Peter III

Peter III, is the main antagonist of The Great and the current Emperor of Russia. In "The Great", he marries a Princess from Prussia, who came with love for him, however, when she realises that he is a terrible ruler, Marial, Count Orlo and her start a coup d'état in order to overthrow him and establish an Enlightened Russia.

Personality
Most of his subjects disdain him but fear what will happen to them if he dies. His wife, Catherine II, hates him because of his cruelty, and his tendency to act like a brat - impulsive and spoiled.

But after his near assassination, he seemed to become more compassionate. Though he was disinterested in Catherine at first, he fell in love with her, although the feeling was unrequited. In the final episode of the season, Catherine attempts her coup. Peter attempts to derail her, and puts a knife to her throat. Unable to bring himself to kill her and the child she is revealed to be expecting, he attempts to use her lover Leo as blackmail, threatening to kill him if she tries again.