Did Catherine The Great Lead A Coup

Set in 18th century russia the great which premieres on hulu on may 15 tells the story of a young catherine the great as she enters a disastrous marriage to emperor peter iii of russia and.

Did catherine the great lead a coup. Catherine plots to kill peter on the great and believe it or not catherine the great did stage a coup d etat in russia. It grew larger and stronger and was recognised as one of the. Catherine ii born sophie of anhalt zerbst. In 1762 catherine a talented equestrian lead a group of 14 000 soldiers to unseat her husband.

Whereas the premium cable series traced the trajectory of catherine s rule from 1764 to her death the great centers on her 1762 coup and the sequence of events leading up to it. They ve just fudged some of the known details a tiny bit. 2 may 1729 17 november 1796 most commonly known as catherine the great was empress of russia from 1762 until 1796 the country s longest ruling female leader.