Grand Embassy

E256540

The Grand Embassy was a large Russian diplomatic mission led by Tsar Peter the Great to Western Europe (1697–1698) aimed at securing allies against the Ottoman Empire and learning about Western technology and culture.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Grand Embassy canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Russian diplomatic mission
diplomatic mission
historical event
chronology took place during the Great Turkish War aftermath
country Tsardom of Russia
diplomaticStatus extraordinary embassy
endTime 1698
follows earlier Russian diplomatic contacts with Western Europe
hasEffectOn Peter the Great’s reforms
modernization of Russian administration
modernization of the Russian Navy
hasPart Russian delegation
interpreters
military officers
nobles
technical experts
languageUsed German
Latin
Russian
leader Peter the Great
Peter the Great
surface form: Tsar Peter I of Russia
location Brandenburg-Prussia
Dutch Republic
England
Holy Roman Empire
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
surface form: Poland–Lithuania

Western Europe
notableEvent Peter the Great working incognito in Dutch shipyards
Peter the Great’s visit to England
numberOfEnvoys approximately 250
partOf foreign policy of Peter the Great
purpose to learn about Western culture
to learn about Western technology
to modernize Russian shipbuilding
to modernize the Russian military
to secure allies against the Ottoman Empire
to strengthen diplomatic ties with Western Europe
result acquisition of shipbuilding knowledge
increased Western influence on Russian reforms
limited success in forming an anti-Ottoman alliance
recruitment of foreign specialists for Russian service
strengthening of Peter the Great’s resolve to westernize Russia
significantPerson Franz Lefort
Fyodor Golovin
Peter the Great
Prokopy Voznitsyn
startTime 1697

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.