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Birth of Elizabeth I of Russia

29 December 1709

Sixth Empress of Russia from 1741 to 1762 (lived 1709-1762). Elizabeth I of Russia was born on 29 December 1709 in what is now the Russian Federation. Elizabeth I of Russia is remembered as a monarch, politician and aristocrat, a citizen of the Russian Empire and Tsardom of Russia. Positions held included Emperor of all the Russias and Head of the House of Romanov.

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