Catherine the Great of Russia. The most powerful empress the nation has ever seen‚ the events leading up to her long reign (1762- 1796) were dramatic and unlikely. Born a German princess‚ Catherine was brought to Russia as an adolescent to marry Peter III‚ the heir to the throne after Empress Elizabeth. Catherine quickly won over the favor of the nation by adopting their religion‚ embracing their language and culture‚ and taking on a Russian Orthodox name. When Empress Elizabeth died‚ Peter ascended to the
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During the 17th century two future rulers‚ Peter the Great of Russia and Louis XIV of France‚ were born who would push absolutism to new heights. Absolutism is a form of government where all the power is in the hands of one individual. Absolute monarchies are the most common form of absolutism. Peter the Great and Louis XIV had similar traumatic experiences involving people with traditional power during their childhoods. Louis’ was the Fronde‚ a rebellion by nobles. The Fronde began in 1650 when
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Catherine the great Peter the great was cable of to turn Russia in one of the greatest power. Russians ruled northeastern Europe due to his great work as a ruler. He ruled the Russian Empire from 1682 until the day of his death‚ February 8th 1725. After his death‚ no ruler could compare to his greatness‚ until 1762. Russia found a powerful ruler in the person of Catherine the Great. Catherine the Great‚ whose real name was Sophia Augusta Fredericka‚ was born on May 2 1729; daughter of Prince Christian
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“During the time that Sophia was regent of Russia there were many positive achievements” To what extent do you agree with this statement? The statement that Sophia had many positive achievements as a Regent can be questioned. However I am going to discuss which of Sophia’s actions can be seen as achievements. Firstly‚ when Sophia first became Regent she made it seem as if she was actually running the country‚ for example she sat on a diamond encrusted throne and also she wore a crown of pearls
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country. Two such leaders are Czar Peter the Great and King Louis XIV. However‚ the process they’ve decided to pursue has either helped or hurt their countries. Czar Peter the Great declined in creating Russia’s firm middle class‚ but managed to succeed in the reinforcement of Russia’s great power. While Louis XIV agonized his country by regulating his people. Autocrat Czar Peter the Great greatly contributed to Russia’s economic weakness. Michael Gibson stated‚ “Peter signally [noticeably] failed to
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unfaithful husband Peter was proclaimed Emperor of Russia and she became Empress. Soon after Peter came to throne‚ he created many enemies within the government and church. On June 28‚ 1762‚ Catherine was fed up. She rallied troops to support her and declared herself the sole ruler of Russia. Catherine spent years securing her new position. She carefully selected all who represented her and won over the military and citizens. This then led to her long reign over all of Russia. Following in the
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Streltsy revolt in 1968. Peter left Russia almost immediately to go on his tour round the Great Embassy having no strong leader‚ rumors had circulated that he was not who he said he was and when the Streltsy went to Asov they were very far away from Moscow so couldn’t see there families. Peter left Russia to try and westernize it. He went on the Great Embassy travelling to countries such as England and Holland etc to see how there country was run. In doing so‚ he left Russia in a state. There was
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year period Russia witnessed three enlightened rulers‚ Ivan IV‚ Peter I‚ and Catherine II. Yet their enlightened dispositions were merely facades to hide ulterior motives of gaining more absolute power. They primarily sought to increase their power on the Russian throne. During Ivan IV’s rule‚ 1533 to 1584‚ Ivan IV enacted a variety of both enlightened and despotic policies. During the beginning of his reign Ivan IV was kept even-tempered by his wife‚ Anastasia. Ivan IV freed Russia from the Tatars’
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Alexeyvna‚ who was destined to become Catherine the Great.1 Ekaterina was actually called Catherine the Little2‚ because both women held the same saint namesake and both were considered intelligent and instrumental in the change of the government from Peter III to Catherine the Great. Princess Ekaterina Dashkova’s memoir addresses power struggles‚ gender inequality‚ and the disparities between different ethnicities in a multi-ethnic empire. Through her remembrances‚ Dashkova reveals how unstable court
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Treaty of Westphalia and its impact upon how states conduct relations with each other I was interested in finding out how it impacted conflicts subsequent to the treaty. This paper will therefore analyze The Great Northern War and both the diplomatic impact upon the conflict as well as the conflict itself impact upon diplomacy. The Great Northern War lasted from 1700 until 1721 and had the nation-states of Russia‚ Denmark‚ and others allied against the Swedish Empire‚ as well as dominated the European
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