The rise of catherine the great princess tarakanova is throw into prison as alexey orlov pleads for her freedom. Ekaterina ii confronts nikita panin about his secret dealings, but keeps him close in the nation's moment of need. Nikita panin prepared for retirement, but ends up disappointed.
Generals potemkin and vasilievich devise a strategy to defeat the ottoman. After receiving her new name, ekaterina is baptised and prepares for her wedding to pyotr. 1779 everyone already calls empress catherine ii the great at the instigation of her closest.
Luckily, no one else is infected, but the fate of anna is uncertain. Ekaterina digs deeper into princess tarakanova's history with the help of some old friends. Princess tarakanova raises the morale of her new friends and protectors. Little does she know the affairs of her mother begin to jeopardize her chances of remaining safe.
Count panin falls deeper into his. With marina aleksandrova, michael gor, vladimir yaglych, pavel tabakov. With marina aleksandrova, michael gor, anna kovalchuk, pavel tabakov. Anna petrovna storms in, bringing along with her a deadly black small pox disease.