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Young Elizabeth in the 1720s, painted by Ivan Nikitich Nikitin.. Elizabeth was born at Kolomenskoye, near Moscow, Russia, on 18 December 1709 ().Her parents were Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia and Catherine. [2]
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia (born Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine; 1 November 1864 – 18 July 1918) was a German Hessian and Rhenish princess of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt, and the wife of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia, the fifth son of Emperor Alexander II of Russia and Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine.
Elizabeth was 17 years old and Adolf was 26. After the wedding, the couple stayed in Russia for some time until they moved to Germany and took up residence in Castle Biebrich in Wiesbaden. Elizabeth, now Duchess of Nassau, was popular among the people. Sculpture of Elizabeth Mikhailovna at the St. Elizabeth Church in Wiesbaden
Elizabeth Petrovna later, Elizabeth, Empress of Russia: Peter Alexeievich: 29 December 1709 [4] 5 January 1762 [5] Ascended the throne in 1741. [4] Natalya Alexeyevna: Alexei Petrovich: 21 July 1714: 22 November 1728: Died unmarried. Anna Leopoldovna: Karl Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg: 18 December 1718: 19 March 1746: Duke Anton Ulrich of ...
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna of Russia (Russian: Елизавета Маврикиевна, née Princess Elisabeth Auguste Marie Agnes of Saxe-Altenburg; 25 January [O.S. 13 January] 1865 – 24 March 1927) was a Russian Grand Duchess by marriage. She was the wife of Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia (1858–1915).
Articles relating to Elizabeth of Russia (1709–1762, reigned 1741–1762) and her reign. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Katrin Ivanova, 33, is on trial accused of carrying out surveillance on individuals and places of interest to Russia for more than two years. ... (Elizabeth Cook/PA) Later, the 33-year-old claimed ...
Elizabeth would be the last of the direct Romanovs to rule Russia. Elizabeth declared her nephew, Peter, to be her heir. Peter, who would rule as Peter III, was a German prince of the House of Holstein-Gottorp before arriving in Russia to assume the imperial title. He and his German wife Sophia changed their name to Romanov upon inheriting the ...