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Definition of Catherine II
1. Noun. Empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Catherine II
Literary usage of Catherine II
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of Diplomacy in the International Development of Europe by David Jayne Hill (1914)
"Although Catherine II was obliged to repudiate the policies of her murdered
husband, and hi her first public manifesto referred to Frederick II as "a ..."
2. Russia by Alfred Rambaud, Edgar Saltus (1902)
"The helpers of Catherine II. : the great legislative commission (1766-1768)— ...
Catherine II. surrounded herself with distinguished fellow- workers, ..."
3. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1904)
"1 THERE are few names so popular in Russia and so dear to her as that of Catherine
II. The generation of men who belonged to her time spoke of her with the ..."
4. The Balance of Power, 1715-1789 by Arthur Hassall (1896)
"CHAPTER XIII Catherine II. AND JOSEPH IL 1783-1789 The Russo-Austrian Alliance —
The Reforms of Joseph II.— Maria Theresa's Reforms — Joseph's ..."
5. The History of Russia from the Earliest Times to 1877 by Alfred Rambaud, Graeme Mercer Adam (1904)
"The helpers of Catherine II.: the great legislative commission (1766- ...
Catherine II. surrounded herself with distinguished fellow- workers, ..."
6. History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, from the Earliest Times Until the by Simon Dubnow (1916)
"THE JEWISH POLICY OF Catherine II. (1772-1796) The quarantine which Bussia, prior
to Catherine II., had established for the " enemies of Christ/' was broken ..."
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