The longest-serving female ruler in Russian history and one of the most significant monarchs of modern Europe, Catherine is responsible for a huge expansion of the Russian Empire, including the ...

In 1745, after being received into the Russian Orthodox Church, and changing her name to Catherine, she married Grand Duke Peter, grandson of Peter the Great and heir to the Russian throne.

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The farmer's son from Lochbrow near Lochmaben rose to become a physician and adviser to Catherine the Great. He was a trusted confidant of the empress of Russia for a large slice of her reign.

John Paul Jones, cashed in on his service and fame as a war hero to command a Russian warship for Catherine the Great. Jones, a native of Scotland, arrived in Fredericksburg, Va., in 1774 and was ...

"The Great" star Elle Fanning weighed in on her character Catherine the Great's liberating dance number on the season three finale of Hulu's satirical period drama. The 10-episode season ...

“Through playing Catherine, I discovered parts of myself I didn’t know I had,” says Elle Fanning. With a whopping 96% ‘fresh’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, it seemed as if The Great – aka ...