Elizabeth of Russia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Elizabeth of Russia

empress regnant of Russia

Date of Birth: 18-Dec-1709

Place of Birth: Kolomenskoye, Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 25-Dec-1761

Profession: monarch

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Elizabeth Petrovna (Russian: ???????´?? (???????´??) ?????´???) (29 December [O.S.
18 December] 1709 – 5 January 1762 [O.S.
25 December 1761]), also known as Yelisaveta or Elizaveta, was the Empress of Russia from 1741 until her death.
She led the country during the two major European conflicts of her time: the War of Austrian Succession (1740–48) 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 Mikhail Lomonosov's establishment of the University of Moscow and Ivan Shuvalov's foundation of the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint 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 in Saint Petersburg are among the chief monuments of her reign.
She remains one of the most popular Russian monarchs due to her strong opposition to Prussian policies and her decision not to execute a single person during her reign.

Vigilius Eriksen (1722–1782)
Alternative names	Vigilius Erichsen
Description	painter and draughtsman
Date of birth/death	2 September 1722	25 May 1782
Location of birth/death	Copenhagen	Rungsted
Work location	Denmark, Copenhagen, Russia
Authority control	: Q2027614 VIAF: 95776378 ISNI: 0000 0001 1690 431X ULAN: 500015555 LCCN: no2016029138 WGA: ERIKSEN, Vigilius WorldCat