In 1745, after being received into the Russian Orthodox Church, and changing her name to Catherine, she married Grand Duke Peter, grandson of Peter the Great and heir to the Russian throne.

Catherine is intelligent, resourceful and utterly determined. She faces challenges on all sides, but everyone has underestimated the new Empress. Catherine has no interest in getting married again ...

They ascended the throne at the end of one of the most ... to one-sixth of the worldÍs surface. Catherine II, or Catherine the Great , (ruled 1762 Ü1769) brought European neoclassical art ...

Despite staying largely out of the public eye this year, Princess Catherine and Prince William ... plans for Prince William’s ascension to the throne. Picture: Getty Images King Charles, for ...