For 10 points, name this title held by Anna, Elizabeth, Catherine I, and Catherine the Great.
One woman to hold this title, who previously served as Duchess of Courland, forced her court jester to marry an elderly woman inside an opulent house made of ice, in a lavish celebration that included a parade of ethnically curious people from her realm. While that woman held this title, she had a majority-German royal court, including general Burkhard Christoph von MÃ¼nnich and advisor Ernst Johann von Biron. The first woman to hold this title formed a body of advisors called the Supreme Privy Council. Another woman, who kept a promise never to execute anyone while holding this title, ascended in a 1741 coup and died in what was dubbed the âSecond Miracle of the House of Brandenburg,â prompting the end of the Seven Yearsâ War. The last woman to hold this title concluded the Treaty of Kuchuk Kainarji with the Ottomans and relied on the advice of favorites Grigory Orlov and Grigory Potemkin. For 10 points, name this title held by Anna, Elizabeth, Catherine I, and Catherine the Great.
One woman to hold this title, who previously served as Duchess of Courland, forced her court jester to marry an elderly woman inside an opulent house made of ice, in a lavish celebration that included a parade of ethnically curious people from her realm.
Empress of Russia [or Emperor of Russia; or Tsaritsa; or Tsar; accept Tsarina or any answer indicating royal ruler of Russia; prompt on more general answers such as âempressâ or âemperorâ]