Peter III of Russia

1728–1762Known worldwide

Peter III of Russia

Addresses you can still visit

Every place in this city with a documented tie to this person.

  • Burial place

    Peter and Paul Cathedral

    The world's tallest Orthodox bell tower integrated into the main building.

  • Lived here

    Winter Palace

    Wedding chambers and early married residence under Elizabeth; during the June 1762 coup Catherine was proclaimed at the Winter Palace while Peter’s brief reign collapsed.

  • Burial place

    Александро-Невская лавра

    Quietly interred July 1762 in the Annunciation Church burial vault of Alexander Nevsky Monastery; remains moved to Peter and Paul Cathedral by Paul I in 1796.

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