Genealogy Harssema » Tsarina Catherine II Sofie Auguste von ANHALT-ZERBST of Russia (1729-1796)

Personal data Tsarina Catherine II Sofie Auguste von ANHALT-ZERBST of Russia 


Household of Tsarina Catherine II Sofie Auguste von ANHALT-ZERBST of Russia

She is married to Petr III ROMANOV.

They got married on September 1, 1745 at St. Petersburg Russia, she was 16 years old.


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Historical events

  • The temperature on May 2, 1729 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: geheel betrokken onweer. Source: KNMI
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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1729: Source: Wikipedia
    • July 30 » Founding of Baltimore, Maryland.
    • November 9 » Spain, France and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Seville.
    • November 29 » Natchez Indians massacre 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie, near the site of modern-day Natchez, Mississippi.
  • The temperature on September 1, 1745 was about 13.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: regen betrokken. Source: KNMI
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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1745: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 4 » Battle of Hohenfriedberg: Frederick the Great's Prussian army decisively defeated an Austrian army under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine during the War of the Austrian Succession.
    • June 16 » War of the Austrian Succession: New England colonial troops under the command of William Pepperrell capture the Fortress of Louisbourg in Louisbourg, New France (Old Style date).
    • June 28 » A New England colonial army captures the French fortifications at Louisbourg (New Style).
    • July 9 » French victory in the Battle of Melle allows them to capture Ghent in the days after.
    • November 8 » Charles Edward Stuart invades England with an army of ~5000 that would later participate in the Battle of Culloden.
    • December 6 » Charles Edward Stuart's army begins retreat during the second Jacobite Rising.
  • The temperature on November 17, 1796 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: bui winderig. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1796: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 16 » Colombo in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) falls to the British, completing their invasion of Ceylon.
    • February 29 » The Jay Treaty between the United States and Great Britain comes into force, facilitating ten years of peaceful trade between the two nations.
    • March 1 » The Dutch East India Company is nationalized by the Batavian Republic.
    • April 28 » The Armistice of Cherasco is signed by Napoleon Bonaparte and Vittorio Amedeo III, King of Sardinia, expanding French territory along the Mediterranean coast.
    • May 10 » War of the First Coalition: Napoleon wins a victory against Austrian forces at Lodi bridge over the Adda River in Italy. The Austrians lose some 2,000 men.
    • May 14 » Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox inoculation.


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About the surname Von ANHALT-ZERBST


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