Elizabeth Petrovna

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Elizabeth Petrovna was Empress of Russia from 1741 to 1762, known for her relatively peaceful reign, lavish court, and support of the arts and architecture during the Russian Enlightenment.

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instanceOf Empress of Russia
human
monarch
alsoKnownAs Elizaveta Petrovna
architectEmployed Bartolomeo Rastrelli
burialPlace Peter and Paul Cathedral
cameToPowerBy coup d'état of 1741
children 0
conflictParticipatedIn Seven Years' War
War of the Austrian Succession
countryOfCitizenship Russian Empire
dateOfBirth 1709-12-29
dateOfDeath 1762-01-05
dynasticTitle Autocrat of All the Russias
educationPolicy support for higher education in Russia
era Russian Enlightenment
father Peter the Great
gender female
house House of Romanov
implementedPolicy abolition of capital punishment in Russia in practice
knownFor lavish imperial court
opposition to Prussia in the Seven Years' War
patronage of architecture
patronage of arts
relatively peaceful reign
mother Catherine I of Russia
nativeLanguage Russian
neverMarried true
patronOf Imperial Moscow University
Russian Academy of Sciences
Smolny Cathedral
Winter Palace construction
placeOfBirth Moscow
placeOfDeath Saint Petersburg
policy encouragement of Western European culture at court
support for the Russian Orthodox Church
support for the nobility
positionHeld Empress of Russia
predecessor Ivan VI of Russia
reignEnd 1762
reignStart 1741
religion Russian Orthodox Church
residence Summer Palace in Saint Petersburg
Winter Palace
spokeLanguage French
German
style Her Imperial Majesty
successor Peter III of Russia
targetOfCoup Regency of Anna Leopoldovna

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Elizabeth of Russia fullName Elizabeth Petrovna
Regency for Ivan VI of Russia overthrownBy Elizabeth Petrovna