Peter the Great
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Peter the Great was a transformative 17th–18th century Russian tsar and later emperor who modernized and expanded Russia into a major European power.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peter I of Russia | 19 |
| Peter I Alexeyevich | 1 |
| Pyotr Velikiy | 1 |
| Tsar Peter I of Russia | 1 |
Statements (84)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
emperor of Russia
ⓘ
human ⓘ military leader ⓘ monarch ⓘ reformer ⓘ tsar of Russia ⓘ |
| aimedTo | turn Russia into a major European power ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Peter the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
Peter I of Russia
Peter the Great ⓘ Peter the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Pyotr Velikiy
|
| birthDate | 1672-06-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Moscow
ⓘ
Tsardom of Russia ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Peter and Paul Cathedral
St. Petersburg ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| capitalMovedTo |
St. Petersburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| century |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| child |
Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia
ⓘ
Anna Petrovna ⓘ Tsarina Elizabeth of Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Elizabeth of Russia
|
| conflictWith | Swedish Empire ⓘ |
| coronationDate | 1682-06-25 ⓘ |
| coRulerWith | Ivan V of Russia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russian Empire
ⓘ
Tsardom of Russia ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1725-02-08 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Russian Empire
ⓘ
St. Petersburg ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| dynasty |
House of Romanov
ⓘ
surface form:
Romanov dynasty
|
| era | early modern period ⓘ |
| father | Alexis of Russia ⓘ |
| foundedCity |
St. Petersburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| foundedInYear | 1703 ⓘ |
| fullName |
Peter the Great
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Peter I Alexeyevich
|
| givenName | Peter ⓘ |
| house | House of Romanov ⓘ |
| implementedReformIn |
administration
ⓘ
army ⓘ church-state relations ⓘ education ⓘ navy ⓘ |
| interestedIn |
navigation
ⓘ
shipbuilding ⓘ |
| introducedPolicy |
Russian alphabet reform
ⓘ
beard tax ⓘ creation of guberniyas (provinces) ⓘ creation of the Holy Synod ⓘ establishment of the Senate of Russia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Great Northern War
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Northern War leadership
Table of Ranks reform ⓘ administrative reforms ⓘ building a powerful navy ⓘ expansion of Russian territory ⓘ military reforms ⓘ modernization of Russia ⓘ westernization of Russian society ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Russian ⓘ |
| legacy | transformation of Russia into an empire ⓘ |
| mother | Natalya Naryshkina ⓘ |
| nationality | Russian ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Grand Embassy to Western Europe ⓘ |
| occupation |
military commander
ⓘ
ruler ⓘ |
| opponent | Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ |
| predecessor | Feodor III of Russia ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1725-02-08 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1682-05-07 ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
|
| spouse |
Catherine I of Russia
ⓘ
Eudoxia Lopukhina ⓘ |
| styleOfDress | Western European fashion ⓘ |
| successor | Catherine I of Russia ⓘ |
| title |
Emperor of All the Russias
ⓘ
surface form:
Autocrat of All the Russias
Emperor of All the Russias ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor of All Russia
Tsar of Russia ⓘ |
| traveledTo |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
England ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
surface form:
Poland-Lithuania
|
| victoryAt | Battle of Poltava ⓘ |
| warParticipatedIn | Great Northern War ⓘ |
| yearOfBattleOfPoltava | 1709 ⓘ |
Referenced by (103)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Peter I of Russia
this entity surface form:
Pyotr Velikiy
subject surface form:
Grand Palace (Peterhof)
this entity surface form:
Peter I of Russia
this entity surface form:
Peter I of Russia
this entity surface form:
Peter I of Russia
subject surface form:
Grand Palace (Peterhof)
subject surface form:
Bronze Horseman
subject surface form:
Elizabeth of Russia
this entity surface form:
Peter I of Russia
this entity surface form:
Peter I of Russia