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tsar of Russia
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Planned to take power from his half-sister Sophia
- Age 17
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Eudoxia Lopukhina
- first wife
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Had children
Peter the Great had two wives, with whom he had fourteen children, three of whom survived to adulthood.
Names of children:
- Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia
- Alexander Petrovich
- Pavel Petrovich
- Peter Petrovich
- Paul Petrovich
- Catherine Petrovna
- Anna Petrovna
- Yelisaveta Petrovna,
later Empress Elizabeth
- Maria Petrovna
- Margarita Petrovna
- Peter Petrovich
- Pavel Petrovich
- Natalia Petrovna
- Peter Petrovich -
Attempt to capture Ottoman fortress
Organized the Azov campaigns to take the fortress, but his attempts ended in failure. -
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Taxing
Taxed people for having beards and robes. -
Began building a large navy
After he build his navy, he launched about thirty ships against the Ottomans in 1696, capturing Azov in July of that year. On 12 September 1698, Peter officially founded the first Russian Navy base, Taganrog. -
Peter changed the date of the celebration of the new year
He changed the date of the celebration of the new year from 1 September to 1 January. Traditionally, the years were reckoned from the purported creation of the World, but after Peter's reforms, they were to be counted from the birth of Christ. Thus, in the year 7207 of the old Russian calendar, Peter proclaimed that the Julian Calendar was in effect and the year was 1700. -
Defeated the Swedish army
He defeated the Swedish army by purposely directing their troops to the city of Poltva, in the midst of an unbearable Russian winter. -
Established the city of St. Petersburg
Established the city of St. Petersburg on the Neva River and moved the capital there from its former location in Moscow. Shortly after, St. Petersburg was deemed Russia's "window to Europe." -
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Catherine I of Russia
- second wife
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Alexis died
The eldest son from his first marriage, Alexis, was convicted of high treason by his father and secretly executed
