Catherine the Great – Ruling an Empire (Part four)
Read part three here. Catherine enforced her success by rewarding those who helped to put her on the throne, including the church and the army. […]
Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg
Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg – Mother of Tsars
Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg, or Maria Feodorovna as she would be known as Grand Duchess and later Empress of Russia, was born on 25 October […]