HIS250Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Naryshkin Family, Radical Change, Rationality
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Chapter 20: the reign of peter the great, 1682-1725. The beginnings: russian history from 1682 to 1694. 1682 declared ruler at the age of 10. 1694 his mother died --> he began to actually rule. Killed members of naryshkin family (alexis"s second wife) Ivan (older son from first marriage) and peter joint rulers with. 1682 - 1689: sophia (half sister to peter) and miloslavsky family rule. "eternal peace" treaty between russia and poland, 1686. Set the stage for war against crimean tatars --> disastrous war. Wanted to be sole ruler --> insecurity of her position. 1689 rebellion led by fedor shaklovity to put sophia on the throne. Peter takes power - only 17, natalia retains power. 1694 natalia dies --> peter finally takes real power. Peter the great: his character, childhood, and youth. 1696: thirty sea-going vessels and about 1,000 transport barges to. Organized large embassy to travel in europe & accompanied. Sophia and peter"s wife forced to become nuns.
