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Empress Catherine II Declares She Seizes Russian Throne
A long Petersbourg report describes Catherine II announcing her seizure of the Russian throne on May 6th after the death of Peter II. It details conspiracies by Osterman and Munich, the exile of Anthony Ulrich and his family, and the promulgation of a new succession order to favor Catherine and her descendants.
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Evizabetuh
O.S
Russias
Catherine Alexiewna
Peter the Second
Russia
Imperial Anne
Imperial Elizabeth
d’Osterman
Peter the Segend
Ofterman
John
Anthony Ulrich
Brunswick-Lunenbourg
Anne
All Rusia
Folin
Brunswick- Lunehbourg
Mecklenbourg
Count Munich
O. S
Prince Fobn
Folz
Count d’Osterman
Anthony
Ulrick
Catherine
Petersbourg
Anthony Ulrich of
Brunswick
Prince John
Germany
Prince Lewis
Finland
Dolgorucky
Peter
Prince of
Herft-Hombourg
Marshal Lacy
Czerkaski
M. Bertucheff
Count Gallowin
Ufchakov
Kurakin
Trubezkov
Narefschin
Duke
Holstein
Kiel