Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitlePERILOUS ROYAL BIOGRAPHY: REPRESENTATIONS OF CATHERINE II IMMEDIATELY AFTER HER SEIZURE OF THE THRONE.AuthorsDawson, RuthAbstractFocuses on the biography of Catherine II, Empress of Russia. Sexual aspects of a royal wife's biography; Primary function of royal wives; Woman's struggle against an abusive man; Catherine's seizure of the throne.SubjectsCATHERINE II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796; BIOGRAPHIES; KINGS &; rulers; WIVES; WOMEN; THRONESPublicationBiography: An Interdisciplinary Quarterly, 2004, Vol 27, Issue 3, p517ISSN0162-4962Publication typeArticleDOI10.1353/bio.2004.0056