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Mini Bio (1). Pyotr (Peter) Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born on May 7, 1840, in Votkinsk, Vyatka region, Russia. He was the second of six children (five brothers and one sister). His father, named Ilya Chaikovsky, was a mining business executive in Votkinsk.
Alexei was born on 12 August [ O.S. 30 July] 1904 in Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire. He was the youngest of five children and the only son born to Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. His older sisters were the Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia.lexei was named after the second Romanov Tsar, Alexis I of Russia, who ruled from 1645 to 1676, known as the Quiet and father of Peter the Great. Nicholas II was forced to abdicate on 15 March [ O.S. 2 March] 1917.