Catherine II of Russia The eighth and greatest Emperor of Russia (r. 1762–1796) (1729–1796) Parents Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst Children Anna Petrovna Elizabeth Grigoryevna Temkina Paul I of Russia Alexey Bobrinsky Siblings Wilhelm Christian Friedrich von Anhalt-Zerbst Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst Elisabeth von Anhalt-Zerbst Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst Partners Alexander Vasilchikov Sergei Saltykov Alexander Dmitriev-Mamonov Pyotr Zavadovsky Gregory Potyomkin Grigory Orlov Alexander Lanskoy Alexander Yermolov Semyon Zorich Ivan Rimsky-Korsakov Stanisław August Poniatowski Platon Zubov Peter III of Russia
