peter the great

     

Born in 1672 & named for a saint, in 1703 he founded a city whose name represents both of them

Trivia about peter the great

  • In 1695 he declared war on the Ottoman Empire, a great move
  • Anna Ivanovna, empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740, was the niece of this great ruler
  • In 1682 he came to the throne at the age of 10, along with his weak-minded half-brother, Ivan V
  • This "Great" czar got rid of his powerful half-sister Sophia by sending her off to a convent
  • In 1709 Sweden was defeated by this Russian czar in the Battle of Poltava, losing its dominance in the Baltic area
  • This "Great" czar thought his son Alexis was conspiring to overthrow him, so he ordered him tortured
  • Not so great--in 1725, this czar died unable to name a successor; he wrote, "Give everything to..." & never finished
  • This "great" Russian czar tricked his wayward son Alexis into coming home--bad move for Alex
  • This czar may have been "great", but biographer Robert K. Massie says he was deathly afraid of cockroaches
  • This czar died in the Russian city he named for his patron saint February 8, 1725
  • In 1712 this Russian czar moved his capital to St. Petersburg
  • Not England's Elizabeth I, but Russia's Elizabeth I was the daughter of this "Great" czar
  • Actress Laetitia Cross did more than cross paths with this "great" czar when he visited London
  • He was the son of Czar Alexis by his second wife Natalya
  • This czar gave Russia a "window to the west" when he built a new capital on land taken from Sweden
  • Sweden's major power status ended with defeat by this czar in the 1709 battle of Poltava
  • He was born June 9, 1672, the son of Czar Alexis I Mikhailovich
  • In 1696 this Russian czar conquered the Ottoman port of Azov on the Black Sea; awesome! Again the wrong word
  • From 1682 to 1689 he shared the throne with his half-brother Ivan V
  • This "Great" czar forced his first wife, Eudoxia, to become a nun, but she gave up the veil & romanced Stepan Glebov
  • This "Great" Russian czar's 43-year reign, 1682-1725, was the longest in the Romanov line
  • In 1699 this czar forced his noblemen to shave off their beards & adopt Western dress
  • Did a lot of "great" things for Russia: 1682-1725
  • In 1698 this Russian czar founded Taganrog; 5 years later he founded a better-known port
  • Famous for his determined policy of "Westernization", this "great" guy was czar of Russia in 1708
  • Elizabeth Petrovna, the daughter of this czar, became empress of Russia in 1741
  • This "Great" Russian czar sent his wife Eudoxia off to a convent (he preferred his German mistress, Anna Mons)
  • In 1718 Alexis Petrovich was accused of plotting to kill this czar, his father
  • In 1699 this czar created Russia's flag based on that of the Netherlands
  • One bio of this "Great" czar says he carried dental instruments around with him because he loved to pull teeth
  • Pushkin was part black; one of his great-grandfathers was an Ethiopian general of this "great" Czar
  • The original Amber Room in Russia's Catherine Palace had amber panels given by the king of Prussia to this czar in 1716
  • In the first decade of the 18th century, this Russian czar taxed beehives, coffins & beards
  • The Great Northern War of 1700-1721 pitted Sweden's King Charles XII against this great czar
  • Maximilian Schell starred in an Emmy-winning 1986 mini-series about this reformist czar
  • This "Great" czar, born in 1672, was prone to violent anger & sometimes beat his subordinates with a stick
  • Moscow ceased for a time to be the capital of Russia when this ruler built a new capital on the Baltic Coast
  • As a teenaer this "Great" guy ruled Russia jointly with his sickly half-brother Ivan
  • It was under this czar that Russia went on the Julian calendar used in the West; he liked Western stuff
  • When his half-brother died in 1696, he became the sole ruler of Russia
  • Leibniz, an inventor of calculus, was an adviser to this "Great" Russian czar
  • Of Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great or Nicholas II, the one ruling when Ben Franklin was born
  • In 1766 Etienne-Maurice Falconet was called to Russia to make a huge equestrian sculpture of this man
  • In 1701 the school of Mathematics & Navigation was founded in Moscow by this "Great" leader
  • (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reads from Russia.) Here at the east end of the Baltic, a palace known as the Russian Versailles was built by this man who opened Russia to the West
  • ...of this man, who in 1703 founded what is now Russia's largest port on a Swedish fort site on the Gulf of Finland
  • In 1703 Bering joined the Russian Navy, newly formed by this czar
  • Founded by this "Great" guy, the Life Guards protected Russia's royalty through the end of the Romanovs
  • At 43 years, the reign of this founder of the Russian navy was the longest of any czar
  • Born 1672, died 1725, built Russia's second-largest city

