Peter III

American  

noun

1. 1728–62, czar of Russia 1762 (husband of Catherine II; father of Paul I).

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Peter III British  

noun

1. 1728–62, grandson of Peter I and tsar of Russia (1762): deposed in a coup d'état led by his wife (later Catherine II); assassinated

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Example Sentences

Should win: Hoult, playing a vain, unpredictable, glass-breaking, headbutting and unethical Peter III of Russia in “The Great,” sucking the oxygen from every scene.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2022

It is true that Catherine was betrothed to Peter III of Russia as a teenager, and would go on to rule the country after deposing her husband in a military-backed coup.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2022

Elle Fanning plays a plucky and ambitious Catherine the Great opposite Nicholas Hoult’s brutish Peter III in this irreverent and comedic series, which takes more than a few historical liberties.

From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2021

The scene stealer, let it be known, is Nicholas Hoult's Emperor Peter III.

From Salon • May 15, 2020

But, it may be objected, how explain his revelations in the matter of the fire at Stockholm, the missing receipt, the message to Queen Ulrica, and the death of Peter III.?

From Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters by Bruce, H. Addington (Henry Addington)