Epoch yard upheavals, which will be briefly described below, is often called "the golden age of the reign of women."At the same time it is a series of conspiracies and brutal reversals.What were the causes of these phenomena?What happened after that?Who were the main actors?Who know.
era of palace revolutions: briefly on the causes and characteristics of the period
So, palace coups - a change of monarchs as a result of a conspiracy or a similar activity.Features include: Active Guard, that is, on which side ends up military strength, he usually wins, as well as participation in coups narrow circle of people.That is, the agitation was reduced as much as possible.As for the reasons, there are several.Summary - publication of the decree of Peter the Great of succession.Its essence lies in the fact that the monarch who rules, he can without any pressure from divulge the name of his successor.The era of palace coups, a summary of which can be found in any textbook, it originates from the time when the first emperor dies without naming the name of the next monarch.This was a fundamental component of all other subsequent events.
The era of palace coups: a brief of successive monarchs
successor of Peter the Great became his wife - Catherine.She was not very concerned about the problems of the state, exactly for this and created a special body - the Supreme Privy Council.Catherine has been in power for long - only two years.In its place came the grandson of Peter the Great - Peter II.Fighting for his entourage conducted serious, and won her Prince Dolgoruky.But this young creature dies.Now comes the time of Anna Ivanovna.For ten years, the country falls into the "Biron" - a time when the state actually ruled the German favorites of the Empress.In the beginning, she zealously tore condition and dissolved the governing body, created by Catherine the First.After her throne into the hands of dubious figures, the so-called Brunswick dynasty.Anna Leopoldovna was regent for minor Ivan, but could not stay there for more than 9 months.As a result - another coup.And that goes back to the throne of Elizabeth.Guard has provided tremendous support for the new empress, and she is 20 years old has firmly taken the throne: the time may be called the flowering of Russian society in all understanding.After it receives the power of Peter III, maloholnye young man who was a fan of all of Prussia.No coincidence that the epoch of palace revolutions is the one that occurred in 1762, when Russia began to reign Catherine II.That's who really stayed there a long time and brought the country to a new level of its enlightened policy.
Thus, the era of palace revolutions, which are briefly discussed above, was a turning point in Russian history.People adequately withstood all these conspiracies and entered the new century strong power.
