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 eleven years old.

25/01/2022 · Peter II, Russian in full Pyotr Alekseyevich, (born October 23 [October 12, Old Style], 1715, St. Petersburg, Russia—died January 29 [January 18, Old Style], 1730, Moscow), 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 …

Peter II was Emperor of Russia from 1927 to 1930, the only son of Prince Alexius, grandson of Peter the Great. His death ended the male line of the Romanov dynasty. Peter II was born in St. Petersburg on October 12, 1715. His mother died when Peter was only ten days old. His father, Prince Alexius, was accused of treason by Peter the Great, and in 1718 Alexius died in prison.