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1 day ago · Peter I (Russian: Пётр I Алексеевич, romanized: Pyotr I Alekseyevich, IPA: [ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ]; 9 June [O.S. 30 May] 1672 – 8 February [O.S. 28 January] 1725), was Tsar of all Russia from 1682, and the first Emperor of all Russia, known as Peter the Great, from 1721 until his death in 1725.
- Catherine I
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- Elizabeth, Empress of Russia
Early life Childhood and teenage years Young Elizabeth in...
- Feodor III of Russia
Feodor or Fyodor III Alekseyevich (Russian: Фёдор III...
- Tsar of Russia
The Sovereign, Tsar and Grand Prince of all Russia, also the...
- Willem Mons
Willem Mons (1688 – 26 November 1724) was private secretary...
- Russo-Persian War of 1722–1723
The Russo-Persian War of 1722–1723, known in Russian...
- Catherine I
May 5, 2024 · Catherine the Great (born April 21 [May 2, New Style], 1729, Stettin, Prussia [now Szczecin, Poland]—died November 6 [November 17], 1796, Tsarskoye Selo [now Pushkin], near St. Petersburg, Russia) was a German-born empress of Russia (1762–96) who led her country into full participation in the political and cultural life of Europe, carrying ...
May 23, 2024 · of Russia 1878–1918: Natalia Brasova 1880–1952: Peter of Oldenburg 1868–1924: Olga of Russia 1882–1960: Nikolai Kulikovsky 1881–1958: Nicholas II Emp. of Russia 1868–1918 r.1894–1917: Alexandra Feodorovna 1872–1918: Olga of Russia 1895–1918: Tatiana of Russia 1897–1918: Maria of Russia 1899–1918: Anastasia of Russia 1901 ...
May 14, 2024 · Nicholas II (born May 6 [May 18, New Style], 1868, Tsarskoye Selo [now Pushkin], near St. Petersburg, Russia—died July 17, 1918, Yekaterinburg) was the last Russian emperor (1894–1917), who, with his wife, Alexandra, and their children, was killed by the Bolsheviks after the October Revolution.
- John L.H. Keep
May 10, 2024 · Paul, emperor of Russia from 1796 to 1801. He was the son of Peter III (reigned 1762) and Catherine the Great (reigned 1762–96). A tyrannical and capricious ruler, he was assassinated in his bedchamber with the approval of his son and heir, Alexander I.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
1 day ago · The foundations of the Russian Empire was laid during Peter I's reforms, which significantly altered Russia's political and social structure, and as a result of the Great Northern War which strengthened Russia's standing on the world stage.
3 days ago · His own tomb was added in 1731, and over the next two centuries, all Russian emperors and empresses up to Alexander III were interred there, with the exception of Peter II and Ivan VI. The remains of Russia‘s last tsar, Nicholas II, and his family were finally laid to rest in the cathedral‘s St. Catherine Chapel in 1998, 80 years after ...
