Aleksey Petrovich of Russia

Aleksey Petrovich Tsarevich of Russia

Named for his grandfather, Tsar Aleksey I Mikhailovich

Son of Pyotr I Tsar (later Emperor) of All Russia (1672-1725) by his first wife Yevdokija Fyodorovna Lopukhina (1672-1731)

Born: Moscow 18. Feb 1690

Baptized: Moscow 23. Feb 1690

Godparents: Patriarch Joachim of Moscow and Tsarevna Tatyana Mikhailovna (his great-aunt)

Married: Torgau 14. Oct 1711 Charlotte (Natalya Petrovna) Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1694-1715), daughter of Ludwig Rudolf Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1671-1735) and Christine Luise Prinzessin von Oettingen (1671-1747)

Issue

• Natalya Alekseyevna Grand Duchess of Russia (1714-1728)

• Pyotr II Alekseyevich Emperor of All the Russians (1715-1730)

Died: Tortured to death at Peter and Paul Fortress, Saint Petersburg, where he was imprisoned by his father, 26. Jun 1718

Buried: St Peter and St Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

Detlev Schwennicke “Europäische Stammtafeln.Neue Folge” Vol II; Vittorio Klostermann, 2005; www.ru.wikipedia.org