Chapter 2 Aunt launched a palace coup and was carried in
After accepting this task, Peter felt relieved.
Then I started thinking about how to apologize to Elizabeth.
Elizabeth actually still loves herself very much.
His mother was Anna Petrovna, the second daughter of Peter the Great and Catherine I. She married into the Principality of Holstein, but died young.
The eldest daughter of Peter the Great and Yeka I died when she was two years old.
Later, although Yeka I continued to give birth to three daughters, the age gap between him and his mother and Elizabeth was relatively large.
While in Russia, the only people he could play with were his mother Anna and Elizabeth.
It can be said that the two sisters have a deep relationship.
This is also the reason why Elizabeth still tolerated Peter's repeated offenses.
Peter read history thoroughly in his previous life and knew that Russia and Prussia would be on opposite sides when the Seven Years' War broke out in the future. As an admirer of King Frederick II of Prussia, Peter often even secretly sent military information to Frederick. .
But Elizabeth tolerated such an outrageous thing, which shows that she really doted on her nephew.
After all, her sister died young and this was her sister's only son.
After thinking about this, Peter felt that moving the dog to Elizabeth's palace and slamming the table and roaring at Elizabeth, which happened two days ago, was okay.
Then you can apologize directly without thinking about it so much.
Then, Peter immediately got up and walked outside.
At this time, the famous Winter Palace had not yet been built. It is now 1744. Although the Rococo style originated in France is in the ascendant, its spread here is limited.
Therefore, the main color scheme of the entire Queen Elizabeth Palace is still Baroque style, luxurious, passionate, and with a strong religious color.
But now it is winter, there is heavy snow outside, and there is no heating now. Peter sees Ann's palace ladies and guards, almost everyone is wearing Byzantine-style clothes.
These clothes, without exception, are all made of six-strand silk brocade, embossed brocade and velvet. They are thick in texture, luxurious in appearance, and full of barbarian style.
Peter didn't say hello to anyone, and after asking a senior female official where his aunt was, he walked over directly.
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At this time, in a main hall, Queen Elizabeth was discussing Peter's marriage with the ministers.
Just as the Queen was about to speak, a female official suddenly came in and announced:
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is here and wants to see you."
Elizabeth frowned and suddenly became angry when she thought about two days ago.
This nephew actually dared to slam the table in front of her and yell at her. He simply didn't take her seriously.
Not saying she was the queen, just saying she was his aunt, and she was not treated like this.
Elizabeth was already very disappointed with Peter, but this time she gave up completely.
She had decided to take Peter to a fortress to show him the miserable condition of Ivan VI.
If it weren't for the fact that she and Peter were the only ones left in her father's lineage, and there was really no heir, she wouldn't tolerate her nephew so much.
She knew that once she left this time, her relationship with her nephew would be completely broken.
From now on, she will only be the queen, and her nephew Peter will also be a fertility machine.
After giving birth to the blood of Peter the Great, his fate will be the same as that of little Ivan!
Inexplicably, Elizabeth suddenly thought of her sister Anna, who died young, and felt a little sad.
Elizabeth said calmly:
"Let him in."
"yes."
The female officer bowed respectfully and then left.
Then, Peter walked in. He glanced at the people present. They were all the top people in the Russian Empire's court.
After the death of Catherine I, his maternal grandmother, the throne of the empire was succeeded by Peter the Great and his ex-wife's grandson Peter the Younger, known as Peter II.
In terms of seniority, Peter II was the son of Elizabeth's half-brother Alexei and Elizabeth's nephew.
But Peter II's reign was very short. He died in only three years and lived only to 15 years old.
As soon as Peter II died, it was the best time for Elizabeth to ascend the throne because her sister Anna had died.
It can be said that Elizabeth is already the only direct relative of Peter the Great.
However, the Supreme Privy Council was worried that Elizabeth, who represented the reform force, would be disadvantageous to them when she came to power, so they instead supported Elizabeth's cousin, Anna, Duchess of Courland, as the new tsar.
The Duchess of Courland was childless, and after ruling for ten years, she wanted to give up the throne to her niece's son before she died.
Her niece, also named Anna, was the Duchess of Mecklenburg, and her son was only a few months old at this time.
The son, who was only a few months old, ascended the throne as Ivan VI and was regent by his mother, the Duchess of Mecklenburg, assisted by a group of German advisers.
In the palace, the Russian orthodox faction, backed by the French embassy, was extremely dissatisfied when they saw that Peter the Great's great-great-grandson inherited the throne, while Elizaveta Petrovna, the biological daughter of Peter the Great and Catherine I, was abandoned.
During the regency of the Duchess of Mecklenburg, she was very worried about Elizabeth and constantly suppressed Elizabeth, greatly reducing her treatment and fiefdom. Finally, one day three years ago.
That is, in December 1741, the French ambassador, the Marquis de Lachetadie, and the royal physician Lestock warned Elizabeth that if she did not take action, the Queen Regent Anna Mecklenburg would arrest her and imprison her in a convent.
Elizabeth was shocked and finally agreed to strike first.
The Duchess of Mecklenburg represents the German forces, and the Empress Anna in front of the Duchess of Mecklenburg was the Grand Duchess of the Duchy of Courland before she succeeded to the throne. She also used German advisers to govern the country. During her reign, she acted aggressively
Suppress the nobility.
They all represent the influence of the German Braunschweig family, which governs Russia, further fueling the dissatisfaction of the important officials in the DPRK. Everyone has their hopes set on Elizabeth, the relative of Peter the Great.
On my daughter.
Elizabeth received strong support from the Preabrazhensky Army formed by Peter the Great, and finally took the initiative and launched a palace coup.
On the day of the coup, Elizabeth wore a breastplate, prayed to the Virgin Mary, took a sleigh to the Preabrazhensky Army camp, and led the crowd to the palace.
Although there was support from the Praetorian Guards, none of the supporters was an officer at the time and could not give the order, so Elizabeth had to lead the army into the palace.
The coupers encountered almost no obstacles, and the palace guards generally turned against them. Because the snow was too thick, Elizabeth, who was wearing a long dress, was carried into the palace almost the whole time.