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Catherine the Great of Russia[1]

Female 1729 - 1796  (67 years)Deceased


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  • First & lastname Catherine the Great of Russia 
    Birth 2 May 1729  Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 17 November 1796  Pushkin, Astrakhan', Russia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age 67 years 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Christian August Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst,   b. 29 November 1690, Dornburg, Anhalt-Zerbst, Sachsen-Anhalt, Principality of Anhalt-Dornburg Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 March 1747, Zerbst, Anhalt-Zerbst, Sachsen-Anhalt, Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)  (Father) 
    Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp,   b. 24 October 1712, Gottorp, Schleswig-Holstein, Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1760, Paris, Ile-de-France, Kingdom of France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)  (Mother) 
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    Person ID P8956  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2020 

    Father Christian August Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst,   b. 29 November 1690, Dornburg, Anhalt-Zerbst, Sachsen-Anhalt, Principality of Anhalt-Dornburg Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 March 1747, Zerbst, Anhalt-Zerbst, Sachsen-Anhalt, Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp,   b. 24 October 1712, Gottorp, Schleswig-Holstein, Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1760, Paris, Ile-de-France, Kingdom of France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 08 Nov 1727  Vechelde, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Electorate of Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 37 years - She : 15 years and 1 month
    Family ID F2262  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Husband Ancestors Peter III of Russia,   b. 21 February 1728, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 July 1762, Ropsha, Leningrad, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years) 
    Marriage 1 Sep 1745  St Petersburg, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage She : 16 years and 4 months - He : 17 years and 7 months. 
    Children 
    +1. Tsar Paul I, Emperor of All the Russias,   b. 20 Sep 1754, Summer Palace, St Petersburg, Russia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1801, St Michaels Palace, St Petersburg, St Petersburg, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
     [Father: natural]
    Family ID F2245  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2020 

  • Sources 
    1. [S-2109027946] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.
      http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=6361038&pid=8956