1728 - 1762
Peter III Fyodorovich (Russian: Пётр III Фёдорович, romanized: Pyotr III Fyodorovich; 21 February [O.S. 10 February] 1728 – 17 July [O.S. 6 July] 1762) was Emperor of Russia from 5 January 1762 until 9 July of the same year, when he was overthrown by his wife, Catherine II (the Great). He was born in the German city of Kiel as Charles Peter Ulrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (German: Karl Peter Ulrich von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp), but he was a grandson of Peter the Great and a great-grandson of Charles XI of Sweden. Peter III could barely speak Russian and pursued a strongly pro-Prussian policy, which made him an unpopular leader. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter III of Russia has received more than 8,538,995 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Peter III of Russia is the 282nd most popular politician (up from 372nd in 2019), the 85th most popular biography from Germany (up from 113th in 2019) and the 19th most popular German Politician.
Peter III was most famous for being the tsar of Russia from 1762 to 1796. He was overthrown by his wife, Catherine the Great, who took over the throne.
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Among politicians, Peter III of Russia ranks 282 out of 15,577. Before him are Ariel Sharon, Edward II of England, Ahmed II, Alexander II of Russia, Charles II of Spain, and Septimius Severus. After him are Mehmed V, Philip II of France, Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, Sejong the Great, Konstantin Chernenko, and Joachim von Ribbentrop.
1928 - 2014
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 276
1284 - 1327
HPI: 76.45
Rank: 277
1643 - 1695
HPI: 76.43
Rank: 278
1818 - 1881
HPI: 76.40
Rank: 279
1661 - 1700
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 280
145 - 211
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 281
1728 - 1762
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 282
1844 - 1918
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 283
1165 - 1223
HPI: 76.32
Rank: 284
1552 - 1612
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 285
1397 - 1450
HPI: 76.30
Rank: 286
1911 - 1985
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 287
1893 - 1946
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 288
Among people born in 1728, Peter III of Russia ranks 2. Before him is James Cook. After him are Joseph Black, Johann Heinrich Lambert, Anton Raphael Mengs, Chevalier d'Éon, Niccolò Piccinni, Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden, Étienne-Louis Boullée, Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony, Robert Adam, and Antoine Baumé. Among people deceased in 1762, Peter III of Russia ranks 2. Before him is Elizabeth of Russia. After him are Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, Crown Prince Sado, James Bradley, Archduchess Maria Johanna Gabriela of Austria, Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, Emperor Momozono, Francesco Geminiani, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Shah Waliullah Dehlawi.
1728 - 1779
HPI: 82.31
Rank: 1
1728 - 1762
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 2
1728 - 1799
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 3
1728 - 1777
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 4
1728 - 1779
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 5
1728 - 1810
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 6
1728 - 1800
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 7
1728 - 1811
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 8
1728 - 1799
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 9
1728 - 1797
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 10
1728 - 1792
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 11
1728 - 1804
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 12
1709 - 1762
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 1
1728 - 1762
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 2
1714 - 1762
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 3
1735 - 1762
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 4
1693 - 1762
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 5
1750 - 1762
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 6
1713 - 1762
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 7
1741 - 1762
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 8
1687 - 1762
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 9
1689 - 1762
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 10
1696 - 1762
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 11
1703 - 1762
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 12
Among people born in Germany, Peter III of Russia ranks 85 out of 6,142. Before him are Heinrich Schliemann (1822), Arminius (-17), Charles the Bald (823), Charles Bukowski (1920), Erich Maria Remarque (1898), and William the Silent (1533). After him are Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893), Albertus Magnus (1206), Albert Speer (1905), Jürgen Habermas (1929), Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (1775), and Wilhelm Keitel (1882).
1822 - 1890
HPI: 76.71
Rank: 79
17 BC - 21
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 80
823 - 877
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 81
1920 - 1994
HPI: 76.52
Rank: 82
1898 - 1970
HPI: 76.51
Rank: 83
1533 - 1584
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 84
1728 - 1762
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 85
1893 - 1946
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 86
1206 - 1280
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 87
1905 - 1981
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 88
1929 - Present
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 89
1775 - 1854
HPI: 75.94
Rank: 90
1882 - 1946
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 91
Among politicians born in Germany, Peter III of Russia ranks 19. Before him are Klemens von Metternich (1773), Martin Bormann (1900), Konrad Adenauer (1876), Helmut Kohl (1930), Charles the Bald (823), and William the Silent (1533). After him are Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893), Gerhard Schröder (1944), Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1050), Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1368), Willy Brandt (1913), and Erich Honecker (1912).
1773 - 1859
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 13
1900 - 1945
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 14
1876 - 1967
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 15
1930 - 2017
HPI: 77.06
Rank: 16
823 - 877
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 17
1533 - 1584
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 18
1728 - 1762
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 19
1893 - 1946
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 20
1944 - Present
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 21
1050 - 1106
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 22
1368 - 1437
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 23
1913 - 1992
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 24
1912 - 1994
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 25