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.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Peter I of Russia 19
Peter I Alexeyevich 1
Pyotr Velikiy 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

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

Feodor III of Russia successor Peter the Great
this entity surface form: Peter I of Russia
Ivan V of Russia successor Peter the Great
this entity surface form: Peter I of Russia
Anna of Russia uncle Peter the Great