Catherine I Alekseevna Mikhailova was the second wife and Empress consort of Peter the Great, whom she succeeded as Empress of Russia, ruling from 1725 until her death in 1727.
Portrait by Jean-Marc Nattier, 1717
Interior of their log cabin
Their small wooden palace in Strelna, designed by Le Blond around 1714, had a botanical garden
First Winter Palace by Alexey Zubov
The emperor and autocrat of all Russia, also translated as emperor and autocrat of all the Russias, was the official title of the Russian monarch from 1721 to 1917.
Last to Reign Nicholas II 1 November 1894 – 15 March 1917
Regalia of the Emperor
Image: Peter I by Kneller
Image: Catherine I of Russia