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Supreme Privy Council

Russian organization

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establishment of Anna as empress

In Anna
…Peter II died and the Supreme Privy Council, the actual ruling body in Russia (1726–30), offered her the Russian throne.
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role in Russian history

In Russia: Peter I’s successors (1725–62)
A Supreme Privy Council was established as the central governing body, displacing the Senate in political influence and administrative significance. Catherine I’s death in 1727 reopened the question of succession; Peter’s grandson (the son of Alexis, who had perished in prison) was proclaimed Emperor Peter II…
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