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Early life. Rule. Ancestry. See also. Notes. References. Further reading. External links. Peter II of Russia. Peter II Alexeyevich [alt 1] (23 October 1715 – 30 January 1730) [alt 2] was Emperor of Russia from 1727 until 1730, when he died at the age of 14.
Died: Moscow, 19 (30) January 1730. Reigned: 1727-1730. The grandson of Peter the Great, and son of Tsarevich Alexey (who was accused of treason by his father and died imprisoned in the Peter and Paul Fortress in 1718) and his wife, the German Princess Charlotte of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Peter II ascended to the Russian throne when he was only ...
In December 1729, Peter II got seriously ill, and his condition worsened after a feast on 17 January 1730. He was diagnosed with smallpox , and in his delirium, he wanted to visit his sister who had already died.
May 12, 2020 · Mystery continues to swirl over Peter’s death. Peter was exiled to Ropsha, 30 miles outside of St. Petersburg. Eight days later, he was dead.
Apr 1, 2024 · Peter III (born February 21 [February 10, Old Style], 1728, Kiel, Holstein-Gottorp [Germany]—died July 18 [July 7, Old Style], 1762, Ropsha, near St. Petersburg, Russia) was the emperor of Russia from January 5, 1762 (December 25, 1761, Old Style), to July 9 (June 28, Old Style), 1762.
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Peter II Alexeyevich (23 October 1715 – 30 January 1730) was Emperor of Russia from 1727 until 1730, when he died at the age of 14. He was the only son of Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich and Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
Jun 27, 2018 · PETER II. (1715 – 1730), emperor of Russia, May 1727 to January 1730. Son of Tsarevich Alexis Petrovich and Princess Charlotte of Wolfenb ü ttel, and grandson of Peter I, the future Peter II had an unfortunate start in life. His German mother died soon after his birth, and in 1718 his father died in prison after being tortured and condemned ...
