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The Grand Embassy of Peter the Great
Article by Liana Miate

The Grand Embassy of Peter the Great

The Grand Embassy was the name given to the long Western European tour that Tsar Peter I of Russia (aka Peter the Great, r. 1682-1725) undertook during 1697-1698. Peter was joined by hundreds of people, including noblemen, his friends, volunteers...
A Member of the Great Embassy
Image by Unknown Artist

A Member of the Great Embassy

A member of the Great Embassy, oil on canvas, unknown artist of the Flemish school, 1697. The ambassador is shown in a half-length portrait turned to the left, looking towards the viewer. He wears a red cap and a red jacket, both trimmed...
The Grand Embassy Arrives in Amsterdam
Image by Художник И. Мушерон, гравер П. Берж

The Grand Embassy Arrives in Amsterdam

The Grand Embassy arrives in Amsterdam.
Prussian Officers Sharpen Their Swords on the Steps of the French Embassy in Berlin, 1806
Image by Felician Myrbach

Prussian Officers Sharpen Their Swords on the Steps of the French Embassy in Berlin, 1806

Hoping to provoke war with France, Prussian officers of the elite Life Guards Regiment sharpen their swords on the steps of the French embassy in Berlin in the summer of 1806. Drawing by Felician Myrbach, 1906.
Great Northern War
Definition by Liana Miate

Great Northern War

The Great Northern War took place from 1700 to 1721 and was fought between Russia and Sweden during the reign of Peter I of Russia (Peter the Great). One of the key causes of the war was Peter the Great’s desire to have territory on the Baltic...
Peter I Travelling Across Europe
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Peter I Travelling Across Europe

Peter the Great (r. 1682-1725) in Russian dress during the Grand Embassy (1697-1698). Austrian National Library, Vienna.
Peter the Great
Definition by Liana Miate

Peter the Great

Peter I of Russia (Peter the Great) was the Tsar of Russia from 1682-1721 and Emperor of Russia from 1721-1725. During his long reign, Peter had absolute power and brought real change to Russia, including building its first navy, introducing...
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, As a Young Man
Image by Benjamin Block

Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, As a Young Man

Portrait of Emperor Leopold I as a young man, wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece, oil on canvas by Benjamin Block, 1631-1689. Private collection. This portrait of the young monarch is rare as it depicts Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor...
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Image by Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg & Handrick, Roland

Sophia Charlotte of Hanover

Sophie Charlotte Princess of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Queen in Prussia, oil on canvas by Noël Jouvenet, 17th century. Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin. Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg & Handrick, Roland (1999...
Tsar Peter I, the Carpenter
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Tsar Peter I, the Carpenter

Restored monument of Peter the Great (r. 1682-1725) learning shipbuilding in the city of Zaandam, the Netherlands, in 1697. Originally erected in 1911, removed in 1918 and restored in the 1990s, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. A copy of this...
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