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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Catherine II of Russia
|image=Antropov Portrait of Catherine the Great.jpg
|birth_date=May 2, 1729
|birth_place=Szczecin, Poland
|death_date=November 17, 1796
|death_place=Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia
|religion=
|spouse=Peter III (m. 1745 - 1762)
|children=Paul I of Russia
|alma_mater=
|party=
|office=Empress of Russia
|term_start=July 9, 1762
|term_end=November 17, 1796
|preceded=Peter III
|succeeded=Paul I
}}
'''Catherine the Great''' (Russian: Екатерина II Великая) (1729-1796) was the powerful empress of [[Russia]] (1762-1796) who ruled as an [[Enlightened despotism|enlightened despot]]. After the [[French Revolution]], she rejected the [[Enlightenment]]. She is remembered for leading her country into full participation in the political and cultural life of [[Europe]], and for advancing the [[Partitions of Poland]].
'''Catherine the Great''' (Russian: Екатерина II Великая) (1729-1796) was the powerful empress of [[Russia]] (1762-1796) who ruled as an [[Enlightened despotism|enlightened despot]]. After the [[French Revolution]], she rejected the [[Enlightenment]]. She is remembered for leading her country into full participation in the political and cultural life of [[Europe]], and for advancing the [[Partitions of Poland]].