Name: Catherine of Russia

“Catherine the Great”

St. Petersburg Russia

Information
I was born in Poland on May 2, 1729 and died in Russia on
November 17, 1796. My parents are Christian August and
Johanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp. Peter III is my
spouse and and my 3 children are; Paul I of Russia, Anna
Petrovna, and Alexei Grigorievich Bobrinsky.
Nationality: I was born a German princess, and married
into Russian royalty.
Networks I belong to:
 The Empress Squad
 The Individualistic Women of Russia
 The Ladies Book Club

Job Experience
Friends I was the empress of Russia from 1762-1796.

Name Name Name

Education
Networks: I was educated by tutors and was taught religion from a
military chaplain but often questioned the teachings that he
presented to me. I also learned German, French and Russian
Peter the Great: Peter III: Elizabeth of which came in handy when I met and eventually married the
The ruler of My Husband who Russia:
Russia before my held the Russian She was the heir to the Russian throne, Peter III.
husband Peter III throne for 6 Empress before
took the throne months in 1762, me from 1741-
after his death. until he died. 1762.

Wall
I was the longest-ruling female leader in
Russia, in case you were wondering!
I also created an art collection in St.
Petersburg’s Winter Palace, that I am very
proud of if you want to check it out!
Accomplishments
I reorganized the government and began state-sponsored
education for boys and girls. However, my greatest
achievement was gaining access to a warm water port on the
Black sea, a task that Peter the Great could never
accomplish. This warm water port increased Russians trade
because they could now trade in the winter, because they
had access to warm water in which the boats could sail on.

References Failures
Talk to my good friends about me: Many people say that increasing the number of serfs was a
 Peter the Great negative, but I see it as a positive because it supplied more
 Peter III workers.
 Elizabeth of Russia