Was crowned Tsar in 1682 and became Emporer 1721. He built St. Petersburg a neo-classic city by draining a swamp on the Baltic coast in 1703
MaryRuler who transformed the Tsardom of Russia into the Russian Empire (09.06.1672 – 08.02.1725) Jointly ruling before 1696 with brother Ivan V
YouserPeter the Great envisaged St. Petersburg as a European paradise he made it his capital in 1712 building two grand palaces for himself there.
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