Very early it was noticed that I had a good memory; therefore I was insistently tormented with learning everything by heart. - Catherine II of Russia
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About Catherine II of Russia
Catherine II of Russia or Catherine the Great (Екатерина II Алексеевна [Yekaterína II Alekséyevna] (21 April 1729 {2 May O.S.} – 6 November 1796 {17 November O.S.}) reigned as Empress of Russia for more than three decades; born Sophie Augusta Fredericka of Anhalt-Zerbst. She was the daughter of Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, and Joanna Elisabeth of Golstein-Gottorp.
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Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst
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Empress Catherine II
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Catherine II
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Ekaterina II of Russia
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Catherine the Great
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Catherine II, Czarina of Russia
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Catherine II, Empress of Russia
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Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst
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Sophie Friederike Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst
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Ekaterina Alexeyevna of Russia
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Catherine Romanova
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Catherine Alexeievna Romanova
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Ekaterina Alexeyevna Romanova
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Yekaterina Alekseyevna
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Catharine II.
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Catharine II, the Great
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Catharine II the Great
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They raised the Prince for the throne of Sweden in a court that was too large for the country in which it was located and that was divided into several factions, which hated each other and vied to control the Prince’s mind, which each faction wanted to shape. As a result, these factions inspired in him the reciprocal hatred they felt against the individuals they opposed.
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