Catherine the Great - From German Princess to Russian Empress Episode 1

Catherine the Great was not born into the Russian royal family - she wasn’t even born as Catherine. Her birth name was Sophie, and she was raised in a small German principality that was no different to the many hundreds of other small countries and states that made up the Holy Roman Empire. How she ended up as the most powerful woman in Europe is a fascinating story. Sources/Further Reading:Massie, Robert K: Catherine the Great - Portrait of a WomanMontefiore, Simon Sebag: Catherine the Great and Potemkin - Power Love and the Russian EmpireWard, Lucy: The Empress and the English Doctor - how Catherine the Great Defied a Deadly VirusSimmons, Michael W: Catherine the Great - Last Empress of RussiaBritannica: Catherine the Great https://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-the-GreatWikipedia: Catherine the Great https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_the_Great Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.