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Her plot to overthrow her husband was in effect. Sophie Friederike Auguste or better known as Catherine the Great was born in Stettin, Germany. When Empress Elizabeth died on Dec. 25, 1761, Peter was proclaimed Emperor Peter III, and Catherine became empress. She was warned that Peter was going to divorce her but she ignored the warnings and devised a plan of her own. Peter had caused so much hostility among the government

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