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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.
Elizabeth, empress of Russia from 1741 to 1761 (1762, New Style). She encouraged the development of education and art, founding Russia’s first university and the Academy of Arts and building the extravagant Winter Palace. During her reign Russia’s prestige as a major European power grew.
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 of Russia, also known as Elizaveta Petrovna, was the Empress of Russia from 1741 to 1762. She was a very powerful and popular monarch who led the country into two major European wars—the War of Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War.
History. Dec 06 2023. Georgy Manaev. Portrait of Russian Empress Elizabeth. Charles-André van Loo. Follow Russia Beyond on Facebook. The daughter of the first emperor managed to rule Russia...
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.
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.
