In 1745, after being received into the Russian Orthodox Church, and changing her name to Catherine, she married Grand Duke Peter, grandson of Peter the Great and heir to the Russian throne.

incorporating factual elements from Catherine the Great's life and reign while adding fictionalized elements. The portrayal of Peter III's struggles with alcoholism and Catherine the Great's ...

Taken from Catherine at birth and raised by his great aunt, Empress Elizabeth ... He is also the man responsible for killing Catherine’s deposed husband Peter III in a drunken brawl. While he poses a ...