Tweets about peter the great

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  • "@OlaInteresting A Russian man who wore a beard during the time of Peter the Great had to pay a special tax." WHYYY TuT
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  • RT @joehaden23: Have 2 start better! But I would go 2 battle with these dudes every Sunday! #beatNO
  • @heathermcrobie ahhhh, I got it. They didn't mean Peter the Great, but Catherine's husband Peter? Guessing here. He only spoke German...
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  • RT @LondonStone: Replica of Peter the Great's frigate Shtandart at Woolwich, close to where the Tsar had studied the English navy.
  • RT @TweetLikeAGirI: wtf do you mean “6 year olds”
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  • RT @OlaInteresting: A Russian man who wore a beard during the time of Peter the Great had to pay a special tax.
  • On this day in 1698 Russia's Peter the Great imposed a tax on beards, becoming history's greatest monster.
  • Pada zaman Peter the Great di Russia, mereka yang menumbuhkan jenggot akan dikenakan pajak.
  • On Sept. 5, 1698, Peter the Great instituted a beard tax hoping to modernize Russia society following King Henry...
  • Read This Book : #26655 #Kindle Peter the Great: The compelling story of the man who cr...
  • An actual line about Tsar Peter the Great in my history book- "In 1725, Peter died, to the general relief of almost everyone."
  • #Kindle #10: Peter the Great: The compelling story of the man who created modern Russia,...
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  • RT @unilibrary: Another #historyfact - In 1698 the Russian Tsar Peter the Great imposed a tax on beards.
  • The Amber Room, a 1716 gift presented to Russia’s Peter the Great, was made from six tons of amber. #gemfact #LCINSIDER
  • My kind of leader: "@unilibrary: Another #historyfact - In 1698 the Russian Tsar Peter the Great imposed a tax on beards."
  • Another #historyfact - In 1698 the Russian Tsar Peter the Great imposed a tax on beards.
  • RT @carlinrobin: Throw🔙 Interview with Peter The Great, circa 2010. #tbt #Foppa #Forsberg Prepping for milehighsports…
  • The dude calling himself Peter the Great who we know as Putin is quaking as we speak: Obama, EU agree on more...
  • Top 10 facts about beards: SEPTEMBER 5, 1698, is said to be the date on which Peter the Great of Russia impose...
  • “@702sydney: 1698 Russian "Peter the Great" imposed a Beard Tax. He also personally cut off the beards of his noblemen.” Hipster Nightmare
  • RT @702sydney: On this day in 1698 Russian "Peter the Great" imposed a Beard Tax. He also personally cut off the beards of his noblemen.
  • In 19 minutes it will be the anniversary of when Tsar Peter the Great imposed a tax on beards in Russia
  • Good to know. MT @702sydney: On this day in 1698 Russian "Peter the Great" imposed a Beard Tax. He also cut off the beards of his noblemen.
  • I look up to Peter the Great a 7ft tall alcoholic that ruled Russia 👍💣💪
  • RT @ComptrollerGen: Widespread reform followed Peter the Great's return to Russia in 1698, but he 'knew exactly where to start. Beards.' ht…
  • RT @miilkkk: Hell Naw 😂😭😩😂😭😩
  • RT @cavs: Who made @CavsJoeG's All-Decade Team for the 2000s? View [TEAM]: Do you agree? #AllForOne
  • On this day in 1698 Russian "Peter the Great" imposed a Beard Tax. He also personally cut off the beards of his noblemen.
  • If you want just about the easiest job in the world hit me up to work at the shaker country club
  • "joined twins in a jar from Peter the Great’s collection in the Kunstkamera museum, 1714."
  • @MartinJohansso6 2:a, glöm inte Peter the great!
  • RT @JornHolmHansen: 5 September 1997: Monument of Peter the Great inaugurated in #Moscow. Sculptor: Zurab Tsereteli. Europe’s most monstrou…
  • RT @CavsMoondog: Tick tock. We are under 1 month away from the Wine & Gold taking the court. Is anyone out there as excited as this dog? @c…
  • 5 September 1997: Monument of Peter the Great inaugurated in #Moscow. Sculptor: Zurab Tsereteli. Europe’s most monstrous piece of art?
  • RT @PSBChrisKocher: Best history column item for Friday: "In 1698, Russia's Peter the Great imposed a tax on beards." I would be in trouble.
  • Best history column item for Friday: "In 1698, Russia's Peter the Great imposed a tax on beards." I would be in trouble.