Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Charlotte Christine Sophie also known as Sophie Charlotte or simply Charlotte, was the wife of Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich of Russia. She was the daughter of Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen.
Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Ceremonial portrait of Charlotte Christine, by an unidentified painter. The portrait appears to be taken between 1710 and 1715
Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia
Grand Duke Alexei Petrovich of Russia 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.
Portrait of Alexei by Johann Gottfried Tannauer, c. 1712–16, Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg
Grand Duchess Charlotte of Russia
Alexis in 1703
Peter I interrogates Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich at Peterhof, history painting by Nikolai Ge, 1871, Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow