Catherine II of Russia

Catherine II ({{lang-ru|?????????? II ???????????}}, tr.: Yekaterina II Alexeyevna; April 21, 1729—November 6, 1796 (O.S.)), born Sophie Augusta Fredericka, known as Catherine the Great, reigned as empress of Russia from June 28, 1762, to her death on November 6, 1796. A cousin to Gustav III of Sweden and Charles XIII of Sweden, Catherine exemplified an "enlightened monarch."

External links

• Some of the code of laws mentioned above, along with other information: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/18catherine.html
• Manisfesto of the Empress Catherine II, inviting foreign immigration
• Information about the Battle of Svenskund and the war
• Historical Myths: The Death of Catherine the Great
• Catherine the Great of Russia
• Briefly about Catherine: The Enlightened Despots
• http://members.tripod.com/~Nevermore/CGREAT.HTM

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