Ruler · Early modern period · Russia

Peter the Great

1672–1725

Tsar of Russia from 1682 to 1725, born in 1672, who dragged Russia toward the west by force. He built a navy, reorganized the army, and founded Saint Petersburg as a new capital on the Baltic. His victory over Sweden at Poltava in 1709 made Russia a great power.

Facts

Born: 1672, Moscow.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Peter the Great
Died: 1725, Saint Petersburg.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Peter the Great
Reign: 1682 to 1725; emperor from 1721.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Peter the Great
Realm: Russia.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Peter the Great
Known for: Poltava (1709), the founding of Saint Petersburg (1703), and westernizing reform.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Peter the Great

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Peter the Great, portrait by Godfrey Kneller (Wikimedia Commons)

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