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Birth
Peter is born to Tsar Alexis and his second wife Natalya. He is one of four children Alexis has, and is of the Romanov household. -
Death of Tsar Alexis
The death of Alexis leaves his oldest son, Fedor III, in charge. Fedor is Peter's older half-brother. -
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Revolt by Sophia & The Kremlin Guard
Sophia and Ivan's family gained the favor of the Kremlin guard, and with their help stormed the castle in Moscow where Peter was ruling out of. Peter witnessed his folowers being "thrown from the top of the grand Red Stair of the Faceted Palace onto the raised pikes of the Guard." This experience led Peter to hate the city of Moscow, and it also caused a sturggle for power. -
Death of Tsar Feodor III
Feodor III was sick when he took the thrown, and died only 6 short years later. HIs death leads to a dispute between the families of Peter and Ivan & Sophia. The Miloslavsky family believed Sophia and Ivan deserved the thrown. Ivan was next in line for the thrown, but he was extremely mentally handicapped, and so they ruled in favor of Peter's family. -
Peter's Coronation
Peter is chosen by the Boyar Duma to rule Russia after Feodor's death. This causes tension with the Miloslavsky family. -
Peter's Re-Coronation
After months of fighting, it is decided that Ivan & Peter will be joint tsars under the regency of their sister Sophia. -
2nd Attempt to gain regency by Sophia
(The date is off, but the year is correct)
Sophia tried to gain full control of Russia once again. After this, she was forced into a monestary, and Peter had the members of her revolt executed outside her window, supposedly, and after this she went crazy. -
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Tour of Europe
Peter spent the first two years of his diplomacy touring Europe and used this experience to learn about Western culture, and about European army tactics.This also inspired him to modernize Russian culture and ethics. -
Azov Attempts to Claim The Black Sea From the Tartars
During this time, Peter was setting out to expand the Russian borders. He attempted to take the Black Sea region from the Tartars and failed. -
Navy build-up
Peter resolved to build up the navy and attempt a second attack against the Tartar. -
Russian Naval Base Taganrog
Peter seizes control of the base and officially founds the Russian nval base Taganrog. -
Reform
Peter did a lot of reforming during his years in power. He banned traditional dressings for males. He personally shaved the beards of his nobility and clergymen. He established a better military, technical schools, and replaced their churhc's patriarchy with a holy synod who answered to him. He simplified their alphabet, changed the fuction of their calendar, and used the term Emperor instead of Tsar. -
Great Northern War
Russia, led by Peter The Great, begin war with Sweden. -
Battle of Narva
Peter and the Russians take Narva from Sweden. -
Peter & Paul Fortress
The Peter & Paul Fortress was built. -
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Reforms
Between these years, many reforms were made the the way Russia worked. They received their frist newspaper. They also held their first census and enforced their first poll tax. Provinces were created, and St. Petersburg was made the capital. -
Marriage to Catherine
Martha converts to Russian Orthodox, changes name to Catherine, and marries Peter. -
Death
Peter The Great dies at the age of 52.