People

Is Catherine II also named Sophie?

Link to this answer

CloseClose

Link to this answer

Share this credible answer with others. Simply paste this code into your blog or Web page:

<a href="http://qanda.encyclopedia.com/question/catherine-ii-also-named-sophie-117713.html" >Is Catherine II also named Sophie?</a>
E-mail this answer Link to this answer

... she changed her original name, Sophie, to Catherine.

Answer verified with
Get more facts and information about Catherine II . Or, view the full encyclopedia entry from The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.

Similar questions: What was the name of Catherine II before she changed it? Did Catherine II have another name? [ Hide these questions ]

Related research questions

Related research articles

Russian empress wowed by Welsh school system; Catherine dispatched envoy.(News)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) ...sent to Wales by Catherine the Great. He...1915. But it also refers to the...school. Mr Evans also highlights a...are highlighted Catherine the Great, Empress...was originally named Sophie Fredericke Auguste...as Catherine II after Peter was...
MAVERICK CHOREOGRAPHER SEES HAMLET IN RUSSIA'S PAUL I.(What's Happening)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) ...Paul I, son of Catherine the Great and Peter III. It was Catherine, born Sophie-Augusta, a...conspirators. Catherine was crowned Catherine II and eventually...Although she named Paul her successor...characters. "This is also a story of a...
MOVIES;MINI-REVIEWS.(Washington Weekend)(Movies)(Mini-Reviews)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times ...after World War II. Brazilian director...an orphaned boy named Josue, played...lovelorn siblings Catherine McCormack, Kathy Burke, Sophie Thompson and Brid...Wesley Snipes (also a co-producer...reclusive young woman named Laura, nicknamed...
Equestrian World : Equestrian briefing.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland) ...horse Fleur also ridden by Lansink...Gillespie Bros also own Prince of Wales II and Tornado...committee has named the long list...juniors. Those named are Gerald Boomer...Ballydaw Prince); Sophie Myerscough...event rider Catherine Keenan from...
NAME GAME BRINGS RETAIL RESULTS.(influence of bag names in marketing)
Magazine article from: WWD ...The bag is so named after the gaucho...Herms bag then named Petit Sac Haut...Gainsbourg, who also appears in its...sales," said Catherine Newey, accessories...happy," said Sophie Brocart, director...after World War II, fit the bill...s Pag bag, named after a town in...
See all results at HighBeam

HighBeam gives you access to newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles plus press releases, facts, information, and biographies from thousands of sources.