Peter II of Russia

Peter II
Peter II in armor
Emperor of Russia
Reign	17 (6) May 1727 – 30 (19) January 1730
Coronation	25 February (7 March) 1728
Predecessor	Catherine I
Successor	Anna
Born	(1715-10-23)23 October 1715 Saint Petersburg, Tsardom of Russia
Died	30 January 1730(1730-01-30) (aged 14) Moscow, Russian Empire
Burial	Archangel Cathedral
Names Pyotr Alekseyevich Romanov
House	Romanov
Father	Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia
Mother	Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Religion	Russian Orthodox
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Peter II Alexeyevich^{[alt 1]} (23 October 1715 – 30 January 1730)^{[alt 2]} was Emperor of Russia from 1727 until 1730, when he died at the age of 14. He was the only son of Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich^[a] and Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg. After Catherine I's death, Alexander Menshikov controlled Peter II, but was thwarted by his opponents and exiled by Peter. Peter was also influenced by favorites like Prince Aleksey Dolgorukov, leading to a neglect of state affairs and the tightening of serfdom. Peter's reign was marked by disengagement, disorder, and indulgence. He was engaged to Ekaterina Dolgorukova, but died suddenly of smallpox before the marriage, thus making him the last male agnatic member of the House of Romanov.
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