Wu Zetian is the only female emperor in the history of our country, and she is known as the Russian "Wu Zetian", the only empress in Russia to be named "The Great", and Peter I, who single-handedly established the Russian Empire, reigned for 34 years to sweep away Europe, and a city in present-day Russia is named after her.
Catherine II Alexievna, later known as "Catherine the Great", was born in April 1729 into a declining aristocratic family, originally known as Sophia August, Catherine II's father was a Prussian general who often stayed in the army, and her mother was impatient with her lively daughter, so Catherine II grew up in "free range".
In 1742, Catherine II's distant cousin Karl Peter Ulrich was chosen by empress Yelisavita of Russia as the heir to the throne, and then under the arrangement of the King of Prussia, Catherine II became Ulrich's fiancée and thus came to Moscow, Russia.
But Ulrich told Catherine II that he already had a woman he liked, and that marrying Catherine II was only fulfilling the empress's wishes, and Catherine II did not feel very hurt by her self-esteem, she was very smart, she knew that her first priority was to become a Russian, and she quickly adapted to a new life.
However, Catherine II and Ulrich were married for five years, and there was no movement in her stomach, which made the Empress very dissatisfied, and "kindly" reminded Catherine II that if she did not give birth to another son, then her seat would be replaced, so in 1754, Catherine II gave birth to a boy named Paul.
It's just that Catherine II didn't have a mother, and no one cared about her situation, which also made Catherine II fall in love with a young count, and her husband knew Ulrich very well, but because the two had no feelings, no one cared, and they played their own.
However, Ulrich and Catherine II became hostile, so Catherine II decided to find another way, and the young count was forced to leave Russia, but Catherine II soon fought with an officer, and in 1761 the empress died, and Ulrich took the throne as Peter III.
Catherine II gave birth to a boy in the second year of her husband's reign, the boy was the child of an officer, so Ulrich was furious, and Catherine II felt that the time was ripe, and she staged a coup d'état, ousted Peter III, and ascended to the throne herself.
However, Russia was indeed in crisis at this time, and Catherine II faced new challenges, but she was not afraid, she decided to make Russia a formidable power, and then Catherine II did, almost sweeping Europe.
But death was all that everyone had to face, and in September 1796, Catherine II fell ill and left her last words: "If I can live to be two hundred years old, all of Europe will crawl under my feet!" ”