Publicly, Catherine evinced an air of charm, wit and self-deprecation. The couples loveless marriage afforded Catherine ample opportunity to pursue her intellectual interests, from reading the work of Enlightenment thinkers to perfecting her grasp of Russian. Catherine Person (1925-1975) *49, Grave #38010398 - Sysoon At the time of Peter III's overthrow, other potential rivals for the throne included Ivan VI (17401764), who had been confined at Schlsselburg in Lake Ladoga from the age of six months and who was thought to be insane. But while the empress did have her fair share of lovers12 to be exactshe was not the sexual deviant of popular lore. In 1786, she assimilated the Islamic schools into the Russian public school system under government regulation. Only in this way apart from conscription to the army could a serf leave the farm for which he was responsible but this was used for selling serfs to people who could not own them legally because of absence of nobility abroad. She once wrote to her correspondent Baron Grimm: "I see nothing of interest in it. Potemkin had the task of briefing him and travelling with him to Saint Petersburg. Catherine the Great, Russian Yekaterina Velikaya, also called Catherine II, Russian in full Yekaterina Alekseyevna, original name Sophie Friederike Auguste, Prinzessin von Anhalt-Zerbst, (born April 21 [May 2, New Style], 1729, Stettin, Prussia [now Szczecin, Poland]died November 6 [November 17], 1796, Tsarskoye Selo [now Pushkin], near St. Petersburg, Russia), German-born empress of Russia . It opened in Saint Petersburg and Moscow in 1769. 2. As a result of this plot, Elizabeth likely wanted to leave both Catherine and her accomplice Peter without any rights to the Russian throne. Catherine's death is well documented. Still, there was a start of industry, mainly textiles around Moscow and ironworks in the Ural Mountains, with a labour force mainly of serfs, bound to the works. Catherine the Great actually expired alone and of natural causes. Longest ruling Russian empress, 17621796, "Catherine II" redirects here. The empress played a direct role in many of these initiatives. In reality, those in power were beginning to fear the power that Russia was now wielding. If we are to believe another popular myth that surrounds her death, it wasnt the horse that killed her but a collapsing toilet seat. Her reign was called Russia . A key principle was responsibilities defined by function. Catherine the Great | Found a Grave By 1782, Catherine arranged another advisory commission to review the information she had gathered on the educational systems of many different countries. [CDATA[// >