Petr III Fedorovich
EMPEROR OF RUSSIA
(Karl Peter Ulrich of Holstein-Gottorp)
Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov, Petr III Fedorovich (Karl Peter Ulrich), EMPEROR OF RUSSIA |
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Birth: |
21 Feb 1728 |
Kiel |
Death: |
17 Jul 1762 |
Ropsha |
Interred: |
Peter and Paul Cathedral, Sankt-Peterburg |
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Father: |
Karl Friedrich, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (b. 1700) | |
Mother: |
Anna Petrovna, Grand Duchess of Russia (b. 1708) | |
Spouse: |
Ekaterina II Alekseevna The Great, EMPRESS OF RUSSIA (b. 2.5.1729) | |
Married: |
1 Sep 1745, Sankt-Peterburg |
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Children: |
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Biography Notes |
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Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. Proclaimed Heir to the Russian Throne 1745. Reign 1762, abdicated 5 July 1762. Murdered at the Ropsha Estate. |
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