Catherine the Great (English: Catherine II the Great; Russian: Екатери?на II Алексе?евна Вели?кая; Latin: Yekaterína II Alekséyevna Velíkaya), also known as Catherine II Aleksandr Emperor Kseyevna, formerly known as Sophie Augusta Fredericka (German: Sophie Augusta Fredericka), was born on April 21, 1729 in Stettin, Prussia (now Szczecin, Poland), on November 1, 1796 Died in Pushkin on October 6, 1976. She was the empress of the Russian Empire and reigned from 1762 to 1796.

(Predecessor: Peter III, Successor: Paul I)