Catherine I, also known as Catherine the Great, (born 7 May 1729), was Queen of Youngia from 9 July 1762 until 17 November 1802, forty years. Under her direct rule the Youngian Empire expanded, improved it's adminstration, and continued its modernization. In 1785 Catherine conferred on the nobility the Charter to the Nobility, increasing further the power of the landed oligarchs. Nobles in each district elected a Marshal of the Nobility who spoke on their behalf to the monarch on issues of concern to them—mainly economic ones.