Catherine I Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Catherine I, based on 11 World History Database records associated with Russia.

11 records1702–172711 events3 places

Chronological biography

1702

Arrest1702

House / House of Romanov · Empress · Marienburg

Becomes a serf of Prince Menshikov during which she is a mistress of Peter the Great

Christening1702

House / House of Romanov · Empress

Received into the Orthodox Church & re-christened

Entry into Russian Service1702

House / House of Romanov · Empress · Future Empress · Livonia

Catherine enters the Russian military household after her capture in Livonia.

Capture at MarienburgAugust 1702

House / House of Romanov · Empress · Future Empress · Marienburg

Catherine is taken into Russian custody after Marienburg falls.

1712

Marriage1712

House / House of Romanov · Empress

Marries Peter the Great

1724

Coronation1724

House / House of Romanov · Empress · Moscow

Crowned Empress Consort

Succession1724

House / House of Romanov · Empress

Succeeds as Empress of Russia. A Lithuanian peasant who married a Swedish dragoon & then married Peter the Great

1725

RAS1725

House / House of Romanov · Empress

Founds the Russian Academy of Sciences

1726

Academy of Sciences1726

House / House of Romanov · Empress

The Academy of Sciences is established, Saint Petersburg

Supreme Privy Council1726

House / House of Romanov · Empress

Founds the Supreme Privy Council

1727

Death of Catherine I16 May 1727

House / House of Romanov · Empress

Dies age 44 & succeeded by her son Peter

Titles and roles

Empress · Empress · Future Empress

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.