PETER III.

AND HIS BRIDE.
From 1728 TO 1762.
Lineage of Peter III .-- Chosen by Elizabeth as her Successor .-- The Bride Chosen for Peter .-- Her Lineage .-- The Courtship .-- The Marriage .-- Autobiography of Catharine .-- Anecdotes of Peter .-- His Neglect of Catharine and his Debaucheries .-- Amusements of the Russian Court .-- Military Execution of a Rat .-- Accession of Peter III.

to the Throne .-- Supremacy of Catharine .-- Her Repudiation Threatened .-- The Conspiracy .-- Its Successful Accomplishment..