Emperor of Russia
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The Emperor and Autocrat of all Russia was the official title of the Russian monarch from 1721 to 1917.
Last to reign Nicholas II 1 November 1894 – 15 March 1917
Regalia of the Emperor
Peter I by Kneller
Catherine I of Russia
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
Emperor of Russia
…They all argued that a strong and prosperous Russia needed a strong tsar and that philosophies of republicanism and liberal democracy were alien to it. Peter I recognized the need to secure the position of Russia within the European states system, including the importance of securing recognition from the Holy…
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