History A-Level
Preobrazhensky Regiment
What Preobrazhensky Regiment means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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An elite Guards unit composed of nobles that became the ultimate arbiter of power, orchestrating coups such as the installation of Catherine I in 1725 and Elizabeth in 1741.
Topics that use Preobrazhensky Regiment
- 1E Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682–1796 (A-level only) – The epoch of palace coups, 1725–1762 (AQA A-Level)
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