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Catherine II of Russia (10565 bytes)
1: ...rine_II_of_Russia.jpg]]</td></tr><tr><td><center> Catherine the Great </center></td></tr></table>
3: ...III of Sweden]] and [[Charles XIII of Sweden]], Catherine exemplified an "[[enlightened absolutism|enlighte...
7: ...quieu]], and kept up-to-date on current events in Russia.
9: ... 17]], [[1762]]. There has been speculation that Catherine was involved in Peter's death, but her complicity...
13: ...[[Yemelian Ivanovich Pugachev|Pugachev uprising]] of [[1773]] - [[1774]].

Catherine I of Russia (2616 bytes)
1: ...er I of Russia|Peter the Great]] and Empress of [[Russia]] from [[1725]] until her death. With Peter, she ...
3: ...he was captured and forced to work in the laundry of the regiment which captured her.
5: ...Russia|Elizabeth]] (later Elizabeth I, empress of Russia from [[1741]] to [[1762]]).
7: ...reme Privy Council. She was the first royal owner of the Sarskoje Selo estate, later renamed [[Tsarsk...
10: ...Russia|Peter I]]|after=[[Peter II of Russia|Peter II]]|years=1725&ndash;1727}}

St. Catherine (249 bytes)
1: There are five St. Catherines:
3: *[[Saint Catherine of Alexandria]]
4: *[[Saint Catherine of Siena]]
5: *[[Saint Catherine of Bologna]]
6: *[[Saint Catherine De'Ricci]]

Catherine (1721 bytes)
1: '''Catherine''' is a woman's name, derived from a Greek word (...
19: A number of famous women have had this name:
21: ...|'''Catherine''' the Great]] was [[Tsar]]ess of [[Russia]]
23: ...re exist several [[St. Catherine|saints called '''Catherine''']].
25: ...ctors of the (Catholic) Church, is a patron saint of young girls, students, nurses, firefighters, and ...

Catherine of Aragon (11001 bytes)
1: ...erine of Aragon, by [[Henry VII of England|Henry VII]]'s court painter, Michael Sittow, c. 1502]]
2: ...er after she had borne him a girl, later [[Mary I of England|Mary I]].
5: ...I of England|Henry VII]] and his wife [[Elizabeth of York]].
7: ...[[1509]]. Both as Princess of Wales and as Queen, Catherine was extremely popular with the people. She govern...
9: ...land successfully in her own right. The disasters of civil war were still fresh in living memory.

Catherine of Siena (2579 bytes)
1: ...ominican Order. Catherine was the 23rd child out of 25 (her twin, the 24th, died at birth); her pare...
3: ...ations that remind modern readers of the extremes of [[anorexia nervosa]], so much so that the recent ...
5: ...sm|Great Schism]] of [[1378]] she was an adherent of [[Pope Urban VI]], who summoned her to Rome where...
7: ...Her letters are considered one of the great works of early Tuscan literature. Her feast day is [[April...
11: ...ttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/history/htm/h_faculty_profile_bynum.htm]

Queen Catherine (2667 bytes)
1: ...age|Spanish]]), ''Ekaterina'' ([[Russian language|Russian]]), and ''Katrina'' ([[German language|German]])...
3: Among the women known to history as '''Queen Catherine''' are:
5: ...ella of Egypt]] and King [[Costis of Egypt]], son of [[Constantius Chlorus]]
6: ... of [[Henry III of Castile]]; mother of [[John II of Castile]]
7: ...ngland]] and [[Owen Tudor]]; mother of [[Henry VI of England]]

Catherine Chidgey (1781 bytes)
1: '''Catherine Chidgey''' was born in [[New Zealand]] in [[1970]...
3: ...dy with [[Bill Manhire]] at [[Victoria University of Wellington]]'s Creative Writing Programme.
5: ...nning the Hubert Church Award for Best First Book of Fiction in The Montana NZ Book Awards in 1998. In...
7: ...New York Times|The New York Times]] 'Notable Book of the Year'.
9: ''The Transformation'', Catherine's third novel, was published in November [[2003]]...

Catherine wheel (411 bytes)
1: The '''Catherine wheel''' is:
2: ... [[torture]], was the symbol of Saint [[Catherine of Alexandria]].
3: * The [[Catherine wheel (firework)]] is a type of spinning [[firework]].
4: * For the British band, see: [[Catherine Wheel]]
5: * There was also a character named "Catherine Wheel", a [[televangelist]], in the [[vampire]] n...

