Sophie II Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg (empress consort of all the Russias, empress and autocrat of all the Russias)

   Catherine the Great, Екатерина Великая

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Personal and Family Information

Sophie was born on 02 MAY 1729 in Stettin, the daughter of Christian August von Anhalt-Zerbst and Johanna Elisabeth von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf.

She died on 17 NOV 1796 in St Petersburg.

She had three marriages/partners. Her first husband was Karl III Peter Ulrich von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf-Romanov, who she married on 21 AUG 1745 in St Petersburg. Their only known child was Pavel I Petrovich (1754-1801).

Her second partner was Stanisław II August Poniatowski, but they were never married. Their only known child was Anna Petrovna (1757-1758).

Her third partner was Sergei Vasilievich Saltykov, but they were never married. Their only known child was Alexei Grigorievich Bobrinsky (1762-1813).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Sophie II Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg
(1729-1796)

 

Christian August von Anhalt-Zerbst
(1690-1747)

 

Johann I Ludwig von Anhalt-Zerbst
(1656-1704)

 

Johann VI von Anhalt-Zerbst
(1621-1667)

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Sophie Auguste von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
(1630-1680)

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Christine Eleonore von Zeutsch
(1666-1699)

 

Georg Vollrath von Zeutsch
(1624-1689)

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Christine von Weissenbach
(-1680)

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Johanna Elisabeth von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
(1712-1760)

 

Christian August von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
(1673-1726)

 

Christian Albrecht von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
(1641-1695)

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Friederike Amalie af Danmark
(1649-1704)

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Albertine Friederike von Baden-Durlach
(1682-1755)

 

Friedrich VII Magnus von Baden-Durlach
(1647-1709)

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Augusta Marie von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
(1649-1728)

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Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 2 MAY 1729
Place: Stettin
Death 17 NOV 1796
Place: St Petersburg

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title FROM 25 DEC 1761 TO 9 JUL 1762 empress consort of all the Russias
Nobility Title FROM 9 JUL 1762 TO 17 NOV 1796 empress and autocrat of all the Russias

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