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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 removed from power by his wife, Catherine II (the Great).
Key Points. Peter III was emperor of Russia for six months in 1762. It was his aunt, Empress Elizabeth, that chose him as her successor. Elizabeth invited her young nephew to Saint Petersburg, where he was received into the Orthodox Church and proclaimed heir in 1742.
May 21, 2018 · PETER III (1728–1762), emperor of Russia [1], January 5, 1762, to July 9, 1762. The future Peter III was born Karl Peter Ulrich in Kiel, Germany [2], in February 1728, the son of the duke of Holstein and Peter I [3]'s daughter Anna Petrovna, who died shortly after his birth.
