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Before we get to the books, could you briefly tell us who Catherine the Great was?
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She was born a German princess, I believe. How did she become Empress of Russia and what is her claim to ‘greatness’?
Yes. Catherine was a German princess. Germany, which had more than 20 different states, was a pool of eligible princes and princesses for royal marriages.
Catherine’s was a very small and poor principality, Anhalt-Zerbst, devoid of any political importance.
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A royal marriage to the Russian heir to the throne was a very great opportunity for her. Maybe she was chosen for that very reason. Anhalt-Zerbst couldn’t play any political role, but the Prussian king, Frederick II, who was a patron of the principality, also approved of the match because he believed it was his chance to gain some influence in Russia.
This was a miscalculation because Catherine was the last person to be influenced by anyone.
Catherine was incredibly well educated for a gi