The lady shown reigned for 34 years as a queen or empress. Can you identify her?
Correct answer: Catherine the Great of Russia
ImpertinentPony72241
DougSkullery, Catherine the Great was a Polish princess brought to the Russian Czar at the time. She had a very interesting reign. Her biography is worth the read.
SlyScimitar45596
ImpertinentPony72241, she was German not Polish
Player #4047702
True to her name- Catherine the Great
Chezikeets
I have also understood her to be an unusually gifted equestrian.
Snance
You wanna see a great guy? Check out my super good looking husband! I played the part of Catherine in a high school play. It was called, Catherine the Great, the punk rock years. I had a red mowhak.
Player Bengal Mama
Purple Kitty, I heard she was quite chubby, and in portraits, too.
Player #4303775
Chezikeets, yes. In a very kinky way...
Player #5853410 Alex
Interesting thing - she communicated with George III. He first asked her for Russian troop support in the American colonies. She had to turn him down due to issues in the Crimean area. She needed her troops there to help Potemkin. George III ended up getting help from the Hessians. Can you imagine what might have happened if she HAD sent troops??