Descendants of Peter 1. Children and grandsons of Peter 1

Among the Russian monarchs, there is no one who can be compared with Peter 1 by the scale of his reforms and the importance of their results for strengthening the role of our country in the international political arena. And although the personal life of the rulers throughout the history of mankind has always been in sight, often their offspring, especially those who could not claim the throne or did not end up on it, died in obscurity. So who were the descendants of Peter 1 and what do we know about them.

Alexei Tsarevich

In 1689, Peter 1 married Evdokia Lopukhina. From this marriage a year later he had a son - Tsarevich Alexei, who until 1718 was considered the heir to the Russian throne. From early childhood, the boy did not feel the love of his father, who transferred his negative attitude to his unwanted and forced wife to his son. Nevertheless, after Peter the Great sent the queen Evdokia to the monastery, he forbade Alexei to visit his mother, because of that he suffered very much and harbored anger at his father. Over time, this feeling grew into hatred, and the young man turned into a toy in the hands of the opponents of the king. Moreover, after his stepmother, Catherine, gave birth to a son almost simultaneously with his wife, who gave birth to the first grandson (future Peter 2), Alexei was made clear that he was superfluous and the emperor now has an heir from his beloved woman, with whom he links All your hopes. After this, the prince, who was very much afraid that he might be killed, wrote a letter to his father. In it, he abandoned the throne and expressed a desire to go to the monastery.

However, he never realized this intention, and instead fled to Vienna, to ask for the patronage of Emperor Charles 6. As a result of the great efforts made by the famous Russian diplomat P. Tolstoy, Alexei managed to return to Russia and bring to justice, as a traitor, plotting to arrange Rebellion to overthrow Peter 1. The tsarevich died June 26, 1718 in the Peter and Paul Fortress from a blow. At least, this was the official version of the reasons for his death.

Alexander Petrovich and Pavel Petrovich

The second son of the first Russian emperor from the marriage with Lopukhina was Alexander Petrovich, who was born in 1691 and died at the age of 7 months. In addition, some sources attributed to Peter 1 another son from the tsarina Evdokia - Paul. However, documentary evidence of this was not found.

Thus, it can be argued that the direct descendants of Peter the Great from the marriage with Lopukhin are Alexei and Pavel, as well as the grandchildren Natalia Alekseevna (1714-178) and Peter Alekseevich (1715-1730).

Ekaterina Petrovna

Before we find out how many children Peter 1 had in general, it must be said that in 1703 Peter the Great had a new mistress, Marta Skavronska. Three years after their meeting, this new tsar's favorite gave birth to his illegitimate daughter - Catherine. The girl lived only a year and a half and was buried in the Peter and Paul Cathedral.

Anna Petrovna

Five years after the birth of the first child, Marta again gave birth to an illegitimate girl, who was named Anna. In 1711, a year before the marriage of her parents, she, in spite of all customs, was declared a princess, and in 1721 - a crown princess. When the girl grew up, she was married at the age of 17, the Duke of Karl-Friedrich Holstein, from whom she gave birth in 1728 to the son of Charles Peter Ulrich. This boy was his grandson Peter 1. And although he had never been to his mother's house before age 13, he was destined to occupy the throne of the Russian Empire in the future under the name of Peter 3.

Elizabeth

In 1709, Peter again had a daughter, who was called Elizabeth, and two years later she was declared a princess. This girl, who never married, could not continue the genus of the Romanovs, but by becoming Empress Elizabeth 1 she was able to do much to strengthen the reforms of her great father.

Children Peter 1, born between 1713-1719-mi years

After the birth of the princess Elizabeth, Empress Catherine was five times the mother of royal descendants. In particular, in the period between 1713 and 1719 years, the pair brought into being Natalia the Elder, Peter, Pavel, Margarita and Natalia the Younger. All of them died in infancy. Longest lived the last daughter of the emperor, who died of measles a month after his father's death.

Grandchildren of Peter 1

As already mentioned, only three of the children of this monarch lived until they were of age: Alex, Anna and Elizabeth. Moreover, his son, who died in prison, left behind two children. As for the cesarean, Anna died after she gave birth to a boy, and Elizabeth had no offspring. Thus, the grandsons of Peter the Great are the children of Alexei - Natalia, who was born in 1714, and Peter (born 1715), as well as Karl Peter Ulrich. And if the only granddaughter of the first Russian emperor lived up to 14 years and did not show herself anything, then both boys each took over the Russian throne in their time.

Petr Alekseevich

The son of Tsarevich Alexei from Charlotte-Sofia Braunschweig was born in 1715. The boy was named after Peter in grandfather's honor, and he and his sister became orphans in 1718. After the last son of the emperor died, these children were brought to court. The fact is that the grandson of Peter 1 - Peter 2, at that time was the only male representative of the Romanov dynasty, except for the monarch himself. As you know, after the death of the emperor Catherine the Great ascended to the throne , who only reigned for two years.

Although many courtiers sought to put one of the princes on the throne, A.Menshikov's works became Peter II in May 1727. The boy at that time was only 11 years old, and already at such an early age had a predilection for alcohol. Thus, the children of Peter 1, who were alive at that time, Anna and Elizabeth were out of work.

But the young emperor in fact had no power, since all affairs in the country were first undertaken by A. Menshikov. After his arrest in 1727, the Russian empire was again governed by boyars who displaced Peter the Great. In particular, Ivan Dolgoruky began to exert more influence on the young emperor, who even persuaded him to get married to his sister. However, the wedding did not take place, since Peter 2 died on the night of January 19, 1730. Being at the time a teenager of just 14 years old, he left no heirs, and after him the descendants of Peter the Great were no longer Romanovs, since from the earliest days in Russia the surname was passed from father to son only through the male line.

Carl Peter Ulrich

Already by 1730, almost all the direct descendants of Peter the Great were dead. Only Tsarevna Elizaveta and two-year-old Carl Peter Ulrich remained alive - the only son of her sister Anna, who died two years before. The fate of this boy was even more tragic than that of his cousin, who had reigned for only three years. The fact is that after losing his mother immediately after birth, he lost his father at the age of 11. Then his uncle, the future King of Sweden Adolph Frederic, took care of his upbringing. Attached to the child caregivers very badly treated him and often humiliated. Karl's life changed dramatically when he was 14 years old, since in 1742 the childless Empress Elizaveta Petrovna ordered her to bring her nephew to St. Petersburg and declared him her heir. On the orders of his aunt, he accepted Orthodoxy and received the name of Peter Fedorovich, and three years later he was married to the princess Anhalt-Zerbst. All Elizabeth's efforts to raise a state husband from a nephew to whom she could leave her father's throne with a pure heart failed, and she was forced to admit that this young man would never become a worthy sovereign. From the marriage with Catherine in Peter Fedorovich, son Pavel was born, who is officially considered the first great-grandson of Peter. However, many historians doubt that this child by blood had something to do with the Romanovs. Entering the throne in 1761, Peter III, Charles Peter Ulrich reigned for only one year and was overthrown by his wife Catherine as a result of the palace coup.

Now you know how many children Peter 1 has and what fate was destined for his grandchildren.