Елисавет Петровна By: Melissa Barry

Is born on December 1709 in Kolomenskoye The second oldest daughter of Peter the Great Her parents, Catherine I and Peter I, were married secretly at Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, and didn’t make their married public until Many political opponents made it hard for Elizabeth to be empress of Russia because her parents marriage wasn’t public when she was born. She had 5 brothers and 6 sisters, only Elizabeth and Anna survived. In 1711 she became a Tsarevna and in 1721 became a Tsesarevna. Peter I and Catherine I  EARLY LIFE

When Elizabeth’s father died, he left Russian in utter confusion because he didn’t leave a name for the heir. She was 15 when Peter I died and wasn’t ready to fight to be empress of Russia. Many close and distant relatives took thrown but all died. A distant cousin, Ivan VI, was born and took empress at two months. Elizabeth is worried about what might happen to her because her family were controllers of the throne but not for long. HOW SHE BECAME TO RULE Ivan VI

With a baby as empress of Russia, she begins to plot to overthrow Ivan VI. She became empress in 1741 by overthrowing Ivan VI. She was able to by her popularity with the imperial guards who hated Ivan VI mother, Anna Leopoldovna and took her father’s loyalist officers. She became Empress at age 32 and took action right away. HOW SHE BECAME TO RULE Monument of Elizabeth Petrovna

As a woman with no husband or children, she had to find a heir. Catherine II had a child and had the decision to bring the baby up as she believed he should be. She gave little attention to the small day-to- day things of government. She mostly dealt with people who became threats of hers. She did not make any domestic or foreign policies but her influence by choice of officials and response to the counsels. There were less Germans in the government during her throne because she was about Russians begin in power. She took a lot of pride in the countries advances as becoming a great power during her empress. IN POWER Elizabeth Petrovna

Her health was declining and kept getting many dizzy spells but did not take her prescribed medicine. Her last strengths were made to confess the prayer of dying and to say good bye to her family members She died on January 5, 1962 She was buried in the St Peter and St Paul Cathedral in St. Peterburg. Her death was the end of the Romanovs. DEATH Elizabeth’s tomb is the closest one from the left side.

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