Catherine I of Russia
Catherine I Alekseevna Mikhailova (Russian: Екатери́на I Алексе́евна Миха́йлова, tr. Ekaterína I Alekséyevna Mikháylova; born Polish: Marta Helena Skowrońska, Russian: Ма́рта Самуи́ловна Скавро́нская, tr. Márta Samuílovna Skavrónskaya; 15 April [O.S. 5 April] 1684 – 17 May [O.S. 6 May] 1727) was the second wife and Empress consort of Peter the Great, whom she succeeded as Empress of Russia, ruling from 1725 until her death in 1727.
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Portrait by Jean-Marc Nattier, 1717 | |||||
| Empress of Russia | |||||
| Reign | 8 February 1725 – 17 May 1727 | ||||
| Coronation | 7 May 1724 (crowned as co-reign) | ||||
| Predecessor | Peter I | ||||
| Successor | Peter II | ||||
| Empress consort of Russia | |||||
| Tenure | 2 November 1721 – 8 February 1725 | ||||
| Tsaritsa consort of Russia | |||||
| Tenure | 9 February 1712 – 2 November 1721 | ||||
| Successor | Herself as Empress consort of Russia | ||||
| Born | 15 April 1684 | ||||
| Died | 17 May 1727 (aged 43) Tsarskoye Selo, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire | ||||
| Burial | Peter and Paul Cathedral | ||||
| Spouse |
Johan Cruse
(m. 1702; died 1702)Peter I of Russia
(m. 1707; died 1725) | ||||
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| House | House of Skavronsky (by birth) Romanov (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Samuel Skowroński | ||||
| Mother | Elisabeth Moritz | ||||
| Religion | Russian Orthodox prev. Lutheran and Roman Catholic | ||||
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