Catherine the Great Biography

Catherine the Great, Royalty

Born as	Catherine II
Occup.	Royalty
From	Russia
Born	April 21, 1729
Died	November 6, 1796
Aged	67 years

Catherine II, likewise referred to as Catherine the Great, was a Russian Empress that ruled from 1762 up until her fatality in 1796. She was born Sophia Augusta Fredericka in Stettin, Prussia (now Szczecin, Poland) on April 21, 1729. She was the child of Christian Augustus, the Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, and also his wife Johanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp.

In 1744, at the age of 15, Sophia was selected to wed the future Russian Emperor Peter III. She transformed to the Russian Orthodox Church and also altered her name to Catherine. The marital relationship was unhappy, and also Peter was eventually deposed by Catherine and also her fans in a successful stroke in 1762. Catherine became Empress, as well as she ruled Russia for the next 34 years.

As Empress, Catherine made considerable reforms to the Russian federal government and also culture. She updated the lawful system, improved education, and encouraged the arts and sciences. She additionally expanded Russia's boundaries via army conquests, consisting of the annexation of Crimea and the partition of Poland.

Catherine was a patron of the arts as well as sciences, as well as she corresponded with many of the leading thinkers of her time, consisting of Voltaire and also Diderot. She established the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, which is now among the biggest and also essential art museums on the planet.

Regardless of her numerous accomplishments, Catherine's power was also marked by dispute and detraction. She had a number of fans, and she was charged of contributing in the murder of her hubby, Peter III. She additionally dealt with numerous rebellions as well as uprisings throughout her power, including the Pugachev Rebellion in 1773-1775.

Catherine passed away on November 17, 1796, and was been successful by her kid, Paul I. Her heritage as one of Russia's best rulers continues to be debated, but she is extensively considered an effective and prominent number who assisted to form the course of Russian background.

Our collection contains 17 quotes who is written / told by Catherine, under the main topics: Power - Forgiveness.

Related authors: Voltaire (Writer), Augustus (Royalty), Denis Diderot (Editor), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete), Giacomo Casanova (Celebrity)

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17 Famous quotes by Catherine the Great

"The more a man knows, the more he forgives"

"I praise loudly. I blame softly"

"I beg you take courage; the brave soul can mend even disaster"

"You philosophers are lucky men. You write on paper and paper is patient. Unfortunate Empress that I am, I write on the susceptible skins of living beings"

"I like to praise and reward loudly, to blame quietly"

"Men make love more intensely at 20, but make love better, however, at 30"

"Power without a nation's confidence is nothing"

"In my position you have to read when you want to write and to talk when you would like to read"

"I am one of the people who love the why of things"

"For to tempt and to be tempted are things very nearly allied - whenever feeling has anything to do in the matter, no sooner is it excited than we have already gone vastly farther than we are aware of"

"Your wit makes others witty"

"In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions"

"If Russians knew how to read, they would write me off"

"I shall be an autocrat, that's my trade; and the good Lord will forgive me, that's his"

"I may be kindly, I am ordinarily gentle, but in my line of business I am obliged to will terribly what I will at all"

"All this is only for the mice and myself to admire!"

"A great wind is blowing, and that gives you either imagination or a headache"