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Birth of Peter II of Russia

12 October 1715

Emperor of Russia (1715-1730). Peter II of Russia was born on 12 October 1715 in what is now the Russian Federation. Peter II of Russia is remembered as a politician, a citizen of the Russian Empire. Positions held included Emperor of all the Russias and Head of the House of Romanov.

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