The Treaty of Teschen was signed after this ruler threatened to intervene in the War of the Bavarian Succession.
The Treaty of Teschen was signed after this ruler threatened to intervene in the War of the Bavarian Succession. This ruler issued an Enlightenment-inspired law code called the Nakaz. Along with Joseph II and Frederick the Great, this ruler participated in the First Partition of Poland. A large dome-shaped diamond was gifted to this ruler by Grigory Orlov, who orchestrated the coup that put this ruler on the throne. This ruler faced the revolt of Yemelyan Pugachev, who claimed to be her dead husband Peter III. The Crimean Khanate was annexed during the reign of this ruler, who toured fake villages set up in the Crimea by her lover Grigory Potemkin. For 10 points, name this Russian empress.
The Treaty of Teschen was signed after this ruler threatened to intervene in the War of the Bavarian Succession.
Catherine the Great [or Catherine II; accept Yekaterina Alekseyevna; accept Yekaterina Velikaya; accept Sophie Friederike Auguste, Princess von Anhalt-Zerbst; prompt on Catherine; prompt on Yekaterina] 