Catherine I of Russia
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Catherine I was Empress of Russia from 8 February 1725 until her death in 1727. She was previously empress consort of Russia from 1721 to 1725 as the second wife of Peter the Great, and tsaritsa conso
Portrait, 1717
Interior of their log cabin
Their small wooden palace in Strelna, designed by Le Blond around 1714, had a botanical garden
First Winter Palace by Alexey Zubov
Peter II of Russia
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Peter II Alexeyevich 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 and Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg. After C
Portrait, 1720s
The birth of Peter II of Russia, by Peter Schenk (1715)
Menshikov was the de facto ruler of Russia when Peter II came to the throne
Peter II's coat of arms of Russia (1727–1728)