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Biography of Empress Elizabeth of Russia. Home. Famous people. The Romanovs family. Elizabeth. Born: Kolomenskoe, Moscow, 19 December 1709. Died: St. Petersburg, 25 December 1761 (5 January 1762) Reigned: 1741-1761 (1762)
Elizabeth or Elizaveta Petrovna reigned as Empress of Russia from 1741 until her death in 1762. She remains one of the most popular Russian monarchs because of her decision not to execute a single person during her reign, her numerous construction projects, and her strong opposition to Prussian policies.
May 8, 2018 · ELIZABETH (RUSSIA) (1709 – 1762; ruled 1741 – 1762), empress of Russia. Elizabeth Petrovna, the daughter of Peter the Great and his second wife, Catherine, reigned as empress for over twenty years.
History. Dec 06 2023. Georgy Manaev. Portrait of Russian Empress Elizabeth. Charles-André van Loo. Follow Russia Beyond on Telegram. The daughter of the first emperor managed to rule Russia...
Oct 10, 2016 · The future Empress Elizabeth of Russia was born on 29 December 1709 as the daughter of Peter the Great and Catherine I of Russia. She and her sister Anna were the only two children of their parents to survive to adulthood.
Elizabeth or Elizaveta Petrovna ( Russian: Елизаве́та Петро́вна; 29 December [ O.S. 18 December] 1709 – 5 January [ O.S. 25 December] 1762) reigned as Empress of Russia from 1741 until her death in 1762. She is one of the most popular Russian monarchs because of her decision not to execute a single person during her reign ...
Elizabeth was the youngest daughter of Peter the Great, so according to the rule book she had to wait until her father’s grandson - Peter II - and her eldest sister Anna had their turns ruling...
