Tsarina Elizabeth of Russia dies

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 2.2.1.00: Slavic and Russian Writing and Culture: Old, Medieval and Tsarist, 700-1917.
Vol. editors: Neil Cornwell (University of Bristol), Roman Koropeckyj (University of California, Los Angeles), Andrei Rogatchevski (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway)

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Date of occurrence 1762-01-05

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Russia (Location)

On the death of Tsarina Elizabeth of Russia, she is succeeded by Peter III. He aims at securing a peaceful end to the Seven Years' War, but is assassinated after only six months on the throne, in July 1762. His wife, a conspirator in his overthrow, becomes the next Tsarina as Catherine II (known as Catherine the Great).

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Tsarina Elizabeth of Russia dies". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=17777, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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