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Catherine was a simple servant when she met Tsar Peter the Great. The two became lovers and later married in secret. She would accompany her husband on his travels and during his military campaigns, as well as giving him twelve children, although only two of her daughters would reach adulthood. After the Tsar's death, Catherine became the first woman to rule Imperial Russia as Empress of All the Russias. The channel has already made biographies of some of the characters who are mentioned in this video: -Elizabeth I of Russia: • Elizabeth I of Russia, the clement, empress... -Catherine II of Russia, Catherine the Great: • Catherine II of Russia, Catherine the Gra...