65 H M Empress Jekaterina II Aleksejevna of Russia

H M Empress Jekaterina II Aleksejevna of Russia ✶ 21 April/2 May 1729 in Stettin, Pomerania ✟ 6/17 November 1796 in S:t Petersburg Appointed The Royal Palace of Stockholm 21 November 1763 motto Missing shield Painted 1785 by Lars Bolander. The inscription changed 1788 by the same artist. other awards None Biography The daughter of …

61 HSH Prince Wilhelm August of Holstein-Gottorp

HSH Prince Wilhelm August of Holstein-Gottorp ✶ 18 January 1753 in Riesenburg, Ostpreussen ✟ 14 July 1774 at Baltic Sea Appointed Stockholm The Royal Palace of Stockholm 28 April 1762 Assigned the collar, unknown when motto Missing shield Painted by C G Eckstein other awards None Biography Second son of Prince Georg Ludwig, a younger …