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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
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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
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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
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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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