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Tsarevich Peter Petrovich (15 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.
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21 nov 2016 · Vice Chancellor von Schönborn of the Holy Roman Empire later remembered that in November 1716 the fleeing Russian tsarevich had barged in on him and begged him to persuade Emperor Charles VI to...
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Tsarevich Peter Petrovich (15 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. His parents were Tsar Peter I and the future Catherine I.
Peter the Great. Born: 1672, Moscow. Died: 1725, St Petersburg. Reign: 1682–1725. 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.
(1690 – 1718), tsarevich, son of Emperor Peter I of Russia and his first wife Yevdokia Lopukhina. Peter raised Alexei as his heir, making him study a modern curriculum with foreign tutors and taking him to visit battlefields and naval displays to teach him to "love everything that contributes to the glory and honor of the fatherland."
Peter the Great and the Tsarevich Alexei. The great Emperor was a powerful sovereign, but, writes Ian Grey, disappointed in his weak and nervous son, Peter proved a stern and cruel parent. Ian Grey | Published in History Today Volume 24 Issue 11 November 1974.
