Catherine I of Russia
Empress of Russia
Years: 1684 - 1727
Catherine I (Russian: Yekaterina I Alekseyevna, born Polish: Marta Helena Skowrońska, Latvian: Marta Elena Skavronska, later Marfa Samuilovna Skavronskaya) (15 April [O.S.
5 April] 1684 – 17 May [O.S.
6 May] 1727), the second wife of Peter I of Russia, reigns as Empress of Russia from 1725 until her death.
