Artist Erichsen (Eriksen), Vigilius (1722-1782). Read on to find out where Catherine the Great’s royal gems ended up after ...

Minister Panin is Catherine’s chief minister and Prince Paul’s tutor, but his loyalties ultimately lie with the Crown Prince. Panin is the closest ... Taken from Catherine at birth and raised by his ...

In 1745, after being received into the Russian Orthodox Church, and changing her name to Catherine, she married Grand Duke Peter, grandson of Peter the Great and heir to the Russian throne.