Her Imperial Highness Catherine II was Russia’s longest reigning Empress, having risen from minor German nobility to ruler of the Russian Empire. Centuries after her eventful rule, Catherine II is commonly known as Catherine the Great. In Russia’s history, only three monarchs have been awarded this title; the most famous being Peter the Great, the father of Catherine’s predecessor, Empress Elizabeth. For Peter, being awarded the title of “Great” was based on his combat prowess combined with successful military campaigns throughout his rule. Catherine II, having risen from relative adversity in a strange land to become the ruler of what historians argue was Russia’s Golden Age. Her strengths lay in strategic diplomacy, a strong will and a keen
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Peter III became Emperor following her death on December 25th 1761. A number of unpopular major changes were made during his six month rule. First, Peter declared that the ongoing war Prussian was over and all of the hard won territory gained in the war was to returned Prussian king Frederick. While this news troubled Russia’s allies, France and Austria, the bigger news came when the pro-Prussia Peter and Frederick signed a peace treaty; effectively alienating old allies. Second of these unpopular changes was enforcing Lutheran practices on the Orthodoxy and claiming much of its wealth. This was a huge blow to the Empire as the Greek Orthodox faith was incredibly important to Russian culture. Finally, Peter earned the animosity of his army by enforcing the Holstein uniforms, which were not suitable for the Russian climate, and the Prussian combat …show more content…
The Commission was comprised of representatives from all regions, religions and classes of Russia. The idea of the Commission was for representatives to voice grievances that affect the group they were representing. These grievances would then be considered and laws would be amended to rectify any problems. It was during sessions preliminary sessions of the Legislative Commission that the title of “Catherine the Great” was to be used to address this revolutionary monarch. She had achieved something not yet seen in Russia: an assembly of people from different socio-economic and cultural backgrounds communicating in an open environment in open and intelligent
Peter III became Emperor following her death on December 25th 1761. A number of unpopular major changes were made during his six month rule. First, Peter declared that the ongoing war Prussian was over and all of the hard won territory gained in the war was to returned Prussian king Frederick. While this news troubled Russia’s allies, France and Austria, the bigger news came when the pro-Prussia Peter and Frederick signed a peace treaty; effectively alienating old allies. Second of these unpopular changes was enforcing Lutheran practices on the Orthodoxy and claiming much of its wealth. This was a huge blow to the Empire as the Greek Orthodox faith was incredibly important to Russian culture. Finally, Peter earned the animosity of his army by enforcing the Holstein uniforms, which were not suitable for the Russian climate, and the Prussian combat …show more content…
The Commission was comprised of representatives from all regions, religions and classes of Russia. The idea of the Commission was for representatives to voice grievances that affect the group they were representing. These grievances would then be considered and laws would be amended to rectify any problems. It was during sessions preliminary sessions of the Legislative Commission that the title of “Catherine the Great” was to be used to address this revolutionary monarch. She had achieved something not yet seen in Russia: an assembly of people from different socio-economic and cultural backgrounds communicating in an open environment in open and intelligent