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Proclamation of Peter I as Emperor of All the Russias

When
1721
Where
Russia
Episodes
1

Following the Treaty of Nystad, Peter I was proclaimed Emperor of All the Russias on 2 November 1721, replacing the Tsardom with the Russian Empire.

Episodes

  1. 1721 · RussiaTitle Adoption

    State Chancellor Golovkin added imperial titles to Peter's name following a speech by Prokopovich in 1721.

Background and detail

Background. Peter I served as Tsar from 1682 to 1721. His reign involved extensive wars against the Ottoman and Swedish empires, culminating in the Great Northern War which ended with the Treaty of Nystad in 1721.

Proclamation. On 2 November 1721, the Governing Senate and Synod invested Peter with the titles of Peter the Great, Pater Patriae, and Imperator of all Russia. This act officially raised Russia from a tsardom to an empire.

People involved

Sources

  1. Peter the Great Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24
  2. Russian Empire Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25

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