Catherine the Great and her Husband the Mediocre
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Catherine the Great, Russia's most famous Empress, wasn't born in Russia—she was a minor German princess engaged to the future Emperor. But less than a year after her husband ascended to the Russian throne, Catherine overthrew him a coup with the help of her lover in one of the most extraordinary political maneuvers in history.
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