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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 [a] and Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg .
Apr 1, 2024 · Peter II (born October 23 [October 12, Old Style], 1715, St. Petersburg, Russia—died January 29 [January 18, Old Style], 1730, Moscow) was the emperor of Russia from 1727 to 1730. Grandson of Peter I the Great (ruled 1682–1725), Peter II was named heir to the Russian throne by Catherine I (ruled 1725–27) and was crowned at the age of 11 ...
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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 ...
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 · On January 29 (January 18 O.S.), 1730, he died from smallpox, without nominating a successor. The last of the Romanov male line, he was buried in the Archangel Cathedral in Moscow. See also: catherine i; menshikov, alexander danilovich; romanov dynasty. bibliography. Raleigh, D. J. (1996).
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.
Birth: 21 Feb 1727/28, Kiel, Russia; Aka (Facts Pg): Karl Peter Ulrich of Holstein-Gottorp; Accession: Emperor of Russia; actual date is 25 Dec 1761; deposed, Bet 5 Jan 1762 and 28 Jun 1762, Moscow, Russia; Death: 6 Jul 1762, Ropsha, Leningrad, Russia; Partnership with: Catherine Ii 'The Great' Empress of RUSSIA Marriage: 1745
