Historical Figure
Tsar Peter III of Russia
b. 1728
Emperor of Russia in 1762
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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.
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Born Karl Peter Ulrich in Kiel, in the German duchy of Holstein-Gottorp. Grandson of Peter the Great through his mother. Orphaned young. Raised by tutors who reportedly mistreated him.
Married Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst, who took the name Catherine upon converting to Russian Orthodoxy. It wasn't a love match. He played with toy soldiers while she read Voltaire and cultivated allies.
Became Emperor of Russia. Immediately made himself unpopular by pulling out of the Seven Years' War and giving back conquered territory to Prussia, whose king Frederick he idolized. Nobles and the military were furious.
Overthrown in a coup led by his wife Catherine, backed by the Imperial Guard. His reign lasted 186 days. He'd abolished the secret police, freed nobles from military service, and equalized religions. None of it saved him.
Died under house arrest at Ropsha, a week after his overthrow. The official cause was hemorrhoids. Voltaire and others didn't buy it. Catherine's allies almost certainly killed him.
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