Historedia
Person

Catherine II (Catherine the Great)

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1783

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Catherine II (Catherine the Great), with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Founding of Sevastopol

    1783

    Role: Empress of Russia who ordered the fortress named Sevastopol

    1. June 1783 · Site of ancient Chersonesus, southwestern CrimeaFoundation of the Akhtiar naval base

      In June 1783 Rear Admiral Thomas MacKenzie founded a naval squadron base named Akhtiar on the site of ruined Chersonesus, shortly before Russia annexed the Crimean Khanate.

Sources

  1. Sevastopol Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-01