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Peter I (Russian: Пётр I Алексеевич, romanized: Pyotr I Alekseyevich, IPA: [ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪkˈsʲejɪvʲɪtɕ]; 9 June [O.S. 30 May] 1672 – 8 February [O.S. 28 January] 1725), known as Peter the Great, [note 1] was Tsar of all Russia from 1682 and the first Emperor of all Russia from 1721 until his death in 1725.
Another major goal of Peter's reform was reducing the influence of the Boyars, Russia's elite nobility, who stressed Slavic supremacy and opposed European influence. While their influence had declined since the reign of Ivan the Terrible , the Boyar Duma , an advisory council to the tsar, still wielded considerable political power.
Jefferson was born at a settlement called Osbornes [a] along the James River [3] in what is now Chesterfield County, Virginia and was the son of Captain Thomas Jefferson (1679–1731), [4] a large property owner, and Mary Field (1680–1715), who was the daughter of Major Peter Field of New Kent County and granddaughter of Henry Soane (1622–1661) of the Virginia House of Burgesses. [3]
Peter the Great: His Life and World is a 1980 text written by Robert K. Massie. The book won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. [1]
Peter the Great needed more money in order to realise his personal projects. The first major task for the state was to find new sources of income. [3] Peter knew that in order to improve the financial condition of the country, there was a necessity to increase the national economy.
Peter Jefferson, father of US President Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) (d. 1757) March 5. Susanna Boylston, prominent early-American socialite (d. 1797) Moritz Franz Kasimir von Wobersnow, Prussian major general of infantry and a general adjutant of Frederick the Great (d. 1759) March 8 – John Campbell, Scottish author (d. 1775)
President Obama only has a few months left in office as November approaches, but let's take a look at some of the things we'll remember him for. 10 of Obama's greatest accomplishments Skip to main ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 December 2024. Planned structure of the U.S. Constitution Virginia Plan Front side of the Virginia Plan 1787 Created May 29, 1787 Location National Archives Author(s) James Madison Purpose Propose a structure of government to the Philadelphia Convention Full text Virginia Plan at Wikisource The ...