Peter the Great

  • Birth

    Birth

    Peter Alexeyevich is born.
  • Peter and Ivan

    Peter and Ivan

    Peter and his brother are jointly crowned.
  • Fist Navy Base

    Fist Navy Base

    Peter founded the first Russian Navy base, Taganrog.
  • Peter Becomes only Ruler

    Peter Becomes only Ruler

    Ivan dies after contracting an illness causing physical and mental disabilities. Peter then continues to rule alone at 23 years old.
  • Tour

    Tour

    Peter begins his tour through West-Europe
  • Improvement

    Improvement

    Began to modernize Russia and an improved maritime power.
  • St. Petersburg Founded

    St. Petersburg Founded

    Peter forms a new city and names it in his honor.
  • Further Reform

    Further Reform

    After peace was made with Sweden, he was officially proclaimed Emperor of All Russia.
  • Peter Becomes ill

    Peter Becomes ill

    Peter suffers from health issues leading to a need of surgery he never fully recovrs from.
  • Peter Dies

    Peter Dies

    His illness progressed until it led him into a coma and he died soon after from what they discovered was gangrene in his bladder.