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Elizabeth I of Russia

(1709—1761)


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(1709–1761; r. 1741–1761),

empress and grand duchess of Russia. The second daughter of Peter I the Great (1672–1725; r. 1682–1725) and his second wife, Catherine (1684–1727), Elizabeth was born under ...

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Elizabeth I of Russia (1709–1761)
in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History Length: 635 words

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