The first Empress of Russia from 1725 to 1727. Catherine I of Russia was born on 5 April 1684 in what is now Latvia. Catherine I of Russia is remembered as a monarch and tsar, a citizen of Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire. Positions held included Emperor of all the Russias and empress consort.
Before and after
- 19 December 1683Birth of Philip V of Spain
- 1684Construction of 10 Downing Street
- 21 March 1684Discovery of Dione
- 21 March 1684Discovery of Tethys
- 5 April 1684Birth of Catherine I of Russia
- from 25 April 1684 to 26 January 1699Morean War
- October 1684Leibniz publishes the first paper on calculus
- 1685Construction of Ashmolean Museum
- 23 February 1685Birth of George Frideric Handel
More in Wars, politics & history
- from 1524 to 1525German Peasants' War
- from 1568 to 1918Russo-Turkish Wars
- 1 July 1569Union of Lublin
- 1689Bill of Rights 1689
- 30 August 1721Treaty of Nystad
- from 10 October 1733 to 3 October 1735War of the Polish Succession
The era
This moment belongs to the Early modern world (1500 CE to 1760 CE), voyages, printing and new ideas. You can also browse everything in the 17th century.