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Peter the Great was born on this date in Moscow, Russia to his parents, Father Alexis of Russia and his mother Nataliya Naryshkina.
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On May 7th 1682 Peter becomes Co-ruler of Russia with his half brother Ivan V after the passing of Feodor III and a brief uprising of The Streltsy. The Streltsy movement demanded that Ivan V to co-rule with Peter.
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Peter the Great half brother Ivan V dies and Peter is now able to rule alone with no tension from Tsar Alexis other children/family line. Peter was now supreme ruler and Tsar of Russia.
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In 1697 Peter made a famous trip to Western Europe in the hopes to win the aid of the Europen monarchs. He travled in a transparent disguise with his large Russian delegation known as the "Grand Embassy".
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Peter the Great starts the construction of his new city of St Petersburg. Peter wanted this new city, which he built on the Gulf of Finland in the a province of Swedish empire which he had captured, to be the capital city of Russia.
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Distrustful of his own son, Peter undertook an investigation into his fears that his son, Aleksei, was involved with his court opponets. Thinking that his son was a focus for possible sedition while Russia was at war, Peter interrogated his son and condemned his to death.
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On a cold winter day the great Tsar of Russian passes away after a long battle with many health issues. Peter dies, leaving an uncertain succession of his throne.
