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Peter Petrovich (15 November 1715 – 19 April 1719) was a Russian Tsarevich and son of Emperor Peter I and Empress Catherine. Tsarevich Peter became heir to the Russian throne in February 1718 after the Emperor removed his eldest son, Alexis Petrovich, from the succession. The Tsarevich died in 1719 aged 3 before inheriting the throne. His parents were Tsar Peter I and the future Catherine I. In 1732, a pretender emerged claiming to be the dead Tsarevich.

Early life

Peter Petrovich was born on 15 November 1715 in Saint Petersburg as the son of Tsar Peter I and Tsaritsa and future Empress Catherine I. Just over three weeks before his birth, Tsarevich Alexis Petrovich, Peter’s older half brother had a son, also to be named Peter as Peter Alexeyevich, who would later become Peter II. On the birth of Peter Petrovich, Peter the Great stated "God has sent me a new recruit". As a result of Alexis treason and death, nobles and soldiers were required to swear an oath of allegiance to Peter Petrovich.

Pretender In 1730, Peter Alexeyevich, who was by then Peter II, died. He was the last of the agnatic House of Romanov. Two years after Peter II died, an imposter claiming to be Peter Petrovich appeared and was quickly found and executed.