Katherine of Alexandria

1745. The reigning Empress Elizabeth Petrovna is barren. The only heir is her weak-minded nephew Peter III. Elizabeth cannot allow Peter to ascend the throne, so she decides to marry the crown prince, wait for the birth of her son, and then take the boy and raise him as a real Russian emperor herself. Brides are coming to St. Petersburg. Among them is the lovely Fike - the young princess Sophia Frederica from an impoverished branch of Prussian kings. The girl, dreaming of a fairy tale, went to distant, mysterious Russia for great love and happiness. However, here she is destined to face conspiracies of courtiers and spies, ruthless palace intrigues, the cruel calculation of the empress and the indifference of her future husband. She, and then her children, are in mortal danger. To defend her dream of love, Catherine will have to get rid of the power of people who are trying to destroy her. Die is cast. Catherine begins the fight for the throne. But will she be happy?