Peter the Great, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Tsar and 1st Emperor, founder of the Russian Empire
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Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia
About Peter the Great
- Peter the Great (Russian: ???? ????´???, tr.
- Pyotr Velikiy, IPA: ['p??tr v??'l?ik??j]), Peter I (Russian: ???? ??????, tr.
- Pyotr Pyerviy, IPA: ['p??tr 'p??rv?j]) or Peter Alexeyevich (Russian: ???? ??????´????, IPA: ['p??tr ?l??'ks?ej?v??t?]; 9 June [O.S.
- 30 May] 1672 – 8 February [O.S.
- 28 January] 1725) ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May [O.S.
- 27 April] 1682 until his death in 1725, jointly ruling before 1696 with his elder half-brother, Ivan V.
- Through a number of successful wars, he expanded the Tsardom into a much larger empire that became a major European power and also laid the groundwork for the Russian navy after capturing ports at Azov and the Baltic Sea.
- He led a cultural revolution that replaced some of the traditionalist and medieval social and political systems with ones that were modern, scientific, Westernised and based on the Enlightenment.
- Peter's reforms had a lasting impact on Russia, and many institutions of the Russian government trace their origins to his reign.
- He is also known for founding and developing the city of Saint Petersburg, which remained the capital of Russia until 1917.
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Paul Delaroche
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| Alternative names | Hippolyte Delaroche | ||
| Description | French painter, artist and photographer | ||
| Date of birth/death | 17 July 1797 | 4 November 1856 | |
| Location of birth/death | Paris | Paris | |
| Work location | Paris | ||
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