Born
1729
Died
1796
Nationality
German-Russian
Events involving Catherine II the Great (10)
1762
ID: 5994
July 9, 1762
Catherine II seizes throne in palace coup - deposes husband Peter III with Guard support, he dies mysteriously days later
ID: 5994
1767
ID: 5995
Catherine the Great convenes Legislative Commission - attempts Enlightenment legal reform, writes Nakaz instruction
ID: 5995
1768
ID: 5996
Russo-Turkish War begins - Catherine the Great seeks Black Sea access and protection of Orthodox Christians
ID: 5996
1772
ID: 5997
First Partition of Poland - Catherine the Great takes eastern territories with 1.8 million new subjects
ID: 5997
1773
ID: 5998
Pugachev's Rebellion erupts - Cossack pretender claims to be Peter III, Catherine crushes massive peasant uprising
ID: 5998
1774
ID: 5999
Treaty of Kuchuk-Kainarji - Catherine gains Crimean independence from Ottomans, Black Sea ports, protectorate over Orthodox
ID: 5999
1783
ID: 6000
Catherine the Great annexes Crimea - Potemkin organizes incorporation, Russia becomes Black Sea power permanently
ID: 6000
1785
ID: 6001
Charter to the Nobility - Catherine the Great confirms noble privileges, exempts from service and corporal punishment
ID: 6001
1793
ID: 6002
Second Partition of Poland - Catherine the Great takes vast Lithuanian and Ukrainian lands, 3 million new subjects
ID: 6002
1795
ID: 6003
Third Partition of Poland - Poland disappears from map, Catherine the Great takes remaining eastern territories
ID: 6003