1198
Chief Justiciar
Appointed Chief Justiciar
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Peter the Great biography timeline
Explore a static chronology of 7 World History Database records for Peter the Great. The page is generated from the same biography records used by the searchable database, making important life events directly crawlable and readable.
7 records
1198–1958 record span
5 event labels
3 countries
Life and historical importance
Peter the Great: life, career and historical significance
Russian tsar and emperor who pursued sweeping military, administrative and cultural reforms. He expanded Russian power toward the Baltic, founded St Petersburg and reorganized the state and armed forces, helping establish Russia as a major European power.
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Peter the Great: dated events and historical records
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1198
1647
29th October
Putney Debates
Peter intervenes during the franchise dispute, suggesting that a smaller group might work toward compromise after prolonged argument
1st November
Putney Debates
Peter encourages continued discussion and possible compromise after the Council becomes stuck over the franchise and the balance between liberty and property
1689
27th January
Marriage
Marries Eudoxia Lopukhina
9th
Fall of Sophia
Takes effective control after the fall of the regent Sophia
1957
1957
Chairman
The OVP and the FPO wrun a joint candidate for the 1957 presidential election but lose, Reinthaller is replaced as leader in 1958 by Friedrich Peter (also a former SS officer), who leads the party through the 1960s and 1970s and moves it towards the political centre
1958
1958
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the FPO
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