Catherine The Great Coup Date. 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. In march 1801 less than five years after he became emperor and nearly 39 years after catherine s coup paul was murdered by a group of nobles.
It grew larger and stronger and was recognised as one of the. Here the true story of how she overthrew her husband tsar paul iii. 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.
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.
The empress is remembered as one of russia s greatest reformers catherine the great was empress of russia from 1762 until 1796 the country s longest ruling female leader and arguably the most. His son alexander who was in the palace at the. She came to power following a coup d état that overthrew her husband peter iii under her reign russia was revitalised. Her official coronation took place in moscow on 22nd september 1762.
