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-Wolfenbütt
Anonymous portrait of Charlotte Christine
Ceremonial portrait of Charlotte Christine, by an unidentified painter. The portrait appears to have been painted between 1710 and 1715.
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
Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
…during Charlotte's short lifetime and continued after her death. Charlotte found some consolation in the birth of a daughter, Natalia, and a son, later Peter II of Russia. She died ten days after the birth of her son. Both her daughter Natalia and son Peter died aged 14 without issue…
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)