A few proclaim that he survived and escaped, while others were simply imposters claiming to be him. There are many legends regarding his death. His death was deemed an accident, but was discovered to be the cause of an assassination as defined in a letter written by Count Alksey Orlov. Peter was forced to step down, and was sent to Ropsha. In 1762, Peter’s wife, Catherine became the Empress of Russia. She was a woman of great intellect, while he was a man with no prominent education that would essentially provide him with the right leadership skills to run a country. They had nothing in common with each other. Peter and Catherine’s marriage alone was a political one. Peter’s wife gained support from the army during the time of great desperation. State officials could no longer tolerate Peter’s actions and plotted to overthrow him.
After Russians discovered that Peter had signed a peace treaty with Prussia, they labeled Peter as ‘the betrayer.’ His policies were considered so bizarre and against Russia’s wishes, that nobody knew what his next move would be. They included no efforts to improve Russian society. Peter III’s actions were considered unreasonable.
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