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Peter III

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Peter III (1728-1762)

Tsar of Russia 1762. Weak-minded son of Peter I's eldest daughter, Anne, he was adopted in 1741 by his aunt Elizabeth, Empress of Russia, and at her command married the future Catherine II in 1745. He was deposed in favour of his wife and probably murdered by her lover, Alexius Orlov.



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