Tsarevich Alexei Alexeyevich of Russia
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Alexei Alexeyevich | |
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Tsarevich of Russia | |
Born | Moscow, Tsardom of Russia | 15 February 1654
Died | 17 January 1670 Moscow, Tsardom of Russia | (aged 15)
Burial | Cathedral of the Archangel, Moscow |
House | Romanov |
Father | Alexis, Tsar of Russia |
Mother | Maria Miloslavskaya |
Tsarevich Alexei Alexeyevich (Russian: Алексей Алексеевич, Aleksey Alekseyevich; 15 February 1654 - 17 January 1670) was the second son and heir of Tsar Alexis of Russia and Maria Miloslavskaya, brother of Tsar Feodor III, Tsar Ivan V, and Tsarevna Sophia and half-brother of Tsar Peter the Great.[1] He died at fifteen before he had a chance to succeed to the throne.
References
- ^ Hughes, Lindsey (1990). Sophia, Regent of Russia, 1657-1704. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-04790-8.