Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia

Alexei Petrovich
Tsarevich of Russia
Portrait of Alexei by Johann Gottfried Tannauer, c. 1712–16, Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg
Born	28 February 1690 Moscow, Russia
Died	26 June 1718(1718-06-26) (aged 28) Petropavlovskaya fortress, St. Petersburg, Empire of Russia
Spouse	Duchess Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel ​ ​ (m. 1711; died 1715)​
Issue	Grand Duchess Natalya Alexeyevna of Russia Peter II of Russia
House	Romanov
Father	Peter I of Russia
Mother	Eudoxia Lopukhina

Grand Duke Alexei Petrovich of Russia (28 February 1690 – 26 June 1718) was a Russian Tsarevich. He was born in Moscow, the son of Tsar Peter I and his first wife, Eudoxia Lopukhina. Alexei despised his father and repeatedly thwarted Peter's plans to raise him as successor to the throne, to continue his policies. His brief defection to Austria scandalized the Russian government, leading to harsh reprisals against Alexei and his associates. Alexei died after interrogation under torture, and his younger half brother Peter Petrovich became the new heir apparent.^[1]