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Russia, Peter II Alexeyevich, 17 May 1727 – 30 January 1730
Peter II Alexeyevich ruled Russia from age 11 until his untimely death at 14. His mother died when he was ten days old. His father, the tsarevich Alexei, accused of treason by his own father, Peter the Great, died in prison in 1718. Three-year-old Peter and his four-year-old sister, Natalya, were orphans. Their grandfather ignored them. His earliest governesses were the wives of a tailor and a vintner. Peter the Great died in 1725 and was succeeded by his second wife, Catherine I. During the reign of Catherine, young Peter was ignored but was assigned a program of education that included history, geography, mathematics, and foreign languages. Peter was uninterested, preferring hunting and feasting. When Catherine died in 1727, the court named Peter heir, even though Catherine had two daughters of her own. Peter II was quick-witted, but stubborn, and had no desire to rule. In late December 1729 Peter fell dangerously ill. The next day doctors diagnosed smallpox. He died on 30 January. A few minutes before his death, in his delirium, he ordered horses so that he could visit his sister Natalya who had died in 1725.WO99917. Silver Rouble, SCWC KM 182.3, Davenport 1669, EF, nicely toned, light marks and scratches; raised edge lettering: POCCИCKOI * PУБЛb ** MOCKOBCKOГO ** ДBOPA * (Russian Ruble Moscow Mint), Moscow mint, weight 27.543g, maximum diameter 40.5mm, die axis 0o, 1729; obverse ПETPb II·ИMПEPATOPb·ИCAMOДEPЖEЦb·BCEPOCIИCKИ (Peter II Emperor and Autocrat of all Russia), laureate, cuirassed bust right; reverse MOHETA HOBAЯ цEHA PУБЛb (New Coin Value Rouble), ornate gamma cross, 17-29 within the horizontal arms, II in each angle, crown at the end of each arm; SOLD
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