Catherine+The+Great

Catherine The Great Period 1

A. Catherine The Great (Catherine ll) B. 1729-1796 C.Russian empress D. Stettin, Prussia (now Szczecin, Poland) E. ~had many lovers ~because of her, Russia grew ~Catherine overthrew her own husband, Peter lll ~made the "Nakaz" ~made a peace treaty with the Ottoman empire in 1774 ~was devoted to the arts (opera, ballet, art) F. She believed every man to be equal G. Catherine believed in absolute rule but she made a document called the "Nakaz" that declared every man to be equal H. Inherited the absolutist system and ruled without parliament I. Whether she believed in womens' rights or not was unclear. She declared every man to be equal but only said "man" or "men" and never specified if it included women. J. Believed in absolute rule K.