Duchy of Holstein-Gottorp (Russia)

This article is about the specific polity Duchy of Holstein-Gottorp (Russia) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Charles Peter Ulrich of Gottorp acceded to the Russian throne as Peter III in 1762, leading to the Personal Union of Gottorp with Russia.

Establishment

January 1762: Charles Peter Ulrich of Gottorp, who acceded to the Russian throne as Peter III in 1762.

Chronology

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1. Events

June 1773: With the 1773 Treaty of Tsarskoye Selo, she agreed to cede the territorial claims of her son to the Holstein-Gottorp lands still held by Denmark and to cede the part of Duchy, held by her husband.