Elizabeth of Russia

sixth Empress of Russia from 1741 to 1762 (lived 1709-1762)

11 dated entries naming Elizabeth of Russia, drawn from 7 separate years between 1709 CE and 1762 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Elisabeth of Russia, Elizabeth I of Russia in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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18th century

  • 1709December 18 – Elizabeth of Russia, empress regnant of Russia (died 1762)source
  • 17416 December (N.S.) / 25 November (O.S.) – Elizabeth Petrovna stages a bloodless coup with the Preobrazhensky Regiment, deposes Ivan VI and Anna Leopoldovna, and is proclaimed Empress of Russia.source
  • 1741December 6 (November 25, O.S.) – Elizabeth of Russia becomes czarina after a palace coup.source
  • 174323 June - Adolf Frederik of Holstein-Gottorp, the candidate of Empress Elizabeth I of Russia, is elected heir to the Swedish throne.source
  • 17446 June - French agent Jacques-Joachim Trotti, marquis de la Chétardie is ordered to leave Russia within 24 hours by Empress Elizabeth, following intrigues against Alexey Bestuzhev.source
  • 1744June 13 – Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin is named as the new Chancellor of the Russian Empire by the Empress Elizabeth.source
  • 1745October 8 – The Empress Elizabeth of Russia agrees to provide the Electorate of Saxony with aid in its war against Prussia, but the agreement comes too late.source
  • 1756July 30 – Bartolomeo Rastrelli presents the newly built Catherine Palace at Tsarskoye Selo to Empress Elizabeth of Russia and her court.source
  • 1762January 5 – Peter III succeeds Empress Elisabeth of Russia. Peter immediately opens peace negotiations with Prussia.source
  • 1762January 5 – Empress Elizabeth of Russia (born 1709)source
  • 1762January 5 – Empress Elisabeth of Russia dies, and is succeeded by her nephew Peter III. Peter, an admirer of Frederick the Great, immediately opens peace negotiations with the Prussians.source

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