The formidable Russian empress — who reigned from 1762 to 1796 after overthrowing her own husband, Peter III — understood ...
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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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Taken from Catherine at birth and raised by his great aunt, Empress Elizabeth, and tutor, Minister Panin, Paul never formed a loving relationship with Catherine. The brutal, conniving and ambitious ...