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# In her Decree to the Senate after the overthrow of Peter III, Catherine calls him not sovereign, not Grand Duke, not husband, not even Peter Fyodorovich, but "the former Emperor"
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- Published: 2024-06-17T10:00:06.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:33:29.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Archive, Monarchies, Society, Saint Petersburg

In her Decree to the Senate after the overthrow of Peter III, Catherine calls him not sovereign, not Grand Duke, not husband, not even Peter Fyodorovich, but "the former Emperor". Of herself, however, Catherine writes: "the true Sovereign" and "Our Imperial Majesty"

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