Catherine O'Leary (860 bytes)
1: ...Street]] which went on to burn a large percentage of the city, an event known as the [[Great Chicago F...
3: ...[James O'Leary|James]], who went on to become one of the major gambling hall owners in Chicago in the ...
5: [[Category:1895 deaths|O'Leary, Catherine]]
6: [[Category:Chicagoans|O'Leary, Catherine]]

Catherine Coleman (1621 bytes)
1: '''Catherine Coleman''' (born [[December 14]], [[1960]], in [[...
3: ...r science]] and engineering from the [[University of Massachusetts]]. She was selected by [[NASA]] in ...
5: ...hnology]], combustion science and the [[physics]] of [[fluid]]s.
15: [[Category:1960 births|Coleman, Catherine]]
16: [[Category:Astronauts|Coleman,Catherine]]

Catherine (Myst) (2099 bytes)
9: [[Image:catherine.jpg|left|thumbnail|Catherine/Katran]]
11: ...-run/)) is [[Riven]]ese woman who became the wife of [[Atrus (Myst)|Atrus]].
13: ...zation. Katran was one his students of his "Guild of Writers", and showed the most promise (although G...
15: ...y Katran's family. Atrus met Katran, calling her "Catherine" (he could not pronounce Katran correctly), and f...
17: ...d she and Katran together wrote the Age of [[Ages of Myst#Myst_Island|Myst Island]], proving Katran co...

Catherine Millet (559 bytes)
1: ...948]]) is an expert on [[modern art]], and editor of the magazine'' Art Press''.
3: ...sex ever written by a woman". [[Bukkake]] was one of the many topics explored in this book.
10: [[Category:1948 births|Millet, Catherine]]
11: [[Category:Memoirists|Millet, Catherine]]
12: [[de:Catherine Millet]]

Catherine Cornaro (1102 bytes)
1: ...8px; margin-left: 1em; text-align:center">[[Image:Catherine Cornaro.jpg]]</div>
3: ...ate. The last [[Crusader State]] became a colony of Venice, and Caterina, the last ruler from the [[L...
7: ...| Preceded by:<br>'''[[James III of Cyprus|James III]]'''
8: ...0%" align="center" | '''[[Kingdom of Cyprus|Queen of Cyprus]]'''
12: [[Category:Kings of Cyprus]]

Catherine Crowe (551 bytes)
1: '''Catherine Crowe''' (STEVENS) ([[1800]] - [[1876]]), wrote d...
2: ... but is chiefly remembered for her ''[[Night-side of Nature]]''
3: (1848), a collection of stories of the supernatural. Though somewhat
6: {{A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature}}
8: [[Category:1800 births|Crowe, Catherine]]

Catherine Opie (730 bytes)
1: ...os Angeles]], [[Chicago]], and [[London]]. A book of her photography is entitled ''Skyways and Icehous...

Catherine Yass (1735 bytes)
1: '''Catherine Yass''' (born [[1963]]) is an [[England|English]]...
3: ... in [[London]]. She studied at the [[Slade School of Art]] from 1982 to 1986 and then at [[Goldsmiths ...
5: ... a combination of the positive and negative. Many of her works are mounted on [[light box]]es.
7: ...et]] in London, and another, ''Corridor'' (1994), of a mental hospital.
9: ... [[Bollywood]] stars displayed alongside pictures of empty [[movie theater|cinemas]].

Catherine Bell (1610 bytes)
1: ...]] [[actor|actress]] who is currently the co-star of the hit [[television]] show ''[[JAG]]''.
4: ...ped out to become a [[model (person)|model]]. One of her first modelling jobs was an extended assignme...
8: ...e|Persian]] and is a noted member of the [[Church of Scientology]]. Bell is married to Adam Beason and...
11: *{{imdb name|id=0004738|name=Catherine Bell}}
13: [[Category:1968 births|Bell, Catherine]]

Catherine King (900 bytes)
1: [[Image:ac.catherineking.jpg|frame|Catherine King]]
3: ...ulation Health Division, at the Commonwealth Dept of Health and Aged Care, and a Senior Manager at KPM...
5: [[Category:1966 births|King, Catherine]]
6: ...Category:Australian Labor Party politicians|King, Catherine]]

Catherine Delait (631 bytes)
1: '''Catherine Delait''' (? - ?) was a [[France|French]] [[beard...
3: ...raine]], [[France]]. According to later accounts, Catherine Delait visited a carnival, saw a bearded women wi...
5: ... the Bearded Woman". Delait also sold photographs of herself.
9: [[Category:Bearded women|Delait, Catherine]]

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