Elizabeth Petrovna

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Elizabeth Petrovna was Empress of Russia from 1741 to 1762, known for her relatively peaceful reign, lavish court, and support of the arts and architecture during the Russian Enlightenment.

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instanceOf Empress of Russia
human
monarch
alsoKnownAs Elizaveta Petrovna NERFINISHED
architectEmployed Bartolomeo Rastrelli NERFINISHED
burialPlace Peter and Paul Cathedral NERFINISHED
cameToPowerBy coup d'état of 1741
children 0
conflictParticipatedIn Seven Years' War NERFINISHED
War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Russian Empire
dateOfBirth 1709-12-29
dateOfDeath 1762-01-05
dynasticTitle Autocrat of All the Russias NERFINISHED
educationPolicy support for higher education in Russia
era Russian Enlightenment NERFINISHED
father Peter the Great NERFINISHED
gender female
house House of Romanov NERFINISHED
implementedPolicy abolition of capital punishment in Russia in practice
knownFor lavish imperial court
opposition to Prussia in the Seven Years' War
patronage of architecture
patronage of arts
relatively peaceful reign
mother Catherine I of Russia NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage Russian
neverMarried true
patronOf Imperial Moscow University NERFINISHED
Russian Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED
Smolny Cathedral NERFINISHED
Winter Palace construction
placeOfBirth Moscow
placeOfDeath Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED
policy encouragement of Western European culture at court
support for the Russian Orthodox Church
support for the nobility
positionHeld Empress of Russia NERFINISHED
predecessor Ivan VI of Russia NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1762
reignStart 1741
religion Russian Orthodox Church
residence Summer Palace in Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED
Winter Palace NERFINISHED
spokeLanguage French
German
style Her Imperial Majesty
successor Peter III of Russia NERFINISHED
targetOfCoup Regency of Anna Leopoldovna NERFINISHED

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Elizabeth of Russia fullName Elizabeth Petrovna