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Peter is born
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Period: to
Peter the Great
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Peter the Great's dad dies
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Peter the Great takes the throne
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Peter begins shipbuilding
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Peter marries Evdokia Lopukhina
The marriage was a failure, and ten years later Peter forced his wife to become a nun and thus freed himself from the union. -
Peter sees the sea for the first time
His passion for ships and sailing is to last throughout his life. In fact, he was sailing with his own ship! He built it! -
Set out to study!
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Peter the Great hired Vitus Bering
Danish navigator -
Built "window to the west"
Capitol city, Petersburg -
Peter the Great dies