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Tzar Peter III

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The Resume

    (February 21, 1728-July 17, 1762)
    Born in Kiel, Germany
    Emperor of Russia (January 5-July 9, 1762)
    Married to Catherine the Great
    Deposed in favor of Catherine by the palace guards (July 9, 1762)
    Killed in jail a week later

Why he might be annoying:

    The 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica declared, 'Nature had made him mean, smallpox had made him hideous, and his degraded habits made him loathsome.'
    He spent his wedding night passed out drunk.
    He reportedly hanged a rat for chewing on one of his toy soldiers.
    He did this while in his 20s.
    He ticked off a lot of Russians when, with Russian troops occupying Berlin, he ended the Seven Years' War with a peace treaty that returned to Prussia all the territories Russia had conquered.
    He also planned an ill-advised war against Denmark that would have furthered Prussian interest far more than Russian ones.

Why he might not be annoying:

    Some of the worst stories about him may have been invented by Catherine and her supporters.
    One of his first acts on taking the throne was granting an amnesty to anyone arrested by his predecessor, his aunt Elizabeth.
    His last words were 'It was not enough to tear from my head the crown Russia. They must have my life besides.'

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 13 Votes: 92.31% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 100 Votes: 42.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1335 Votes: 42.17% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 84 Votes: 55.95% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 118 Votes: 42.37% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 36 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 62 Votes: 54.84% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 76 Votes: 69.74% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 148 Votes: 53.38% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 164 Votes: 58.54% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 521 Votes: 66.79% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 73.68% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 43 Votes: 65.12% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 73 Votes: 71.23% Annoying