She took the Russian court by storm with her beauty and vivacity, but the sad state of medicine in the 1770s ended her life when when she attempted to deliver a stillborn child. She married Paul in 1773 and died in April 1776. Her Wikipedia article is here.
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ca. 1555 Caterina de' Medici by ? (Galleria degli Uffizi - Firenze, Toscana, Italy)
Grand Princess Natalia Alexeievna color print
1763 Catherine II by Feodor Rokotov (State Tretyakov Gallery - Moskva, Russia)
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