[DOC] [TLE] Peter III of Russia - Wikipedia [PAR] Peter III (21 February 1728  17 July [O.S. 6 July] 1762) (Russian:  III 
, Pyotr III ... In 1739, Peter's father died, and he became Duke of 
Holstein-Gottorp as ... became Empress of Russia, she brought Peter from 
Germany to Russia and .... The reign of Peter III is cast by Palmer as progressive 
for its focus on... [DOC] [TLE] Catherine the Great - Wikipedia [PAR] Catherine II of Russia also known as Catherine the Great was the most renowned 
and the ... An admirer of Peter the Great, Catherine continued to modernise 
Russia .... She became friends with Princess Ekaterina Vorontsova-Dashkova, 
the sister ... to the throne as Emperor Peter III, and Catherine became empress 
consort. [DOC] [TLE] Murder of Tsar Paul I | History Today [PAR] ... from her feeble-minded husband, Tsar Peter III, and had him killed in 1762, ... 
centre of affairs at St Petersburg, where Paul could play at soldiers and hold ... as 
the empress neared her death, it seemed that she might name Alexander, not 
Paul, as her successor. ... Paul was soon found cowering in terror behind a 
screen. [DOC] [TLE] Full text of "Peter III, Emperor of Russia: the story of a crisis and a ... [PAR] The reign of Peter III. coincides with perhaps the most acute diplomatic crisis, not 
... innocent of countermanding the Empress Elizabeth's orders, as she accuses 
him of doing. .... t PETER m, EMPEROR OF RUSSIA when he was only ten dajrs 
old. ..... Very shortly after his Serene Highness had thus become an Imperial... [DOC] [TLE] W4343: Imperial Russia - Columbia University [PAR] 862, The Varangian (Viking) Rurik becomes ruler of Novgorod .... Ivan VI (
maternal grandson of Catherine, sister of Anne; deposed, died 1764). 1741-1762 
... 1762. Peter III (son of Anne, sister of Elizabeth, and Charles Frederick of 
Holstein-Gottorp; ... She married the duke of Courland in 1710, and he died soon 
thereafter. [DOC] [TLE] Peter III of Russia - Topics [PAR] Peter III (21 February 1728  17 July [ O.S. 6 July] 1762) ( Russian :  III ... He 
was deposed and possibly assassinated as a result of a conspiracy led by his ... 
became Empress of Russia, she brought Peter from Germany to Russia and .... 
Shortly thereafter, he was transported to Ropsha, where he was supposedly... [DOC] [TLE] catherine the great - Search-ID.com [PAR] Catherine II, calle Catherine the Great (Russian:  II , 
Yekaterina II Velikaya; ... 1783; In 1762 Peter III was deposed, she became 
reigning empress & poor ol' Pete was murdered shortly thereafter; In 1752 suave 
... was then Prussia, she became ruler of Russia following the murder of her 
husband Peter III... [DOC] [TLE] The History Book Club - RUSSIA : CATHERINE THE GREAT ... [PAR] May 21, 2012 ... Elizabeth had vowed that if she became Empress that she would not sign a 
single ..... Shortly thereafter, he was transported to Ropsha where he was 
supposedly assassinated. ... Reform and Regicide: The Reign of Peter III of 
Russia ..... Peter III (1762, supposedly a conspiracy led by his wife, Catherine the
... [DOC] [TLE] "Punishment by Penance in 18th-Century Russia: Church Practices ... [PAR] It is well known that in the 20 years of Empress Elizabeth's reign, from 1741 to 
1761, the .... In these documents, the very concept of capital punishment became 
tightly .... In 1762--that is, during Peter III's brief reign--Filin Tikhonov, a serf 
belonging to ... She died shortly afterward, and her body disappeared toward 
evening. [DOC] [TLE] Paul I, Tsar of Russia, son of Catherine II, the Great, and Peter III ... [PAR] Paul I, Tsar of Russia, son of Catherine II, the Great, and Peter III. ... If Paul really 
was Peter's son, he suffered from a lack of genetic diversity on both sides of

Question: In 1762 Peter III was deposed, she became reigning empress & poor ol' Pete was murdered shortly thereafter
Answer: Catherine the Great