Did Catherine The Great Lead A Coup

In 1762 catherine a talented equestrian lead a group of 14 000 soldiers to unseat her husband.

Did catherine the great lead a coup. After successfully dethroning him she emerged from the winter palace in a male guardsman s. Catherine the great came to power following 1762 coup d état catherine on the balcony of the winter palace welcoming the guards and the people on the day of the coup. She came to power following a coup d état that overthrew her husband peter iii under her reign russia was revitalised. Catherine plots to kill peter on the great and believe it or not catherine the great did stage a coup d etat in russia.

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. It grew larger and stronger and was recognised as one of the. They ve just fudged some of the known details a tiny bit.