Catherine II

Noun

Meaning

empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Catherine Catherine the Great

Examples

Others that may have known the truth but did not support Catherine II, due to her disposal of Peter III, still spread Pugachev's claim to be the late emperor. Source: Internet

Potemkin Catherine II and Potemkin on the Millennium Monument in Novgorod Grigory Potemkin was involved in the coup d'état of 1762. Source: Internet

Female promiscuity main Empress Catherine II is remembered in popular culture for her sexual promiscuity. Source: Internet

In the following decade he tried to secure Russian support for an autonomous Finland, and later became an adviser to Catherine II. Source: Internet

Isabel De Madariaga, "The Foundation of the Russian Educational System by Catherine II", Slavonic and East European Review (1979) : 369–395. Source: Internet

Madariaga, “Foundation”, 394. Religious affairs Catherine II in the Russian national costume Catherine's apparent whole-hearted adoption of all things Russian (including Orthodoxy ) may have prompted her personal indifference to religion. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Catherine de Medicis Catherine Howard Catherine I Catherine of Aragon Catherine Parr Catherine pear