Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Grigory Orlov, muzukuru womupanduki muStreltsy Uprising (1698) mukurwisana naPeter Mukuru, akazviratidza amene mu
Hondo yeZorndorf (25 Nyamavhuvhu 1758), achigamuchira maronda matatu. Iye aimiririra chinopesana nechimiro chaPeter chokutsigira Prussia, icho Catherine akanga asingabvumirani nacho. Pakazosvika 1759, Catherine naye vakanga vava vadikani; hapana akaudza murume waCatherine, Grand Duke Peter. Catherine akaona Orlov achibatsira zvikuru, uye akazoita basa guru mu 28 June 1762 "coup d'état" kurwisa murume wake, asi akasarudza kuramba ari mambokadzi wechirikadzi weRussia pane kuroora chero munhu.