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Empress Elizabeth Seizes Russian Throne In Coup
An account details the plot by Russian nobles and foreigners to replace Peter III with Princess Elizabeth. Key players include Count Munich, Osterman, and Kreis Caszksi. The coup triggers swift arrests, a proclaimed Empress, and promising amnesty for the regent family while signaling a potential swift war with Sweden and looming investigations into implicated leaders.
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Ter
John
Elizabeth
Peter
Brunswick
Munich
Sweden
Wilmanstrand
Petersburgh
Czerkaski
Larci
Hesle-Homburg
Anthony of
Brunswick Wolfenbuttle
Osterman
Golofxin
Mingden
Peter Jr
Czerkatki
Empress Elizabeth
Lacy
Mecklemburgh
Stralsund
Offerman
Goldfkin
Duke of
Courland
Moscow
Russia
Europe
Hesse-Homburg
Mengden
d’Offerman
Strockhalm
Count de Lewenhaupt
Finland
Peerburgh
Sje
Prussia
Berlin
Wartenburgh
Silesia
Sj,e