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Peter was born on this date in Moscow, Russia.
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When he was ten, a mob of musketeers burst into the Kremlin and threw his uncle and members of his family over the wall onto pikes. The stabbed bodies were then chopped to pieces right before the boy's eyes. Historians believed this shaped his complex, brusque but also energetic and decisive character.
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Did not recieve the normal Tsar education, instead was in an open environment contrary to the confines of the palace. This let him have a imagination and lead to his child-like passions for machines, modern tools, and ships.
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A model fortress was built for Peter's amusement, in which he organized first play troops. These play troops would eventually form the Preobrazhensky and Semyonovsky Guards regiments, also known as the "nucleus" of the army.
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Peter's mother chose his first wife, Eudoxia Lopukhina, whom he had three children with. Only one made it past infancy. They were an unhappy couple and divorced in 1698.
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Peter the great had 14 children, but only 3 of them made it past the age of six. One of his sons would become Tsarevich of Russia, and one of his daughters was later crowned as empress.
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Was not killed in riots, died in Moscow, Russia.
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Peters half brother, Ivan V, spent much of his short life in prison. He then died of dementia in 1694.
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This was where his initial goal of westernizing Russia was born. He also wished to win the aid of the European monarchs.
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Peters second wife, Martha Skavronskaya, whom he had 11 children with. Supposedly, they secretly married in 1707 before officially marrying in the date mentioned. Her eldest child was executed after they found him guilty of trying to overthrow the government.
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In 1718, Peter mandated the collection of rare artifacts from the far corners of Russia. This was the first museum in Russia. It was completed in 1727.
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Peter became distrustful of his son so he interrogated him and, after found guilty, executed him.
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Peter died on this date in St.-Petersburg, Russia
