num_pages: 286
description: Born to obscurity in a small German principality, Princess August Fredericka was destined to become one of Russia's most famous rulers - Catherine the Great. Married in her early teens to the deformed and immature heir, Grand Duke Peter, Catherine's early life in Russia was one of intrigue and plotting - often at the hands of her predecessor, Empress Elizabeth. but finally, with the help of her lover and the backing of the people who loved her, she ascended the imperial throne to begin a long and successful reign. Imperial Highness is the first part of a spellbinding trilogy about the life Catherine the Great, set against the turbulent background of Tsarist Russia.
language: English
title: Imperial Highness
titlecomplete: Imperial Highness (Romanov Trilogy, #1)
characters: Catherine the Great
genres: Historical, 18th Century, Romanovs, Russia, Romance, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 211
series: Romanov Trilogy
publisher: Chivers North Amer