Name the Empress of Russia who ruled from 1762-96.
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Catherine II (Russian: Екатерина Алексеевна Yekaterina Alekseyevna; 2 May [O.S. 21 April] 1729 – 17 November [O.S. 6 November] 1796), also known as Catherine the Great (Екатери́на Вели́кая, Yekaterina Velikaya), born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst, was Empress of Russia from 1762 until 1796, the country's longest- ...
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The Empress of Russia who ruled from 1762-96 was...
“CATHERINE THE GREAT”
♣ Some more information about her :-
♥She was reportedly tone-deaf and had to receive a signal to applaud at operas, concerts, and ballets.
♥She faced over a dozen uprisings during her rule.
♥She bestowed gifts, including land and titles, to her former lovers; one received more than a thousand indentured servants.
♥With her ministers she reorganized the administration and law of the Russian Empire and extended Russian territory, adding Crimea and much of Poland.
♥ Her political ambition prompted the overthrow and subsequent murder of her husband, Emperor Peter III .
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