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."

Trivia

• The Russian slang word for money babki (old women), refers to the portrait of Catherine II printed on pre-Revolution 100 rubles bills http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Russian_Empire-1910-Bill-100-Reverse.jpg.

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