Van wie was Catharina II van Rusland?

Alexander Petrovich Yermolov (1754–1834) was a Russian favourite and the lover of Catherine the Great from 1785 to 1786.

Yermolov was presented to Catherine by Grigory Potemkin, tested by Anna Protasova and became Catherine's lover in 1785. He collaborated with the enemies of Potemkin and attempted to have Potemkin removed, and thereby lost his position. He went to Paris in the late 1780s and spent the rest of his life in Schloss Frohsdorf.

Ivan Nikolajevich Rimsky-Korsakov, né Korsav (29 June 1754 – 31 July 1831 in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire) was a Russian courtier and lover of Catherine the Great from 1778 to 1779.

Count Alexander Matveyevich Dmitriev-Mamonov (Russian: Александр Матвеевич Дмитриев-Мамонов; 30 September 1758 – 11 October 1803, buried in Donskoy Monastery) was a lover of Catherine II of Russia from 1786 to 1789.

Alexander Dmitrievich Lanskoy, also called Sashin'ka or Sasha, (19 March [O.S. 8 March] 1758 – 6 July [O.S. 25 June] 1784) was a Russian general, favourite and lover of Catherine the Great between 1780 and 1784. It has been said that "[a] look at [her] correspondence with her favorites gives the impression she only had tender feelings for one, Alexander Lanskoi."

Count Sergei Vasilievich Saltykov (Russian: Сергей Васильевич Салтыков, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej vɐˈsʲilʲjɪvʲɪtɕ səltɨˈkof]; c. 1722 – 1784) was a Russian officer (chamberlain) who became the first lover of Empress Catherine the Great after her arrival in Russia.

Count Semyon Zorich (1743–1799) was a Serbian-born Russian lieutenant-general and count of the Holy Roman Empire. He served Russia against the Prussians and Turks. A member of the Russian court, he was presented to Empress Catherine the Great by Grigory Potemkin and, after having been tested by Praskovja Bruce and doctor Rogerson, became the Empress' lover. He was most influential in the commercial development of Shklov and Mogilev.

Aleksandr Semënovič Vasil'čikov (in russo Александр Семёнович Васильчиков^?; Mosca, 1744 – Mosca, 1813) fu uno dei favoriti dell'imperatrice Caterina II dal 1772 al 1774.

Prince Platon Alexandrovich Zubov (Russian: Платон Александрович Зубов; November 26 [O.S. November 15] 1767 – April 19 [O.S. April 7] 1822) was the last of Catherine the Great's favourites and the most powerful man in the Russian Empire during the last years of her reign.

Grigori Aleksandrovitsj Potjomkin (ook: Potemkin, Russisch: Григорий Александрович Потёмкин) (24 september (OS: 13 september) 1739) – 16 oktober (OS: 5 oktober) 1791) was een Russische prins, maarschalk, staatsman en favoriet van Catherina II de Grote. Hij is vooral bekend om zijn pogingen de steppen van de Zuid-Oekraïne te koloniseren, die na het Verdrag van Küçük Kaynarca (1774) naar Rusland waren overgegaan. Steden gesticht door Potjomkin zijn onder andere Cherson, Mikolajev, Sebastopol, en Jekaterinoslav (nu Dnipro).

Grigori Grigorjewitsch Orlow (russisch Григорий Григорьевич Орлов, wiss. Transliteration Grigorij Grigor'evič Orlov; * 17. Oktober 1734; † 24. April 1783 in Moskau) war Geliebter Katharinas II. und Offizier der russischen Armee.

Stanislaus Anton Poniatowski (Pools: Stanisław Antoni Poniatowski) (Wołczyn, 17 januari 1732 - Sint-Petersburg, 12 februari 1798) was van 1764 tot 1795 als Stanislaus August de laatste koning van het zelfstandig Polen en Litouwen.