For Catherine the Great, jewelry was about much ... The centerpiece of the collection is the Imperial Crown, created for Catherine’s 1762 coronation by Genevan court jeweler Jérémie Pauzié.

A portrait of Catherine the Great in her coronation robe after wresting the ... Prussia and quash Austrian influence over the Russian crown. Sophie disliked her future husband, but knew what ...

Shows like The Great on ... timeline. Catherine took the power as empress in 1762 and held the supreme authority of Russia until her death in 1796. In her usurpation of the crown, just six months ...

Before the actual coronation, it was rumored that Catherine would break with tradition and wear a “floral crown,” in a nod to the king’s wish for a more modern, less ostentatious coronation.

If most eyes were on the Crown Jewels this time last year, the May 6 Coronation saw another ... earrings once belonged to Empress Catherine the Great of Russia. They came to the Danish royal ...

For Catherine the Great, jewelry was about much more than adornment ... The centerpiece of the collection is the Imperial Crown, created for Catherine’s 1762 coronation by Genevan court jeweler ...