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Peter the Great Timeline

  • Peter is Born

    Peter is Born
    Peter I, Russian in full; Pyotr Alekseyevich,born
  • Peter's father dies

    Peter was only 4 years old
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    Peter's Elder brother rules

    Peter's sickly brother Fyodor III, which led to power being put into the hands of the Miloslavskys until Fyodor III died childless
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    Peter rules jointly with his half brother Ivan V

    during rule, Ivan's sister Sophia controlled the government
  • Peter marries to Eudoxia

    Peter marries to Eudoxia
    marriage lasts short time as Peter did not care for her
  • Peter gains total power of Russia

    Peter gains total power of Russia
    once his brother dies
  • Peter goes abroad

    Peter went to Europe to study what the Europeans did to advance
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    The Northern War

    a war to gain a port to the west of Russia
  • Peter marries Catherine I

    Peter marries Catherine I
  • Peter dies