Catherine+the+Great

=Catherine the Great of Russia= =Sophia Frederica Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst=

Enlightened Despot = = **Important Events and Ideas** September 1762-Crowned Czarina of Russia

1767-Created first Russian Assembly created from all social classes

1768-Great Commision on Codification

**Factoids** Catherine was actually a German princess, not Russian.

She had her husband Peter declared insane and removed him from the Russian throne.

Catherine expanded Russia's borders to the Black Sea and continued to westernize Russia.

**Questions** How long did Catherine reign? Who were her allies that helped her gain control of Russia? How did she die? **Catherine was a very strong woman who was politically ambitious. She was ahead of her time.** []

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