Catherine II the Great14 July 1762
In the course of July 13 and July 14, the revolt of the Leib Guard removes Peter from the throne and proclaimes Catherine as reigning Empress
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In the course of July 13 and July 14, the revolt of the Leib Guard removes Peter from the throne and proclaimes Catherine as reigning Empress
Catherines ascension manifesto justifies her succession by citing the "unanimous election" but many regard her reign as a usurpation, tolerable only during the minority of Grand Duke Paul. Although not descended from any Russian Emperor, Catherine succeeds her husband and becomes reigning Empress, following an earlier precedent when Catherine I succeeded Peter I in 1725
Peter succeeds to the throne as Peter III of Russia and moves into the new Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Catherine thus becomes Empress Consort of Russia
Succeeds as Tsar of Russia
Succeeds as Tsar of Russia, son of Peter III & Catherine the Great
Succeeds his murdered father Paul I as Emperor of Russia.
Succeeds as Tsar of Russia.
Becomes heir apparrent on the death of his elder brother Nikolay
Succeeds as Tsar of Russia, Succeeds his father Alexander II
Succeeds as Tsar of Russia, Eldest son of Alexander III
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