Peter III of Russia

Peter III Fyodorovich (;   ) was Emperor of Russia from 5 January 1762 until 9 July of the same year, when he was removed from power by his wife, Catherine II (the Great). He was born in the German city of Kiel as Charles Peter Ulrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (), but he was a grandson of Peter the Great and a great-grandson of Charles XI of Sweden.

Category:1728 births
Category:1762 deaths
Category:Emperors and Empresses of Russia