-
Birth
The future Peter the Great was the youngest son of to Alexis I of Russia and his mother Nataliya Naryshkina. -
Period: to
Peter life
-
Father death
Peter’s father dies -
Peter half brother was crowned
Ivan the half brother of Peter was crowned , 6 years latter Ivan die and the crown was pass to Peter. -
1st Wife
Tsarina Eudoxia Feodorovna Lopukhina was the first wife of Peter I of Russia. They married on 27 January 1689 but divorced in 1698 -
Seeking New Culture
Peter went on a tour to Europe to learn the culture. Peter had dreamt of modernizing Russia in line with other countries in Europe. -
Clide of culture
Peter went back to Russia, taking from what he learn from his travel he apply it to improve Russia. Peter turned his attentions to gaining territory in the Baltic states. Thus began the Great Northern War which was to last for twenty-one years. -
Changes
Peter the Great created a system of civil service in Russia by introducing the Table of Ranks: a document defining the classification of all military, naval, court and civilian officials into fourteen classes, from fourteen as the lowest up to the first. The Table of Ranks was designed to create a "social elevator" for hardworking military and government officials and to reduce the abuse of appointments and promotions in service. -
war
Being a big emperor there will be conflict occurring. The Northern War with Sweden (1700-1721) finally brought Peter access to the Baltic Sea and the trading possibilities in the region, and in 1703, the city of St. Petersburg was founded. In 1712, Petersburg was made the capital of Russia, and in 1721 Russia was declared an Empire, with Peter assuming the title of the Emperor of All Russia. -
children
Elizabeth of Russia (Daughter) · Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia (Son) · Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia (Daughter) · Grand Duchess Natalia Petrovna of Russia (Daughter) · Pavel Petrovich (Son) · Margarita Petrovna (Daughter) · Peter Petrovich (Son) · Maria Natalia Petrovna (Daughter) · Catherine Petrovna (Daughter) -
2nd wife
Catherine I was the second wife of Peter the Great and Empress of Russia from 1725 until her death. -
Peter dies
Peter had fallen ill with Uremia at the beginning of 1725 and began to fall into a coma. He passed away on the 08th of February with his autopsy revealing that his bladder was infected with gangrene. It was an unremarkable end to the life of a man who arguably the greatest of all Russian leaders.
