Peter the Great

  • Peter is born

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    Lifespan

  • Peter is crowned

    He becomes joint tsar with his brother, Ivan.
  • Ivan dies

    Peter is now the sole tsar of Russia.
  • Peter marries Catherine

    Peter marries Catherine
    Peter marries a low-born woman.
    (exact date unknown)
  • Peter has his son killed

    His son, Alexis, hated Peter, and ran away. Peter made Alexis return and charged him with high treason. Before Alexis can be executed, he dies, probably from the torture.
  • Peter is now emperor of Russia

    Peter is now emperor of Russia
    Peter's title is changed in honor of his military triumphs.
  • Peter has surgery

    Peter gets surgery for a urinary tract infection and never fully recovers.
    (day and month are unknown to me)
  • Russian monarch is chill

    Peter jumps into a freezing river to save some solders, gets a chill and becomes very ill. (sometime in autumn)
  • Peter crowns Catherine as empress

    Peter, knowing he will die, gives the throne to his wife, Catherine.
    (day and month are unknown to me)
  • Peter dies of gangrene in the bladder

    Peter dies of gangrene in the bladder
    Gangrene is an infection that can be caused by lack of circulation and cold, lack of circulation coming from the surgery, and the cold from the chill.