Catherine The Great in Russia and
Explanation:
- In 1762, Catherine's husband Peter III was proclaimed as an Emperor, but soon Catherine removed him from the throne, becoming Empress.
- Shortly afterwards, Peter was killed, and it was never revealed whether Katherine was involved in his death. What is known is that after her husband she had many lovers whom she placed in high positions in society, and the most famous and successful of them was the Russian military leader Potemkin.
- Catherine made the most of her country's contribution by expanding its borders and modernizing it.
- During her reign, the Russian Empire expanded south and west, encompassing territories such as Crimea, Lithuania and Belarus. The agreements with Prussia and Austria led to three divisions in Poland in 1772, 1793 and 1795. In doing so, Russia came to Central Europe.
- Maria Theresa was the only female ruler of all Habsburg possessions and the last member of the Habsburg dynasty.
- She ruled as the Duchess of Austria, the Queen of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Croatia, as the Duchess of Mantova, Milan, Parma, Piacenza, and the ruler of the Austrian Netherlands and numerous counties.
- By marriage she was the Empress of the Holy Roman Empire of the German People, the German Queen, the Grand Duchess of Tuscany, and briefly the Duchess of Lorraine.
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