Peter I (Russian: Пётр I Алексеевич, Pyotr I Alekseyevich, 9 June [O.S. 30 May] 1672 – 8 February [O.S. 28 January] 1725), better known as Peter the Great, was the Tsar of all Russia from 1682 and the first Emperor of all Russia from 1721 until his death in 1725. He reigned jointly with his half-brother Ivan V until 1696. From this year, Peter was an absolute monarch, an autocrat who remained the ultimate authority and organized a well-ordered police state.
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Peter Alekseyevich Romanov 20 March 1713 Moscow, Tsardom of Russia
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Died |
27 May 1715 (aged 2) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
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Zodiac | Pisces |
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