Catherine the great?

She was born in Germany - in Stettin, Pomerania.

Yekaterina II Velikaya), also known as Catherine the Great (German: Katharina die Große), was born in Stettin, Pomerania, Germany on 2 May O.S.21 April 1729 as Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg. She reigned as Empress of Russia from 9 July O.S. 28 June 1762 after the assassination of her husband, Peter III, just after the end of the Seven Years' War until her death on 17 November O.S.6 November 1796. Courtesy of wikipediaSarah.

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