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Elizaveta Petrovna lived one year longer.
Short time changes
- Miracle of the House of Brandenburg never occurred
- In Europe Aliance of France , Austria , Sweden and Russia was won Seven Years' War
- Prussia lost his political position and was partitioned
* Silesia for Austria
* Pomerania for Sweden
* Magdeburg , Halle and Halberstadt for Saxony
* East Prussia for Russia (exchanged with RON* for Courland)
* Parts of Rheinland and Belgium for France
Later time changes
-In 1767 Famila (Czartoryski’s) created Wilanów Confederation (King Stanisław August Poniatowski joined) against Radom Confederaton**. Fight against Russian occupation had strong nobels support (even some Radom Confederates joined). France (as Bar Confederation in OTl) were supporting.
- In 1773 confederation is almost crushed but started Pugashev Revolt. Tsaris army divided on three tronts couldnt stopp rebelion, rebels gained Moscow and Pugashev proclaimed himself as tsar.
- During that Tsarina was on Turkish front and rebels started march to Petersburg. Horrified Local nobels asked Sweden king Gustav III for help. He agreed and gained Estonia , Ingria and Karelia . Probably will stop on that but in short time was visited by Polish confederates delegation and... ‘miraculous saved Peter III’. In Petersburg were signed Alliance between RON, Sweden and ‘Peter III’.
- Pugashev as in OTL were betrayed by cossacs. ‘Race to Moscow’ was won by Swedes
- Catherina put all her forces to fastly end of war witch Turkey. And signed peace weaker than in OTL
- Tsarina is in critical situation , treasury were gained by Swedes in Petersburg , she controled only small territory (tax collection) when had big hungry army where simply soliders were infected by rebel propaganda and officers were feared for their estates (robbed by rebels or given to sweden nobels supporting ‘Peter III’).

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* Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
**In OTL created against king with his reforms to defend catcholic faith and old privlages (controlled by tsarina ambassador Repnin) byt king was forced to join to that chich lead to sejm 1767 and Poland bacame Russian protectorate, against that were Bar Confederation.
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