Born June 9, 1672 – Died February 8, 1725
Reign May 1682- February 1725
Peter was the co-tsar with his elder half brother Ivan until his power became seen as a threat to their regent Sofya. Their power struggle ultimately ended with Ivan choosing Peter and they taking full power of Russia without Sofya as the regent. With Ivan’s condition however, Peter took on the responceabilities along with his mother, Nataliya Naryshkina, and her advisors. They worked together quite well until his mother passed in 1694. Soon after Ivan died in 1696, and not until then did Peter truly become “The Great.”
Peter put into action many new modern ideas of expansion that eventually led to Russia becoming more than 3 billion acres and a country of ultimate power. He also made a decree on education in 1714, demanding that all children 10-15 of nobles and those in power or money positions have at least a mathematical formal education that they be tested over. In 1722 he also created an order of precedence known as the Table of Ranks. This allowed people of merit and those who helped led to success of the emperor to become the boyers, not just those of noble birth. This action stayed in place until much later in Russian government.
Peter had a total of 14 children from two wives and one mistress. His eldest son, Alexi was tried and convicted of trying to overthrow his father, he later died in prison in 1718. Peter him self died of a urinary problem caused by gangrene, but before he did he was able to leave everything to his daughter Anna.
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