Alexis of Russia
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Alexei Mikhailovich, also known as Alexis, was Tsar of all Russia from 1645 until his death in 1676. He was the second Russian tsar from the House of Romanov.
Portrait by an unknown Russian artist, c. 1670 – c. 1680
Portrait by a Polish painter, 1657
Banner of Tsar Alexis, 1654
Tsar Alexei inspecting his troops in 1664, painting by Nikolai Sverchkov, 1864
Peter the Great
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Peter I, better known as Peter the Great, was Tsar of all Russia from 1682 and the first Emperor of Russia from 1721 until his death in 1725. He reigned jointly with his half-brother Ivan V until 1696
Alexis of Russia
…4 February 1694). She had been brought up in the house of Artamon Matveyev, whose wife was the Scottish-descended Mary Hamilton. Their children were: Peter I (1672–1725), later known as "Peter the Great", Tsar and first Emperor of Russia Natalya Alexeevna (1673–1716…
Portrait by Jean-Marc Nattier, 1717
Peter as a child
Double throne in Kremlin Armoury. A large hole was cut in the back of the dual-seated throne used by Ivan and Peter. Sophia would sit behind the throne and listen as Peter conversed with nobles, while feeding him information and giving him responses to questions and problems.
Peter's ship, rigged with a sail and a mast with the help of Dutch carpenters