Name

Catherine II

Original name

Екатерина Алексеевна Романова

Main activity

Empress

Secondary activity

Title

Name variations

Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst, Catherine the Great, Catherine II"

Education place

Education institution

Activity place

Saint Petersburg

Activity institution

The Romanov's House

Activity start date

1762

Activity end date

1796

Place of birth

Szczecin

Date of birth

1729

Place of death

Saint Petersburg

Date of death

1796

Bibliographical references

https://www.zotero.org/groups/2447618/euqu_european_quran/collections/8N8N9JV3/tags/Catherine_the_Great/collection

Descriptive card

Catherine II (born Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 1729 in Stettin – 17 November 1796 in Saint Petersburg), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was empress of the Russian Empire from 1762 until 1796. Under her reign, Russia enjoyed full participation in the political and cultural life of Europe. She introduced the policy of religious toleration, which forbade the demolition of mosques and the forced conversion of Muslims to Christianity. Part of the success of her religious toleration policy was that it also functioned as a form of control and policing. The unorganised and ethnically diverse Muslim population, which owed loyalties to various imams and religious traditions, was brought under a hierarchical system that attempted to emulate Christian ecclesial practices.

Entry author

Gulnaz Sibgatullina