Catherine II was the Empress over the Russians, she is now one of the most interesting and interesting people ever written about in the pages of history during the eighteenth century. Historians have not always said good things about Catherine, and often people read about Catherine's private life, ...

Catherine the Great: Empress of Russia, (1762-1796) History 120, Section 4 Russell Smith Dr. Homer December 2, 1999 One of the most interesting, hard-working and powerful people to grace the pages of history during the eighteenth century was Cather...

The last Royal line to rule Russia was the Romanov's, out of this house six women ruled Russia. Sophia Alekseevna Romanov was acting Regent over Tsars Ivan V and Peter I from 1682 - 1689. Peter I's second wife Catherine I, would rule from 1725 -1727 after Peter's death. Anne...

Catherine was born on May 2, 1729, in Settin Pomerania. Her birth name was Sophia Augusta. Her father was Christan Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst. The family of Anhalt-Zebst was one of the poorest and most obscure of all the German princely families. Her father did not become the reining Prince of Zerbs...