Russia

Peter was 17 when he first married. He had 3 children with her and they divorced in 1698

Having ruled jointly with his brother Ivan V from 1682, when Ivan died in 1696, Peter was officially declared Sovereign of all Russia. Peter inherited a nation that was severely underdeveloped compared to the culturally prosperous European countries.

Released the townspeople from subjection to the military governors of the provinces and allowed them to elect municipalities of their own. These municipalities came under the Moscow muncipalities.

Metallurgical and manufacturing industries were created on a large scale. Industrialists were given various privileges including the right to buy peasant serfs for labor in workshops.

Peter began building a new city on Swedish lands occupied by Russian troops. Although the swampy site was unhealthy is seemed ideal to Peter. He named the city St. Petersburg after his patron saint.

He shocked the nation by declaring that Catherine l was his successor for the throne.

The establishment of the table of ranks was a direct blow to the power of the existing hereditary nobility or boyar. Table of ranks anyone including a commoner.

He died from a bladder infection which was Gangrene