Catherine the Great's Charter to the Nobility of 1785

The Romanov Dynasty: Rise, Power, and Bloody End — Fexingo History · Jul 8, 2026 · 7m · transcript

In this episode of the Romanov Dynasty series, Lucas and Luna explore Catherine the Great's pivotal Charter to the Nobility of 1785, a document that defined the rights and privileges of the Russian dvorianstvo for over a century. They discuss how the charter consolidated noble power, exempted nobles from taxes and corporal punishment, and created a corporate identity through provincial assemblies. The conversation also touches on the parallel Charter to the Towns, which established a limited urban governance structure and created the merchant guilds. Lucas explains how these charters…