You may be more familiar with portraits of Catherine in her later years. Read more about this powerful woman ruler:
Mystery Woman
Grand Duchess Catherine Alexeevna, Future Catherine the Great
By Jone Johnson Lewis, About.com Guide
Catherine the Great (a title she did not accept in her lifetime) was a German princess who married the Russian heir, and later ruled alone.
Portrait of Great Duchess Cathrine Alexeevna, the future Catherine the Great of Russia, from 1745, painted by Louis Cavaque.
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