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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.
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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.
Brutal Execution of the Romanovs
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Nov 21, 2016 · Follow Russia Beyond on Telegram. Exactly 300 years ago, on Nov. 21, 1716, Tsarevich Alexei, who was weak and distanced from his father's views and reforms, asked Austria for political asylum ...
Peter the Great is probably the most famous member of the Romanov dynasty. He single-handedly changed the course of Russian history, turning the country into a powerful empire ranking alongside the other European powers. The imperial period of Russian history begins with Peter I.
1 day ago · Dimensions. 135,7 cm × 173 cm (534 in × 68 in) Location. State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. The painting Peter the Great Interrogating the Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich at Peterhof was created by the Russian artist Nikolai Ge (1831-1894) and completed in 1871. The painting is stored in the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow (Inventory 2630).
