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Catherine II, also known as Catherine the Great, was born in Stettin, Pomerania, Germany on 2nd of May 1729. She reigned as Empress of Russia from 9th July 1762 after the assassination of her husband, Peter III, just after the end of the Seven Years' War until her death on 17th November 1796.
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Catherine II was an Empress of Russia (June 28, 1762 - November 17, 1796). She's known in history as Catherine the Great - modelled after Peter the Great; though she eschewed the title in her lifetime. During her reign, she extended the borders of the Russian Empire.
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Catherine the Great was born in May 1729 in Prussia and died at the age of 67 in 1796 in Russia. She is buried in ST Petersburg. She had a stroke and didn't wake up from it.
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Catherine the great is only known as Catherine II of Russia. She was an Empress and Autocrat of all of Russia. Under her rule Russia was able to be re-vitalized which helped Russia
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There are many myths about how Catherine the Great died, but she actually died from a stroke at the age of 67. She was Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. Look here for more information
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probably that the condition of the serfs deteriorated during her reign.
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