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Tsar Peter III of Russia

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Tsar Peter III of Russia

b. 1728

Emperor of Russia in 1762

Enlightenment

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Birth

1728 February 21, 1728 →

Biography

Peter III Fyodorovich was Emperor of Russia from 5 January 1762 until 9 July of the same year, when he was overthrown by his wife, Catherine II. He was born in the German city of Kiel as Charles Peter Ulrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, the grandson of Peter the Great and great-grandson of Charles XI of Sweden.

Source: Wikipedia · Compiled March 2026 · AI-summarized

Timeline

1728
Birth

husband of Catherine the Great (d. 1762)

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