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Peter Petrovich (9 November 1715 – 19 April 1719) was a Russian Tsarevich and son of Emperor Peter I and Empress Catherine. Tsarevich Peter became heir to the Russian throne in February 1718 after the Emperor removed his eldest son, Alexis Petrovich , from the succession.
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The terrified tsarevich volunteered to relinquish his claim to the throne, but that wasn't enough to appease his powerful father.
Many monarchs throughout history have killed family members. England’s Henry VIII, for example, beheaded two wives and several cousins.
Cleopatra engineered the murder of two siblings (one of whom was also her husband). And Atahualpa, the last Inca emperor, ordered the execution of his half-brother from a Spanish prison.
But even those royals might have been aghast at the actions of Russian czar Peter the Great, who in 1718 had his eldest son tortured to death for allegedly conspiring against him.
Peter I, better known as Peter the Great, is generally credited with bringing Russia into the modern age. During his time as czar, from 1682 until his death in 1725, he implemented a variety of reforms that included revamping the Russian calendar and alphabet and reducing the Orthodox Church’s autonomy. Peter even instituted a tax on beards as part of his efforts to make Russians look and act more like Western Europeans.
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A portrait of Peter Petrovich is also mentioned in the “Inventory” of Louis Caravaque’s works, even though its location is unknown. Peter Petrovich (October 29, 1715 – April 25, 1719) Tsarevich, son of Peter the Great and Catherine Alexeyevna.
Tsarevich Peter Petrovich (9 November 1715 – 19 April 1719) was a Russian Tsarevich who was heir to the Russian throne from February 1718 upon the removal of his older half brother, Alexis Petrovich to his death in 1719. His parents were Tsar Peter I and the future Catherine I. In 1732, a pretender emerged claiming to be the dead Tsarevich.
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$77. Title. Peter I Interrogates Tsarevich Alexei. Artist. Print Collector. Medium. Drawing - Illustration. Description. Peter I. Interrogates Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich', 1871, (1965). Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia (1690-1718) is grilled by his father Tsar Peter I (Peter the Great, 1672-1725).
