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Peter was born is Moscow, Russia. Peter was the fourteenth out of his fathers 16 children so he was unlikely to be the king.
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Peters father died leaving the throne open to the rightful heir. Peters older brother, Fedor III, became the king. Fortunately for Peter, Fedor was sick and unhealthy.
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After their brother Fedor died in May, Peter and his brother Ivan V are crowned as the rulers of Russia.
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Even though Peters brother died in February 1696, Peter had been doing most of the ruling for a while now. Peter was 23 at this point.
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Peter wanted territory in Sweden so he could trade with other European states. To accomplish this he started a 21 year war and eventually got the land he wanted.
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On the land that Peter obtained after the war, Peter built a new town, St. Petersburg, and made it the new capital of Russia.
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Peter had been in a coma since the beginning of 1725 because he was infected with Ureima. After he died it was discovered that his bladder was infected with gangrene.