Catherine I

American  

noun

1. Marfa Skavronskaya, 1684?–1727, Lithuanian wife of Peter the Great: empress of Russia 1725–27.

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Catherine I British  

noun

1. ?1684–1727, second wife of Peter the Great, whom she succeeded as empress of Russia (1725–27)

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Example Sentences

"What about the Prince of Wales and Catherine? I wonder if their children would play in it. It's only going to be forgotten about, dilapidated, unless Prince William lets his kids play there."

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

Unlike Catherine, I am aware of my failings and how on paper this match seems so unlikely.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2018

Catherine: I get that, and I am trying.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2018

The jewels include stones given by Empress Catherine I, wife of Peter the Great of Russia, to Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III when negotiating a peace treaty in 1711, historians said.

From BusinessWeek • Nov. 14, 2011

He took the hint, and soon began with, “This seems a very comfortable house. Lady Catherine, I believe, did a great deal to it when Mr. Collins first came to Hunsford.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen