Ranar 16 ga Nuwamba, 1796, Catherine ta tashi da sassafe kuma tana da kofi na safe da ta saba , ba da daɗewa ba ta zauna don yin aiki a kan takarda;ta gaya wa kuyangar uwargidanta, Maria Perekusikhina, cewa ta yi barci fiye da yadda ta dade.Can bayan 9:00 aka same ta a falon fuskarta a shanye, bugun bugunta ya raunata, numfashin ta ya yi kasa-kasa da nakuda.Ta rasu ne da yamma da misalin karfe 9:45 na dare.Ɗan Catherine Paul ya gaji sarautar.Ya yi mulki har zuwa 1801 lokacin da aka kashe shi.Alexander I ya ci sarauta a ranar 23 ga Maris 1801 kuma aka nada shi a Kremlin a ranar 15 ga Satumba na waccan shekarar.