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[PETER II OF RUSSIA]: (1715-1730) Emperor of Russia 1727-30. Grandson of Emperor Peter the Great. Orphaned at the ...
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[PETER II OF RUSSIA]: (1715-1730) Emperor of Russia 1727-30. Grandson of Emperor Peter the Great. Orphaned at the age of two, his mother died ten days after giving birth and his father, imprisoned by his own father Peter the Great, died in prison in 1718. When Peter the Great died in 1725 he was succeeded on the throne by his second wife, Catherine I who also died two years after, leaving the eleven years old Peter, although ignored and kept till then in seclusion, as the only male-line grandson of Peter the Great. Peter II reigned as Emperor of all Russias only for two years and half and died at the very early age of 14. Extremely rare D.S., signed on behalf of the Emperor, one page, vellum, oblong 4to, Saint Petersburg, 23rd August 1728, to Ivan Maslov, in Cyrillic. The partially printed document being a decree according to which Officer Ivan Maslov is promoted to the rank of General. The order states `By God-s Will We, Peter II, Imperator of the whole Russia,
.Everyone to acknowledge the fact and to demonstrate to Ivan Maslov the proper respect. We expect and anticipate that in his new rank as General he will continue to act as appropriate to his new position. As a proof of this Decree, this document is signed and notarized with our Country´s Seal.´ Signed on behalf of Peter II in his capacity as Emperor and Autocrat of all Russias by Duke Grigoriev and Stepan Ignatiev, the Emperor being only twelve years old. With remnants of a former seal at the base. G
