Abdication1762
Assassinated after the abdication & succeeded by his wife Catherine II
Historical person
Peter III Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Peter III, based on 11 World History Database records associated with Russia.
11 records1762–176210 events2 places
Chronological biography
1762
Abdication1762
Deposed by a group of nobles led by Orlov & with the connivance of his wife. Assassinated after the abdication & succeeded by his wife Catherine II
Assassination of Peter III1762
Assassinated after the abdication & succeeded by his wife Catherine II
Death of Peter III1762
Assassinated after the abdication & succeeded by his wife Catherine II
Emancipation1762
Peter III emancipates the nobles from state service, allowing development of a leisured, cultured class
Succession1762
Succeeds as Tsar of Russia
Winter Palace1762
The Winter Palace, triumph of lavish rococo style, is begun in St. Petersburg
Treaty of Saint Petersburg15 May 1762
Saves Frederick from almost total defeat, Peter loans Frederick a Russian army corp. Ends the war between Prussia & Russia
Coup17 July 1762
Death of Peter III, at the hands of Alexei Orlov (younger brother to Gregory Orlov, then court favorite and a participant in the coup)
Partition5 August 1762
Russia, Prussia and Austria sign a Treaty agreeing on the partition of Poland
Rule of Poland5 August 1762
Russia, Prussia and Austria sign a Treaty agreeing on the partition of Poland
Titles and roles
Tsar
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.