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 (May 18 …

Peter II. Born:St. Petersburg, 12 (23) October 1715Died:Moscow, 19 (30) January 1730Reigned: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 …

Peter II of Russia was the emperor of Russia from 1727 to 1730. He was still a minor when he ascended to the throne. He was still a minor when he ascended to the throne. He died an untimely death while still reigning over his kingdom.

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.

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 to death for treason.

Emperor Peter II. Portrait of Emperor Peter II by J.H. Wedekind. Petr II Alexeevich (1715-1730) - Emperor from 1727. Son of Tsarevich Alexis (1690 - 1718) and Princess Charlotte Christina Sophia Braunschweig Wolfenbuttel (died in 1715). Grandson of Petr I (1672-1725) and Eudoxia Lopukhina (1669-1731). Ascended the throne following the death of Empress Catherine I in …

Peter the Great (Russian: Пётр Вели́кий, tr. Pyotr Velíkiy, IPA: [ˈpʲɵtr vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪj]), Peter I or Pyotr Alekséyevich (Russian: Пётр Алексе́евич, IPA: [ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ]; 9 June [O.S. 30 May] 1672 – 8 February [O.S. 28 January] 1725) was a monarch of the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May [O.S. 27 April] 1682 ...

Peter II ended up dying childless, leaving the throne to Peter’s niece, Empress Anna of Russia. Though she continued Peter’s legacy, the male line of the House of Romanov, the family that had ruled Russia for over a century, was extinct.

He was one of his country’s greatest statesmen, organizers, and reformers. Peter was the son of Tsar Alexis by his second wife, Natalya Kirillovna Naryshkina. Unlike his half-brothers, sons of his father’s first wife, Mariya Ilinichna Miloslavskaya, Peter proved a …