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Assassination of Peter III

Name: Assassination of Peter III – Russia factsheet records
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Russia · House / House of Orlov. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1762Date range

1Named people

0Places

Chronological records

1762

Orlov1762

House / House of Orlov

Strangles Peter III in plot to place Catherine II on the throne

Names involved

Orlov

Provenance

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