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Peter I (Russian: Пётр I Алексеевич, romanized: Pyotr I Alekseyevich, IPA: [ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪkˈsʲejɪvʲɪtɕ]; 9 June [O.S. 30 May] 1672 – 8 February [O.S. 28 January] 1725), known as Peter the Great, [note 1] was the Tsar of all Russia from 1682 and the first Emperor of all Russia from 1721 until his death in 1725.
Peter was born in Belgrade on 11 July [O.S. 29 June] 1844. He was the fifth of ten children born to Prince Alexander Karađorđević and his consort, Persida Nenadović. [2] He was the grandson of Karađorđe, the leader of the First Serbian Uprising (1804–1813) and the founder of the Karađorđević dynasty. [3]
Peter the Great: The Struggle for Power, 1671–1725. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. pp. 377– 378. ISBN 978-1-139-43075-3; Cracraft, James. The Revolution of Peter the Great. (Harvard University Press, 2003) Hughes, Lindsey. Russia in the Age of Peter the Great (Yale University Press, 1998) Raeff, Marc.
Deacon Peter created several rituals, ceremonies, and commandments for the group, which involved primarily heavy drinking requirements, [5] and was the leader of the group, despite his lowly title. [6] The group ended up including every man of power within the Tsar's government, [6] and even real clergymen as well. [7]
If elected, political parties have party leaders in the executive branch of the United States government. The President becomes the de facto leader of their respective political party once elected, and the Vice President likewise holds a leadership role as both the second-highest executive officer and the President of the Senate. However, major ...
In the novel, the protagonist Wei Xiaobao went to Russia and helped her in the coup against her half-brother Peter I. This event led to the peace between China and Russia in the Nerchinsk Treaty. [11] Vanessa Redgrave portrayed the character of Sophia Alekseyevna in the 1986 miniseries Peter the Great. Her performance received an Emmy award ...
The church reform of Peter the Great was a set of changes Peter I of Russia (r. 1682–1725 ) introduced to the Russian Orthodox Church , especially to church government. Issued in the context of Peter's overall Westernizing reform programme, it replaced the office of the patriarch of Moscow with the Holy Synod and made the church effectively a ...
The Will of Peter the Great, a political forgery, purported to express the geopolitical testament of Emperor Peter I of Russia (r. 1682–1725), which allegedly contained a plan for the subjugation of Europe. For many years it influenced political attitudes in Great Britain and France towards the Russian Empire. [1] [2]