Peter III of Russia belongs to the political record as a figure whose decisions outlasted the moment that produced them.
The record lists Peter III of Russia as The seventh Emperor of Russia (1762).
Peter III of Russia was born at Kiel in 1728. His recorded nationality is Russia.
Revolution and constitution-writing defined this period; the question of who counts as a citizen was opened and only partly answered.
The offices held were Emperor of all the Russias (1761–1762) and Head of the House of Romanov.
He is described as monarch.
Political reputations are settled slowly, and rarely by the people who made them.
Recognition followed: Order of the Black Eagle, Order of the White Eagle, Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky and Order of St. Andrew.
That the career was made in Russia is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
Peter III of Russia died in 1762, aged 34. The assessment continues, as it does for anyone who held power - which is the ordinary fate of a political life.
Achievements
- Emperor of all the Russias (1761–1762)
- Head of the House of Romanov
- Order of the Black Eagle
- Order of the White Eagle
- Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky
- Order of St. Andrew
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