Postpones the parade in honor of the victory near poltava for 3 days. Peter plans to marry elizabeth to the french king louis, but death prevents peter from realizing this plan. Peter did not name his heir, and now the council must choose a new sovereign. As a result of a palace coup organized by peters ally alexander menshikov, peters widow catherine i comes to power. She tries to continue. Sovereign, emperor. Peter ii was born on october 12, 1715 in the family of alexei petrovich, the son of peter i. 2 years before the death of his father in the petrolovsky fortress. On may 6, 1727 , peter ii becomes emperor of the russian empire. But he actually rules the country alexander menshikov. He even settled me. In his palace he hired count osterman as his guardian. Elizabeth is saved by her beauty. She loves hunting, rides well, and peter ii inevitably fell in love with his aunt, who was 6 years older than him, but this love also has a downside. Peter, the juvenile tyrant. He was desperatel