Historedia
Person

Peter I

Events
4
Episodes
8
Years
1689–1725

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Peter I, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Treaty of Nerchinsk and Great Siberian Road Decree

    1689

    Role: Russian Tsar

    1. 27 August 1689 · NerchinskSigning of the Treaty of Nerchinsk

      Russia and Qing signed their first formal treaty with a Western power on 27 August 1689.

    2. Unknown · UnknownDecree for the Great Siberian Road

      The Tsar decreed the construction of the Great Siberian Road to connect European Russia to China.

  2. Battle of Poltava

    1709

    Role: Commander of the Russian army

    1. 1709 · Poltava areaRussian Relief Advance

      A superior Russian army advanced to Poltava to relieve the besieged fortress.

    2. 2 May 1709 · Fortress of PoltavaSiege of Poltava

      Swedish forces besieged the Russian fortress at Poltava in May 1709 after winter losses.

    3. 8 July 1709 · PoltavaBattle of Poltava

      Peter I's Russian army defeated the Swedish army in the decisive battle of the Great Northern War.

  3. Proclamation of Peter I as Emperor of All the Russias

    1721

    Role: Tsar and first Emperor of Russia

    1. 1721 · RussiaTitle Adoption

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

  4. Institution of the Order of Alexander Nevsky

    1725

    Role: Emperor of Russia who envisioned the order

    1. 1725 · RussiaFirst Awards at Wedding

      The order was first awarded during the wedding of Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna and Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, in 1725.

    2. September 1725 · RussiaCatherine Regulates Awards

      By September 1725, Catherine I took control of awarding the order to ensure it was granted the highest esteem and not bestowed upon lower ranks.

Sources

  1. Treaty of Nerchinsk Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-04
  2. Battle of Poltava Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21
  3. Peter the Great Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24
  4. Russian Empire Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25
  5. Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky Wikipedia, revision of 2025-08-21