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Catherine II the Great Biography and Timeline — Page 3

Follow Catherine II the Great through 86 dated historical records for Russia.

Catherine II the Great, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

86Distinct records
3 of 3Page
1794–1797Years on this page

1794

Odessa

Empress · Odessa · House / House of Holstein

Odessa is founded as a capital province of "New Russia" & window to the sth

Role range: 1762-1796

1795

Partition

Empress · Saint Petersburg · House / House of Holstein

Russia, Austria and Prussia hold a convention in Petersburg to finalize the 3rd division of the Polishn Republic

Role range: 1762-1796

Rule of Poland

Empress · Saint Petersburg · House / House of Holstein

Russia, Austria and Prussia hold a convention in Petersburg to finalize the 3rd division of the Polishn Republic

Role range: 1762-1796

1796

Death of Catherine II the Great

Empress · House / House of Holstein

Dies of apoplexy aged 67

Role range: 1762-1796

1797

Partition

Empress · Saint Petersburg · House / House of Holstein

Russia, Prussia and Austria sign an act that terminates the Lithuanian-Polish state

Role range: 1762-1796

Rule of Poland

Empress · Saint Petersburg · House / House of Holstein

Russia, Prussia and Austria sign an act that terminates the Lithuanian-Polish state

Role range: 1762-1796

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.