Biography Natalya Alekseevna

The biography of the eldest child Tsarevich Alexei, Natalya remained for a long time on the "periphery" of the royal family. Only in the year, after the death of the son of Peter I - Peter Petrovich, he and his brother Peter were set aside and determined them to the state of courtiers and servants. But the attitude to the grandchildren of the emperor, especially from Ekaterina Alekseevna IA.

Menshikova, was more than cool. Everything changed in the year, when her brother, not without the help of the same Prince Menshikov, became the heir to the throne and, in the will of Catherine I, named without the name “Grand Duchess” was assigned to the heirs of the third stage - between the younger brother and her daughters of the Empress Anna and Elizabeth stood.

Natalia also came to the view of the prince. He, in particular, forgot to marry her for his son Alexander. But Menshikov’s plans were not destined to come true - soon the former Petrovsky batter went to the stage to Delkyybrazov. Natalia was not very beautiful, but a kind and intelligent girl. Like an older sister, she had some beneficial effect on Peter's non -pound, but she died only 14 years old.

Before his death, Peter II, who died at the same age in January, according to legend, ordered the sled to harness and go to Natalia's sister.

She was buried in the Ascension Cathedral of the Ascension Monastery of the Moscow Kremlin, in the years the monastery and the cathedral were destroyed, and the graves of the tsarits and princesses were transferred to the Arkhangelsk Cathedral. The text was not preserved on her grave plate, the text was known in the transfer of the 19th century by the epitaph: “The noble sovereign of the Grand Duchess, the sovereign Emperor Peter II is a native sister, Natalia Alekseevna, a temporary infant life, fourth -year -old years old, by the vengeance of God for blessed and eternal premium from Christmas from the dead in the summer of Nomovrie at 22 day.

The girl does not die, but Matthew sleeps, ch. The light is to clench my, and there is that with me, buried in this place. ” When transferring its remains to the Arkhangelsk cathedral, the tomb was opened in the year; It turned out that Natalia rests in a well -preserved glazed gold dress, a skirt from brocade and silk knitted stockings, as well as diademe, star and ribbon of the Order of St.

Catherine. Her coffin was a cold with a silver gathering and finished with gold lace. To arrange her burial, silver dishes of the disgraced Menshikov were melted. Avoti: Wikipedia.