What is Peter II of Russia?
{{Infobox royalty|image=Peter II by G.Molchanov (18 c., Tretyakov gallery).jpg|name=Peter II|caption=Portrait of young Peter II|succession=[[List of Russian monarchs|Emperor of Russia]]|reign=17 (6) May 1727 – 30 (19) January 1730|coronation=25 February (7 March) 1728|predecessor=[[Catherine I of Russia|Catherine I]]|successor=[[Anna of Russia|Anna]]|birth_date={{birth date|1715|10|23|df=yes}}|birth_place=[[Saint Petersburg]], [[Tsardom of Russia]]|death_date={{death date and age|1730|1|30|1715|10|23|df=yes}}|death_place=[[Moscow]], [[Russian Empire]]|burial_place=Archangel Cathedral|father=[[Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich of Russia|Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia]]|mother=[[Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel]]|religion=[[Russian Orthodox Church|Russian Orthodox]]|signature=Signature of Peter II.jpg|full name=Pyotr Alekseyevich Romanov|house=[[House of Romanov|Romanov]]}} '''Peter II Alexeyevich''' (23 October [[1715]] – 30 January 1730) was [[List of Russian monarchs|Emperor of Russia]] from 1727 until his death in 1730. He was the son of [[Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich of Russia|Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich]]{{efn|Son of [[Peter the Great]] by his first wife, [[Eudoxia Lopukhina]].}} and Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg. After [[Catherine I of Russia|Catherine I]]'s death. Alexander Menshikov and Prince Aleksey Dolgorukov influenced Peter, and this led to problems in running the country and making serfdom stronger. Peter's time as ruler was marked by confusion and not paying enough attention to important matters. Even though he was supposed to marry Ekaterina Dolgorukova, but he got sick with [[smallpox]] and died before the wedding. This made him the last male member of the [[House of Romanov]]. == Early life == Peter was born in [[Saint Petersburg]] on 23 October 1715. His father was [[Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich of Russia|Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich]] and mother was Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg, who had connections to [[Europe|European]] royalty. He was a cousin of Empress [[Mar