. Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time. Former Distinguished Emperor of Russia, |;ETEK I., ALKXEIEVITCH, one of the czars of Riissiii, (?(Hiimonly called the Great/ wiis bornnviiT M
. Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time. Former Distinguished Emperor of Russia, |;ETEK I., ALKXEIEVITCH, one of the czars of Riissiii, (?(Hiimonly called the Great/ wiis bornnviiT Mdiscow, ill that empire, in liS72. In 1683 heinid his brother Ivan became joint heirs to the crown,and wUen Ivan diedin 1096, Peter became the sole emperor. Early inhis rei^n Peler began to form projects to increase the civilizationand the greatness of Russia. His first attention was turned to mili- repeatedly defeated, but at length the tide of battle turned, and hegained a decisive victory at Pultowa, in 1709, and wrested severalprovinces from the Swedes. Upon a part of the lerriiory thus guinedhe founded the city of St. Petersburg, the present great capital cityof the empire. In a war with the Turks, in 1711, he was surroundedby Ihe enemy in force, on the hanks of the river Prulh, and obligedto sign a disadvantageous treaty of peace. In a war against Pfp^ia A^ooo». View of the English Throne-Room. tary and naval improvements, and in these he was ably ass?istfd byhis confidential counselor, Lefort, a native of Geneva, , once in 1697, and again in 1716, Peter made journeys in orderto acquire knowledge. In the course of his first tour he came toSaardam, where be worked as a shipwright in the dockyard. He wasalso instrumental in inviting men of talent and mechanical skill inother countries to settle in Russia. From 1700 to 1721 he wasengaged in a war with Sweden, at the beginning of which he was be was more successful, and in 1723 he compelled that power to ced
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