# Peter I - Tsar, then Emperor of all Russia

URL: https://history-russia.com/rulers/peter-i
Reign: 1682 - 1725
Born-Died: 1672 - 1725
Dynasty: House of Romanov
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_the_Great

Peter the Great transformed Russia into a European great power. He built a navy, founded Saint Petersburg, won the Great Northern War and was proclaimed Emperor in 1721.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Ivan V](https://history-russia.com/rulers/ivan-v)
- Succeeded by: [Catherine I](https://history-russia.com/rulers/catherine-i)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1682 - [Streltsy uprising](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1682-streltsy-uprising)
- 1686 - [Eternal Peace with Poland](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1686-eternal-peace-with-poland)
- 1687 - [Slavic Greek Latin Academy](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1687-slavic-greek-latin-academy)
- 1689 - [Peter I takes power](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1689-peter-i-takes-power)
- 1689 - [Treaty of Nerchinsk](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1689-treaty-of-nerchinsk)
- 1696 - [Capture of Azov](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1696-capture-of-azov)
- 1697 - [The Grand Embassy](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1697-the-grand-embassy)
- 1698 - [Suppression of the Streltsy](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1698-suppression-of-the-streltsy)
- 1700 - [Battle of Narva](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1700-battle-of-narva)
- 1703 - [Founding of Saint Petersburg](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1703-founding-of-saint-petersburg)
- 1708 - [Governorates created](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1708-governorates-created)
- 1709 - [Battle of Poltava](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1709-battle-of-poltava)
- 1711 - [The Governing Senate and the Pruth campaign](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1711-the-governing-senate-and-the-pruth-campaign)
- 1714 - [Battle of Gangut](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1714-battle-of-gangut)
- 1718 - [Death of Tsarevich Alexei](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1718-death-of-tsarevich-alexei)
- 1721 - [Treaty of Nystad](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1721-treaty-of-nystad)
- 1721 - [Russia becomes an Empire](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1721-russia-becomes-an-empire)
- 1722 - [Table of Ranks](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1722-table-of-ranks)
- 1722 - [Persian campaign](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1722-persian-campaign)
- 1724 - [Academy of Sciences founded](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1724-academy-of-sciences-founded)
- 1725 - [Death of Peter the Great; Catherine I](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1725-death-of-peter-the-great-catherine-i)