Auguste also known as Catherine the greatest and longest ruling ruler of Russia, reigning from 1762 until 1796 when she died at age 67. Her reign was called Russia’s golden age. Catherine was born on May 2, 1729, in Stettin, Prussia(Szczecin, Poland). She was born into the Anhalt-Zerbst family, one of the poorest and most mysterious of all the German princely families. Her father was the minor prince, Christian Augustus, but he did not become the reigning prince of Zerbst until Catherine was thirteen years…
Words 495 - Pages 2