Of course, the most famous empress in Russia is Ekaterina II (reigned at1729-1796,1762-1796). Yekaterina is a foreigner (German). She married the Russian royal family of romanov in 1745. After 17, she became an out-and-out czar, ruling the huge Russian empire!
From the death of Peter the Great in 1725 to the accession of Catherine II in 1762, there were six czars in Russia. The two czars before her were Elizabeth and Peter III.
1742, Queen Elizabeth called her sister's son, Duke Peter Holstein-Gotor, to Russia and became her heir to the throne. The second step is to find a spouse for her. Thanks to the great help of King Friedrich II of Prussia, after many selections and consultations, the King of Prussia ordered one of his men to be named Christian? General August quickly sent his 13-year-old daughter to Moscow. With beautiful dreams and worn-out luggage, the mother and daughter came to Moscow 1744 in fear and trembling. When they first met, czar Elizabeth was very satisfied with the German girl. Later, she had a Russian name-yekaterina. She studied Russian, Russian etiquette and converted to the Orthodox Church. 1745, become a crown princess. To everyone's surprise, she used the praetorian guard to launch a palace coup, overthrew the rule of her husband Peter III, and ascended the throne of the czar on July 9, 762. This is Catherine II in Russian history. Peter III was murdered on July 17 of the same year. Is it yekaterina's instigation or her lover, an officer of the Guards, who acted first and then acted-the details have not been made clear yet.
Queen's southern tour
1787 65438+ 10 18, the ambitious Catherine II set sail from St. Petersburg Palace and began her vast journey to the south. The Queen is 58 years old, and it has been 25 years since she became a czar at the age of 33. The well-prepared southern tour is not only a celebration tour to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her accession to the throne, but also a political tour to show the achievements of the Queen's administration. In order to show the prosperity of Russia under her rule to foreign countries, she specially invited the ministers of the European powers Britain, France and Austria to accompany her. During her trip, she also held talks with the Austrian emperor and the Polish king.
The queen's sleigh is actually a small mobile palace: a house with four rooms (office, library, bedroom and cloakroom) pulled by 30 horses and buckled on a giant sleigh. In the eyes of the ambitious queen, she is not short of literary talent and martial arts, nor is she short of "beauty". Her sleigh team has 14 big sleigh, 124 small sleigh and 40 spare sleigh. Each post station has 560 tall horses to replace. ...
As early as when Russia annexed Crimea, Catherine II's favorite and the first wave of generals suggested that the Queen visit Crimea. Empresses, senior officials, envoys, a large group of difficult aristocrats, eating, drinking, sleeping, even the music they listened to on the road, must be potemkin's concern and overall responsibility.
Bojiangjin village
On the royal ship sailing on the beautiful Dnieper River, the Queen will see picturesque villages, strong village women, and handsome Cossacks call her "Ula" from time to time. "Picturesque Village" can be said to be truly worthy of the name-a picturesque village: repaired, painted and decorated with a new farmhouse, and covered with a wooden canvas set similar to that on the stage. In this context, Cossacks perform horse riding, soldiers practice in new uniforms, boys and girls in rural areas sing folk songs and dance folk dances ... As soon as the Queen's fleet passes, these "actors" rush to the next "performance place", and even cattle and sheep play the role of "actors", where a love affair of "seeing cattle and sheep in the wind" is staged.
Of course, some flaws in Bojiang Golden Village are not difficult to find even on the ship: Why do some people's faces appear again and again? The same decorative tapestry appears in this village and the next village? However, the scenery on the other side is passable in a big way. The queen was so cheerful, not to mention that the Russians were silent about these flaws, but even foreign dignitaries were silent and echoed in unison.