(1727 – 1730)
Peter II ascended to the throne on May 7, 1727, but on the basis of his youth, his management of the state passed into the hands of Menshikov, who transferred the sovereign to his house and betrothed him to his daughter.
Peter II did not like Menshikov and did not feel any affection for his daughter, his bride. Soon Menshikov so set up against himself a king, that he, according to Prince Ivan Dolgoruky’s schemes, commanded to arrest him. Menshikov was deprived of all ranks and orders and exiled to his distant estate Ranenburg (Ryazan province), where he was soon sent to the Siberian city of Berezov, where he died.
The influence of Dolgoruky on the emperor was unfavorable for him. They condoned his love of fun and entertainment. After leaving Petersburg, Peter II and his court moved to Moscow, where he gave himself to pleasure.
Dolgoruky, wishing to strengthen their power at the court, led the case so that Peter II got engaged to the sister of his favorite Ivan Dolgoruky.
But suddenly Peter died of smallpox. With him, the man’s line of the Romanovs’ house stopped.
Peter II was buried in the Archangel Cathedral.
Under Peter II, a trade agreement was concluded with China and the hetman was restored in Little Russia.