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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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

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

It makes Fanning laugh out loud because it’s so on brand for Hoult’s Peter III — at least according to the show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2020

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

From Salon ● May 15, 2020

Costanza, the daughter of Manfredi, and wife of Peter III.

From Divine Comedy, Cary's Translation, Complete by Cary, Henry Francis