Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp
German duchess
Died when: 47 years 219 days (571 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
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Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp (24 October 1712 – 30 May 1760) was a member of the German House of Holstein-Gottorp, a princess consort of Anhalt-Zerbst by marriage, and the regent of Anhalt-Zerbst from 1747 to 1752 on behalf of her minor son, Frederick Augustus.
She is best known as the mother of Empress Catherine the Great of Russia.
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