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Female Catherine II Anhalt-Zerbst Click to view Catherine II Anhalt-Zerbst in the family tree

Catherine II was born on May 2nd, 1729 in Stettin.  Catherine II's father was Christian August Von Anhalt-Zerbst and her mother was Johanna Von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp.  Her paternal grandparents were Johann Ludwig Von Anhalt-Zerbst and Christine Eleonore Von Zeutsch; her maternal grandparents were Christian Von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp and Albertine Von Baden-Durlach.  She was an only child.  She died at the age of 67 on November 17th, 1796 in Tsarskoie.


Catherine II's family with Pierre III Romanov-Holstein-Gottorp

‌Catherine II and Pierre III were married in a religious ceremony on September 1st, 1745 in Saint Petersburg.  They had a son named Paul I.


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