For Catherine the Great, jewelry was about much more than adornment. The formidable Russian empress — who reigned from 1762 ...

In 1762 Catherine's husband became Tsar Peter III but he was soon overthrown with Catherine being declared empress ... Westernisation begun by Peter the Great. During her reign she extended ...

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For Catherine the Great, jewelry was about much more than adornment. The formidable Russian empress - who reigned from 1762 to 1796 after overthrowing her own husband, Peter III - understood that ...