Peter the great

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Template:N/H Peter III, is the main antagonist of The Great and the current Emperor of Russia, serving as the main antagonist in the first season and the central antagonist turned antihero in the second season. In "The Great", he marries a Princess from Prussia, who came with love for him, however, when she realises that he is a terrible ruler, Marial, Count Orlo and her start a coup d'état in order to overthrow him and establish an Enlightened Russia. Most of his subjects disdain him but…

Category:Portraits of Peter I of Russia - Wikimedia Commons

In order to build up his naval fleet, Peter the Great of Russia spent time in Deptford, London learning English shipbuilding techniques. He worked hard, but played hard too!

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Between 1697-1698, the tsar visited Europe in disguise to learn about shipbuilding and Western culture. His verdict? Shave

Peter the Great allegedly wrote a note on his deathbed saying “Leave all to...” He was too exhausted to finish the note before he died of gangrene.

Sotheby’s outpost in Geneva, Switzerland, is set to auction off two rare and prestigious diamond necklaces with connections to the imperial Russian rulers Peter the Great and Catherine the Great. The pieces will go under the hammer at the “Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels” sale to be held by Sotheby’s on Nov. 16. The two […]

Peter the Great, known for being the greatest Russian Tsar, actually spent quite some time in London! He is featured at the Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace