Catherine The Great Coup
Set in 18th century russia the great which premieres on hulu on may 15 tells the story of a young catherine the great as she enters a disastrous marriage to emperor peter iii of russia and.
Catherine the great coup. With the help of her lover at the time grigory orlov catherine plotted to overthrow her husband. After her successful coup against her ill matched husband peter iii in 1762 catherine realised that to marry again would. 8 things you didn t know about catherine the great 1. Catherine and her new husband had a rocky marriage from.
In 1762 catherine a talented equestrian lead a group of 14 000 soldiers to unseat her husband. Lutheran 1729 1744. Catherine the great dragged russia into the modern world expanded its borders championed the arts and restructured its laws revitalising russia in the process and enabling it to become a powerhouse in global politics. Catherine the great russian yekaterina velikaya also called catherine ii russian in full yekaterina alekseyevna original name sophie friederike auguste prinzessin von anhalt zerbst born april 21 may 2 new style 1729 stettin prussia now szczecin poland died november 6 november 17 1796 tsarskoye selo now pushkin near st.
Paul i of russia. Russia was revitalized under her reign growing larger. Catherine s eldest son and heir may have been illegitimate. Catherine the great s name wasn t catherine and she wasn t even russian.
Catherine the great was empress of russia from 1762 until 1796 the country s longest ruling female leader and arguably the most renowned. Catherine the great the coup that made her empress in her own right part three july 20 2020 moniek catherine the great russia the royal women 0 public domain read part two here. As empress elizabeth s health deteriorated catherine found herself pregnant with gregory orlov s child and she began to seclude herself. Whereas the premium cable series traced the trajectory of catherine s rule from 1764 to her death the great centers on her 1762 coup and the sequence of events leading up to it.
The woman whom history would remember as.