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Peter III of Russia.
Peter III |
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Reign | 5 January 1762 – 9 July 1762 |
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Predecessor | Elizabeth |
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Successor | Catherine II |
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Reign | 18 June 1739 – 9 July 1762 |
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Predecessor | Charles Frederick |
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Successor | Paul |
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Born | Karl Peter Ulrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1728-02-21)21 February 1728 Kiel, Holstein-Gottorp, Duchy of Holstein |
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Died | 17 July 1762(1762-07-17) (aged 34) Ropsha, Russian Empire |
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Burial | Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg |
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Issue |
- Paul I
- Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia
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House | Romanov-Holstein-Gottorp |
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Father | Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp |
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Mother | Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia |
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Religion | Russian Orthodox prev. Lutheran |
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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). He was born in the German city of Kiel as Charles Peter Ulrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (German: Karl Peter Ulrich von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp), but he was a grandson of Peter the Great and a great-grandson of Charles XI of Sweden.
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