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Peter was born in Moscow Russia. He was son of Tsar Alexis by Alexis's second wife Natalya Kivillovna.
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Peter and his half brother Ivan acquired joint power together after Ivan's sister Sophia stepped down.
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After the death of Fyodor III (Alexis's half brother) many revolts of Fyodor's family incorporated the Moscow Streltsy which killed many of Peter's relatives. Peter's safety was endangered as he was first choice for the throne.
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Peter's mother arranged a marriage for Peter to Eudoxia. He became bored with his wife and later regulated her to a convent in 1698.
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Peter had a son to his discarded wife, Eudoxia. He was healthy and a reasonable heir to the throne. However, he rebelled against some of his father's ideas.
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He went off to western Europe to explore with 250 followers. His goal was to learn about international affairs to westernize Russia. He highly valued education.
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Peter had a long lasting undercover relationship with a lower class women Catherine I. She later had children with him.
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After being disobedient to his father, Alexis was persuaded to come home where he was murdered before his death sentence occurred.
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While on the gulf of Finland, Peter was ashore watching as soldiers in battle plunged from their ship to a cold death. Peter apparently jumped to "help" them. His health severely declined.
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After the decline of his health, he suffered from a severe urinary track infection and he died. Catherine then took the throne.