Peter the great

Peter the Great

  • Birth date

    Birth date
    June 9th 1672 was the day that Peter the Great was born. Peter was born in Moscow, Russia.
  • Ivan V and Peter I

    Ivan V and Peter I
    Ivan V was peter's step brother and they ruled together until Ivan V died in 1696, Ivan came to power in 1689 with Peter
  • Peter's first wive

    Peter got married to his first wife Eudoxia in 1689, but she later died in 1698
  • Organized farewell party

    Peter organized a farewell party and invited Johan Huydecoper van Maarsseveen, who had to sit between Lefort and the Tsar and drink.
  • Russian Navy Base

    Russian Navy Base
    Peter officially founded the first Russian Navy base, Taganrog.
  • Changed New Year Celebration

    Changed New Year Celebration
    Peter changed the date of the celebration of the new year from the 1st of September to the 1st of January.
  • Battle of Narva

    Russia wasn't prepared to fight the Swedes, and their first attempt at seizing the Baltic coast ended in disaster at the Battle of Narva in 1700.
  • Conquered Narva

    Conquered Narva
    Peter and his army defeated Sweden and conquered Narva
  • Daughter

    One of Peter the Greats children was born Elizabeth, he had this daughter with Catherine I
  • Turkish war

    The Turkish war that started in 1710 when Turkey declared war on Russia ended with the Peace of Prut in 1711
  • Saint Petersburg

    founded the city of Saint Petersburg
  • Marriage

    Marriage
    Peter got married with Catherine I (Peasant Martha)
  • Table of ranks

    In 1722 Peter introduced the Table of Ranks, formal list of ranks, Russia's military, Government, Royal court
  • Persian campaign

    the Persian campaign that started in 1722 ended in 1723 when Russia conquered the Persians and earned access to the Caspian sea
  • Death

    Peter died in 1725, and this was the end of his time as a ruler of Russia
  • Grand Tour

    Peter gained his knowledge of western Europe firsthand by traveling in 1697 and 1698 on an imperial version of the grand tour.