Peter III


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

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  • Peter III was thirty-four years old when he succeeded to the throne.

    The Story of Russia | R. Van Bergen, M.A.
  • The Authorized Version unfortunately obscures this close connexion between the wording of 2 Peter III.

    The Expositor's Bible: | Alfred Plummer
  • Still less can we be certain that, if written warnings are included or specially meant, the reference is to 2 Peter III.

    The Expositor's Bible: | Alfred Plummer
  • Such was the Egyptian purgatory, and its denizens constituted "the spirits in prison" referred to in I. Peter III.

    Astral Worship | J. H. Hill

British Dictionary definitions for Peter III

Peter III

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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