Catherine

"All is bliss in the court of Catherine the Great"

- Catherine

Catherine (born Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst), is the main protagonist of The Great. In "The Great", when her lady-in-waiting tells her that Russia does not use primogeniture to determine the line of succession to the Russian throne, herself, Marial and Count Orlo start a coup d'état in order to overthrow her husband, Peter III and establish an Enlightened Russia.

Appearance
Catherine is a very beautiful girl. She is fair-haired and has clear, porcelain skin. In fact, one of the first things that people at court recognized about her was her immense beauty, she also has a slim figure.

Personality
When she arrived to Russia she was innocent minded about love, had a bubbly and optimistic personality, and was many would describe her as “naïve”. However, despite being a tad naïve, she was very intelligent. She was quick-witted, read a lot, and later on showed that she could absorb information very fast.

As she stayed in Russia, she began to feel like “a Russian at heart”. Peter even asked, “What? You’re not even Russian!”, when she said she felt a great love towards Russia and would do what it takes to lead it to a brighter future as she tried to kill Peter in anger of him doing something to Leo.

As the Empress of Russia, she tried to improve the country. Aware she was next in line to rule she effected a coup d’état. When Peter III almost died from poison and she almost ruled the country, she felt nervous and discovered that she didn’t really know that much about Russia or it’s politics. Her confidence was blown, however after some events her confidence was regained and she began to sharpen her knowledge about Russia.

She really hates moose lip moussé. She really loves to talk about philosophy and admires writers, even holding off killing Peter because they were dining with Voltaire.

Family
Historical:


 * Christian August of Anhalt (father)
 * Joanna Elisabeth Holstein Gottorp (mother)
 * William Christian Frederick (brother)
 * Frederick Augustus (brother)
 * Auguste Christine Charlotte (sister)
 * Elisabeth Ulrike (sister)
 * Two miscarriages
 * Paul I (son by Peter)
 * Anna Petrovna (daughter)
 * Alexei Bobrinsky (illegitimate son by Grigory Orlov)
 * Elizabeth Temkina (alleged daughter)
 * Princess Sophia of Wurttemberg (daughter-in-law)
 * Alexander I (grandson)
 * Nicholas I (grandson)
 * Eight unnamed grandchildren