Treaty of Saint Petersburg
Saves Frederick from almost total defeat, Peter loans Frederick a Russian army corp. Ends the war between Prussia & Russia
Role range: 1756-1763 – 1762-1762
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Peter III Biography and Timeline
Follow Peter III through 11 dated historical records for Russia.
Peter III, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
11Distinct records
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1762–1762Years on this page
1762
Coup
Death of Peter III, at the hands of Alexei Orlov (younger brother to Gregory Orlov, then court favorite and a participant in the coup)
Role range: 1917-1918
Partition
Russia, Prussia and Austria sign a Treaty agreeing on the partition of Poland
Role range: 1756-1763 – 1762-1762
Rule of Poland
Russia, Prussia and Austria sign a Treaty agreeing on the partition of Poland
Role range: 1756-1763 – 1762-1762
Winter Palace
The Winter Palace, triumph of lavish rococo style, is begun in St. Petersburg
Role range: 1762-1762
Abdication
Assassinated after the abdication & succeeded by his wife Catherine II
Role range: 1762-1762
Death of Peter III
Assassinated after the abdication & succeeded by his wife Catherine II
Role range: 1762-1762
Emancipation
Peter III emancipates the nobles from state service, allowing development of a leisured, cultured class
Role range: 1762-1762
Succession
Succeeds as Tsar of Russia
Role range: 1762-1762
Abdication
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
Role range: 1756-1763 – 1762-1762
Assassination of Peter III
Assassinated after the abdication & succeeded by his wife Catherine II
Role range: 1756-1763 – 1762-1762
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.