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Date of Birth
Peter was the 14th of Alexis’ 16 children and therefore an unlikely heir to the Russian throne. -
Alexis I Passing
She died which led Feodor III. his sickly half brother in charge. -
Feodor III Passes
had and illness that made him pass, but peter was not heir to the throne yet, there was one more male to rule -
Peter and Ivan were crowned
Peter’s half brother Ivan was next in line and was sickly like Feodor but unlike his predecessor, the boy who was to become Ivan V, was also of infirm mind. As a result, he was jointly crowned along with the new Peter I of Russia. -
Peter Receives role
Ivan was beset by serious physical and mental disabilities and in February 1696 he died. Ivan ruled with Peter in name only and his death saw his half brother assume sole Tsardom at the age of 23. -
Grand tour of Europe
attempt to win aid and assistance from Western European monarchs. he hoped to secure help in battling the Grand Ottoman Empire -
Great Northern War
was a long and bitter conflict but ultimately Russia was successful and established itself as a major European power. Ultimately, this was the defining point of Peter’s reign. -
St. Petersburg is Founded
Peter captured the Swedish fortress of Nyenskans and subsequently laid down the first stone for a new city, St Petersburg was founded and named in the ruler’s honour. -
Peter gets ill
Peter had never enjoyed the best of health and in the winter of 1723, never really recovered -
Date of Death
He fell into a coma, It was an unremarkable end to the life of a man who arguably the greatest of all Russian leaders.