Catherine I of Russia

Catherine I (Russian: Екатери́на I Алексе́евна Миха́йлова; 15 April [O.S. 5 April] 1684^[1] – 17 May [O.S. 6 May] 1727), was Empress of Russia from 1725 until her death in 1727, and second wife of Peter the Great.

Catherine I
Portrait by Jean-Marc Nattier
Empress of Russia
Reign	8 February 1725 – 17 May 1727
Coronation	7 May 1724
Predecessor	Peter I
Successor	Peter II
Empress consort of Russia
Tenure	22 October 1721 – 8 February 1725
Born	(1684-04-15)15 April 1684[1]
Died	17 May 1727(1727-05-17) (aged 43) Tsarskoye Selo, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Burial	Peter and Paul Cathedral
Spouse	Peter I of Russia ​ ​ (m. 1707; died 1725)​
Issue	Anna, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp Elizabeth, Empress of Russia Grand Duchess Natalia Petrovna of Russia
Full name Russian: Marta Samuilovna Skavronskaya
House	Skavronsky (by birth) Romanov (by marriage)
Father	Samuel Skowroński
Mother	Elisabeth Moritz
Religion	Russian Orthodox
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