Peter III of Russia

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Peter III of Russia was an 18th-century Emperor of Russia whose short and unpopular reign ended in a coup that brought his wife, Catherine the Great, to power.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Emperor Peter III of Russia 1
Peter III Fyodorovich 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Emperor of Russia
member of the House of Holstein-Gottorp
monarch
nobleman
ally Frederick II of Prussia
alsoKnownAs Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
surface form: Karl Peter Ulrich of Holstein-Gottorp
birthDate 1728-02-21
birthName Karl Peter Ulrich
birthPlace Duchy of Holstein
surface form: Duchy of Holstein-Gottorp

Kiel
burialPlace Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg
surface form: Peter and Paul Cathedral
causeOfDeath homicide
child Paul I of Russia
convertedTo Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
coronationDate 1762-01-05
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Holstein
Russian Empire
deathDate 1762-07-17
deathPlace Ropsha
Russian Empire
era 18th century
father Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
surface form: Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
fullName Peter III of Russia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Peter III Fyodorovich
grandfather Peter the Great
grandmother Catherine I of Russia
house House of Oldenburg
surface form: House of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov
languageSpoken German
Russian
mannerOfDeath assassination
mother Anna Petrovna
surface form: Anna Petrovna of Russia
notableAction concluded peace with Prussia
issued manifesto on the freedom of the nobility
withdrew Russia from the Seven Years' War
notableEvent Seven Years' War policy reversal
deposed in a coup d’état in 1762
positionHeld Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Tsar of Russia
surface form: Emperor of Russia
predecessor Elizabeth of Russia
previousReligion Lutheranism
reignEnd 1762-07-09
reignStart 1762-01-05
relatedTo House of Romanov
surface form: Romanov dynasty
religion Russian Orthodox Church
spouse Catherine II of Russia
spouseFrom 1745
spouseTo 1762
successor Catherine II of Russia
title Imperator and Autocrat of All the Russias

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anna Petrovna child Peter III of Russia
Paul I of Russia father Peter III of Russia
Peter III of Russia fullName Peter III of Russia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Peter III Fyodorovich
House of Romanov hasMember Peter III of Russia
Anna Petrovna motherOf Peter III of Russia
House of Oldenburg notableMember Peter III of Russia
Emperor of All the Russias officeHolder Peter III of Russia
Nicholas Hoult playedCharacter Peter III of Russia
this entity surface form: Emperor Peter III of Russia
Catherine II of Russia predecessor Peter III of Russia
Catherine II of Russia spouse Peter III of Russia
Tsarina Elizabeth of Russia successor Peter III of Russia
subject surface form: Elizabeth of Russia
Elizabeth of Russia successor Peter III of Russia