Rulers
Catherine I
The first reigning empress
Show on the timeline- Lifespan
- 1684 — 1727
- Reign
- 1725–1727
Peter I's second wife took the throne after his death with the support of the guards and Alexander Menshikov. During her short reign the Supreme Privy Council was established and given extensive powers of government.
- Dynasty
- Romanovs
- Centre of power
- Russia
- Husband
- Peter I
- Daughters
- Anna Petrovna and Elizabeth Petrovna
- Successor
- Peter II