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Peter III Fyodorovich ( Russian: Пётр III Фёдорович, romanized : Pyotr III Fyodorovich; 21 February [ O.S. 10 February] 1728 – 17 July [ O.S. 6 July] 1762) was Emperor of Russia from 5 January 1762 until 9 July of the same year, when he was overthrown by his wife, Catherine II (the Great). He was born in the German city of Kiel ...
Jul 14, 2024 · Peter III, emperor of Russia from January 5, 1762 (December 25, 1761, Old Style), to July 9 (June 28, Old Style), 1762. Peter alienated virtually the entire Russian political and religious establishment during his short time as emperor. He was overthrown in a plot led by his wife, and she succeeded him as Catherine II.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Peter III was emperor of Russia for a mere six months in 1762 before he was overthrown by his wife, Catherine the Great, and assassinated in 1762. Search. 2024 Olympians; History & Culture;
Peter III Fyodorovich ( Russian: Пётр III Фёдорович, romanized: Pyotr III Fyodorovich; 21 February [ O.S. 10 February] 1728 – 17 July [ O.S. 6 July] 1762) was Emperor of Russia from 5 January 1762 until 9 July of the same year, when he was removed from power by his wife, Catherine II (the Great). He was born in the German city of ...
May 12, 2020 · The future Peter III was born Karl Peter Ulrich in 1728, in Kiel, Germany. His mother was the daughter of Russia’s Peter the Great , and his father the nephew of Sweden’s Charles XII.
May 17, 2020 · Catherine became suspicious of Peter's intentions once he took the throne. Peter III ascended as the Tsar of Russia in January of 1762–but by then, Catherine had already learned a lot about ...
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Peter III. Born: Kiel, Holstein-Gottorp, 21 February 1726. Died: Ropsha, 6 (17) July 1762. Reigned: 1762. The son of the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Karl Friedrich, and the Peter the Great's daughter, Anna Petrovna (1708-1728), the future Emperor Peter II was born in the German port city of Kiel in1728 and, until he accepted the Orthodox faith ...
