Peter the great (picture of ruler)

Peter the Great

By dandelion_davis
  • Death of a ruler

    Death of a ruler

    Tsar Alexis I died, leaving the throne to Peter's half brother Feodor III of Russia
  • Marriage

    Marriage

    Peter was arranged to Marry Eudoxia Lopukhina
  • Side piece

    Side piece

    Peter had a mistress in Germany named Anna mons
  • Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia

    Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia

    Conceived with Eudoxia Lopukhina, this was their only child to live past childhood
  • Natalya

    Natalya

    Natalya dies leading to Peter becoming a sovereign
  • End of a Marriage

    End of a Marriage

    Upon Peter's return from his European tour Peter divorced Eudoxia Lopukhina
  • Second Marriage

    Second Marriage

    Peter wedded his mistress, Martha Skavronskaya, who changed her name to Catherine I.
  • Treason

    Treason

    Alexei Petrovich was suspected of being involved in a plot to overthrow the king and confessed under torture and executed
  • The End

    The End

    Peter's overall health was never robust but winter of 1723 he developed urinary tract and bladder problems. Doctors performed surgery and cleared out upwards of 4 pounds of blocked urine.
  • Empress Catherine I

    Empress Catherine I

    Peter had his wife Catherine I crowned as Empress but did not give her any actual power