Why is the era of palace coups associated with women – empresses?

Palace coups are a consequence of the lack of clear laws of succession to the throne in Russia. The constant struggle for power, for the opportunity to get closer to the throne, influential families staged palace coups. This time began with the death of Peter the Great and lasted until the accession to the throne of Catherine II. With the death of Peter the Second, the male line of the descendants of Peter the Great ended. The Russian crown began to pass to female rulers. The establishment of the regency system did not stabilize the political situation in Russia. As history has shown, the regents did not give power to the matured applicants and tried to get rid of them forever.