Peter the Great

By marcus R
  • Period: to

    Peter the Great's rule

  • Peter's Brother Dies

    Peter's half brother died because of physical and mental illnesses.

  • Beard Law

    Peter create a anti-beard stance, and everyone that had a beard had to pay a heavy tax.

  • Church power dies

    The Churches power if handed to the government.

  • St. Petersburg

    Was built in 1703. It was a port city. High ranking officials lived there.

  • Governing Senate

    In 1711, Peter abolished the Boyar council and established by decree a new state body known as the Governing Senate. https://learnodo-newtonic.com/peter-the-great-accomplishments

  • Creation of Table of Ranks

    This began the removal of hereditary nobility.