Peter II

It is true that Catherine was betrothed to Peter II of Russia as a teenager, and would go on to rule the country after deposing her husband in a military-backed coup.

The dramatic dynamic is this: Catherine, who became ruler of Russia by overthrowing her own husband, Peter II, in a coup d'état, is beset by various challenges to the throne.

Both of my parents were born as subjects to a teen-age heir, Peter II, who escaped the German invasion, in 1941, to end up in the United States.

Peter II, the last king of Yugoslavia, suffered a less drastic fate in 1945 at the hands of the prime minister, Josip Broz Tito.

He was in position for 17 years and was followed by Peter II, who died young after being hit by a car, and then Peter III.