Elizabeth of Russia

Yelizaveta (Yelisavet) Petrovna (?????????? (?????????) ?????????) (December 29 1709 - January 5, 1762), also known as Elizabeth, was an Empress of Russia (1741 - 1762) who took the country into the War of Austrian succession (1740 - 1748) and the Seven Years War (1756-63). Her domestic policies allowed the nobles to gain dominance in local government while shortening their terms of service to the state. She encouraged Lomonosov's establishment of the University of Moscow and Shuvalov's foundation of the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg. She also spent exorbitant sums of money on the grandiose baroque projects of her favourite architect, Bartolomeo Rastrelli, particularly in Peterhof and Tsarskoye Selo. The Winter Palace and the Smolny Cathedral remain the chief monuments of her reign in St Petersburg. Generally, she was one of the best loved Russian monarchs, because she didn't allow Germans in the government and not a single person was executed during her reign.

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December 29 - 1709 - January 5 - 1762 - Russia - 1741 - War of Austrian succession - 1740 - 1748 - Seven Years War - State - Lomonosov - University of Moscow - Academy of Fine Arts - St. Petersburg - Bartolomeo Rastrelli - Peterhof - Tsarskoye Selo - Winter Palace - Smolny - St Petersburg

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