Sytin Military Encyclopedia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q25376408
BEIC Digital Library
Obálky Knih
URL
:bug2: http://wikiba.se/ontology#Url
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Subject Named As
:Catharine II. the Great
Věnec Slávy Žen Slovanských
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q63727001
Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q87335146
Q113369276
Subject Named As
:Katharina II., die Große (geb. Sophie Frederike Augusta von Anhalt-Zerbst)
Page(s)
:250–251
Author
:
Elisabeth Cheauré
A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Catharine II., Alexieona
A Biographical Dictionary of the Celebrated Women of Every Age and Country
New International Encyclopedia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
The New International Encyclopædia/Catharine II.
Dictionary of Russian Writers of XVIII Century. Volume I
URL
:bug2: http://wikiba.se/ontology#Url
Subject Named As
:ЕКАТЕРИНА II
Page(s)
:291-302
Women Opera Composers: Biographies From the 1500s to the 21st Century
Occupation
:
Librettist
Faces of Moscow

Manner of Death

Natural Causes

Commons Gallery

Екатерина II Алексеевна

Sibling

Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
Kinship to Subject
:
Younger Brother
Wilhelm Christian Friedrich Von Anhalt-Zerbst
Auguste Von Anhalt-Zerbst
Elisabeth Von Anhalt-Zerbst

Ethnic Group

Germans
Reason for Deprecated Rank
:
Source Known to Be Unreliable

Position Held

Emperor of All the Russias
 (7/9/1762 - 11/17/1796)
Replaces
:
Peter III of Russia
Replaced By
:
Paul I of Russia
Start Time
: 7/9/1762
End Time
: 11/17/1796

Residence

Szczecin
Saint Petersburg
Country
:
Russian Empire

Occupation

Politician
Monarch
Art Collector
Aristocrat

Birth Name

Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst
Sophie Auguste Friederike von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg

Permanent Duplicated Item

Q13202735

Owner Of

14 items
Tsaritsyno Park + Palace
Pavlovsk Museum-Preserve
A Wooded Marsh
Collection Crozat
Young Woman with Earrings
Portrait of a Member of the Haarlem Civic Guard
View of Nyenrode Castle
Boat at Sunset
Esther Before Ahasuerus
Landscape with a Maid at the Well
Pair of Flintlock Pistols of Empress Catherine the Great (1729–1796)
Italianate Landscape with Nymphs
River Landscape with a View of the Pellecussenpoort
A Polish Nobleman

Unmarried Partner

12 items
Stanisław August Poniatowski
Grigory Orlov
Alexander Vasilchikov
Gregory Potyomkin
Sergei Saltykov
Pyotr Zavadovsky
Semyon Zorich
Ivan Rimsky-Korsakov
Alexander Lanskoy
Alexander Yermolov
Alexander Dmitriev-Mamonov
Platon Zubov

Has Works in the Collection

Nationalmuseum
Philadelphia Art Museum

Writing Language

German

Date of Death

11/17/1796
11/17/1796
11/16/1796
Reason for Deprecated Rank
:
Error in Referenced Source or Sources

Given Name

Ekaterina
 (1744 - )
Regnal Ordinal
:II
Language of Work or Name
:
Russian
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Regnal Name
Start Time
: 1744
Katharina
 (1744 - )
Regnal Ordinal
:II
Language of Work or Name
:
German
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Regnal Name
Start Time
: 1744
Catherine
 (1744 - )
Regnal Ordinal
:II
Language of Work or Name
:
English
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Regnal Name
Start Time
: 1744
Sophie
Series Ordinal
:1

Work Location

Russia
 (1762 - 1796)
Start Time
: 1762
End Time
: 1796

Present in Work

Civilization V

Named After

Catherine of Alexandria

Notable Work

Hermitage Museum

Coat of Arms Image

Described at URL

http://www.digiporta.net/index.php?i ...

Depicted By

Portrait of Catherine II of Russia (1729-1796)
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