Peter the Great
30 May 1672 — 28 January 1725
Peter I was the Tsar of all Russia from 1682 and the first Emperor of Russia from 1721 until his death in 1725. He reigned jointly with his half-brother Ivan V until 1696. Peter, as an autocrat, organized a well-ordered police state.
Family
Rests in the family mausoleum of the House of Romanov. House of Romanov family tree
- Spouse: Catherine I of Russia
- Children: Anna Petrovna
A family burial site on Digital Cemetery, an endless map you can explore. It stands at coordinates 1, 1.
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