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5 de may. de 2024 · Catherine the Great was born Sophie von Anhalt-Zerbst to Prussian prince Christian August von Anhalt-Zerbst. At age 16, she married Karl Ulrich (later Peter III), the heir to the throne of Russia. Shortly after Ulrich ascended the throne, Catherine led a successful rebellion against him.
8 de may. de 2024 · Original name: Sophie Fredericke Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst, the daughter of a minor German Prince. She continued the process of Westernization begun by Peter I. Her marriage was unhappy, but she built up a circle of supporters. 10 men occupied roles of lovers and favorites during her reign.
Hace 2 días · In 1745, a young princess from the minor province of Anhalt-Zerbst in Saxony, married Prince Peter Karl Ulrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf, heir to the Imperial Russian Throne. She was Princess Sophie Auguste Frederike, and by 1762 had deposed her husband and had been crowned Empress Catherine II, to become the sole ruler of the vast Russian Empire.
Hace 1 día · Because of the Revolutions of 1848, Constantine, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen abdicated their thrones in December 1849. The principalities were ruled by the Kings of Prussia from December 1849 onwards, with the Hechingen and Sigmaringen branches obtaining official treatment as cadets of the Prussian royal family.
Hace 1 día · And then, by 1764, Prussia was returned to the Kingdom of Brandenburg for free by the founders of the Holstein-Gottorp dynasty Karl Peter Ulrich (Peter III) and Sophia Augusta Frederica of Anhalt-Zerbst (Catherine II). But few will probably say today that nine centuries (900 years) earlier, by 862, Prussia was already part of the Russian statehood.
Hace 4 días · Anhalt – Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst, prince Alberecht II Askanier Ansbach – none, should be Burgraviate of Nuremberg, burgrave Johann II von Hohenzollern Apolda – County of Apolda, count Berthold Vizthum Aquileia – Patriarchate of Aquileia, patriarch Bertrand/Bertram de Saint-Geniès
Hace 4 días · Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst: Adolf Frederick King of Sweden r. 1751–1771 1710–1771: Frederick August I Duke of Oldenburg r. 1774–1785 1711–1785: George Louis 1719–1763: House of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov: House of Holstein-Gottorp (Swedish line) Peter III Emperor of Russia r. 1762-1762 1728–1762: Catherine II the Great Emperess of Russia ...
