Bust "Empress Catherine I" White

Ekaterina I, 1684 - 1727, the Empress All -Russian since 1721 as the wife of the reigning emperor, since 1725 as the ruling sovereign; The second wife of Peter I.

for 2 years of the reign of Catherine I Russia did not wage large wars, only in the Caucasus there was a separate corps under the command of Prince Dolgorukov, trying to recapture the Persian territories while Persia was in a state of turmoil, and Turkey unsuccessfully Fought with Persian rebels. In Europe, Russia showed diplomatic activity in upholding the interests of the Golstein Duke (husband of Anna Petrovna, daughter of Catherine I) against Denmark.

Another area of ​​Russian policy under Catherine was to ensure guarantees of the Nistadt world and the creation of an anti -Turkish bloc. In 1726, the Government of Catherine I entered into a Viennese union agreement with the Government of Charles VI, which became the basis of the Russian-Austrian military-political alliance of the second quarter of the 18th century.

when the empress was dangerously raised, a will was hastily compiled, according to which the throne was inherited grandson of Peter I, Pyotr Alekseevich.