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He becomes joint tsar with his brother, Ivan.
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Peter is now the sole tsar of Russia.
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Peter marries a low-born woman.
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His son, Alexis, hated Peter, and ran away. Peter made Alexis return and charged him with high treason. Before Alexis can be executed, he dies, probably from the torture.
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Peter's title is changed in honor of his military triumphs.
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Peter gets surgery for a urinary tract infection and never fully recovers.
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Peter jumps into a freezing river to save some solders, gets a chill and becomes very ill. (sometime in autumn)
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Peter, knowing he will die, gives the throne to his wife, Catherine.
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Gangrene is an infection that can be caused by lack of circulation and cold, lack of circulation coming from the surgery, and the cold from the chill.