![]() ![]() ĭespite his generally poor reputation, Peter made some progressive reforms during his short reign. However, another theory is that his death was unplanned, resulting from a drunken brawl with one of his guards. ![]() Peter died in captivity soon after his overthrow, perhaps with Catherine's approval as part of the coup conspiracy. He was deposed by troops loyal to his wife, Catherine, who, despite her own German origins, was a Russian nationalist. He immediately switched sides in the war and withdrew his troops from Prussia, undoing hard-earned gains. The two countries were on opposing sides of the Seven Years' War, and Russian troops were threatening Berlin at the time of Peter's accession to the throne. Peter III could barely speak Russian and pursued a strongly pro- Prussian policy, which made him an unpopular leader. ![]() He was born in the German city of Kiel as Charles Peter Ulrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp ( German: Karl Peter Ulrich von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp), but he was a grandson of Peter the Great and a great-grandson of Charles XI of Sweden. Peter III Fyodorovich ( Russian: Пётр III Фёдорович, romanized: Pyotr III Fyodorovich 21 February 1728 – 17 July 1762) was Emperor of Russia from 5 January 1762 until 9 July of the same year, when he was overthrown by his wife, Catherine II (the Great). ![]() Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp ![]()
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