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Peter's grandfather was the founder of the Romanov dynasty in Russia
Peter's grandfather (Mikhail Fyodorovich Romanov) was the first Russian Tsar from the house of Romanov, which rules Russia for more than 300 years -
at the age of 10, Peter became co-tsar of Russia
10-year-old Peter was proclaimed as Tsar over his elder half-brother, Ivan V, who was of infirm mind. But this was followed by Rebellion of the Streltsy during which several aides and relatives of Peter were murdered. Ivan and Peter were then proclaimed joint tsars but it was Ivan’s 25-year-old sister Sofia Alekseyevna who was the de facto ruler. -
Peter married at age 17
Peter first married at the age of 17 on 27th January to Eudoxia Lopukhina. -
His sister was overthrown
Sofia and her supporters began to decline and though she attempted another coup with aid from the Streltsy, she was overthrown. -
His brother died which made him take full power
Peter was the the co-ruler until the death of Ivan which made him the sole emperor of Russia. -
Peter traveled across europe and worked as a carpenter
he traveled to Europe he wanted to form a strong alliance with European nations against the Turks to aid Russia’s quest for northern coastline of the Black Sea. He studied shipbuilding and worked as a ship’s carpenter in the yard of the Dutch East India Company. He later used his shipbuilding knowledge to strengthen the Russian navy. He also gained valuable insights into the international situation; and economic and cultural life of Europe. -
Peter married a servant
Peter’s most successful romantic relationship was with Marta Skavronska, a servant of his friend Alexander Menshikov. Marta became Peter’s mistress and changed her name to Catherine. Peter married Catherine officially at Saint Isaac’s Cathedral in St. Petersburg. -
he punished rebels brutally
During Peter’s visit to Europe, he received news that there had been another Streltsy Uprising in Russia. By the time Peter returned to tackle the revolt, it had already been solved. More than 1,200 rebels were tortured and executed by various cruel methods. Peter There were several other rebellions during Peter’s reign including the Bulavin Rebellion. Peter brutally crushed all rebellions and handled the rebels with extreme cruelty. -
Peter's son planned on overthrowing Peter
Peter’s son with Eudoxia, Alexei Petrovich, was later suspected of plotting to overthrow Peter and was sentenced to be executed. -
Peter the great makes part of Russia's success
Peter I is called great not for his expansion of the Russian Empire but because he led a cultural and political revolution by creating systems which were modernized and scientific. He also took measures to end the dominance of traditionalism and religion in Russia and make it move towards modern thought.
