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After Theodore III died in 1682, Peter, the son of Alexis I, a former Tsar, and his half brother Ivan V ruled jointly.
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Ivan V, Peter the Great's brother and co-tsar, dies and Peter the Great become the "Sovereign of all Russia."
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From when his half brother Ivan V dies until Peter Dies, Peter the Great is the Tsar of Russia.
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In 1703 St. Petersburg was founded by Peter the Great.
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Many European architects worked together to design this palace for Prince Alexander Menshikov in 1710.
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In 1721, Peter the Great abolished the Russian Patriarchate and appointed the Holy Synod
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Many Tsars ruled between Peter the Great and Catherine the Great, but none for nearly as long. The longer was Elizabeth Petrovna who was Tsaritsa from 1741-1762.
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Winter Palace in St. Petersburg was designed by Bartolomeo Rastrelli in 1754.
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Catherine the Great was married to Peter III, Peter the Great's grandson. Not long after he became Tsar he was overthrown and Catherine became the Empress of Russia.
