Was there ever a princess named Katyria?

Question

Was there ever a princess named Katyria?

Answer 1

I googled and could only find references to Katyria in fictional books.

best of luck to you!

Answer 2

Yes she originated from russia! I just learned about her in this book!

Answer 3

maybe a fictional princess

Answer 4

Are you perhaps thinking of Yekaterina Alekseyevna of Russia, also known as Catherine II, or "Catherine the Great"--a prime example of the "enlightened despot"?

Catherine (1729-1796) succeeded her husband Peter I, reigning as Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796:

---During Catherine's reign, an extended Russian Empire absorbed the Crimea, the right bank of the Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, and Courland.

---After winning the Russo-Turkish War (1768-74), Russia became the dominant power in Southeastern Europe.

---Famed for her patronage of the arts, Catherine saw herself as a philosopher; the Hermitage Museum began as her own personal collection.

---Catherine ruthlessly murdered Tsar Ivan VI as well as killing several pretenders to the Russian throne.  

---She was intolerant of the peasants particularly after the Pugachev Rebellion.

---She took many lovers.