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Member of Grand Embassy of Peter the Great by Flemish anonim (1697)
Peter I in russian dress during Grand Embassy

The Grand Embassy (Russian: Вели́кое посо́льство, romanized: Velíkoye posól'stvo) was a Russian diplomatic mission to Western Europe from 9 March 1697 to 25 August 1698 led by Peter the Great.

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Grand Embassy of Peter the Great

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Peter the Great. In 1697 and 1698, Peter the Great embarked on his Grand Embassy. The primary goal of the mission was to strengthen and broaden the Holy...

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Peter the Great

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org/article/2327/the-grand-embassy-of-peter-the-great/ Wilson, D. (2006) Peter the Great, p. 45 Peter the Great: Part 1 of 3 (The Carpenter Czar) Archived...

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Timeline of the 17th century

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of the population. 1697: The earliest known first-class cricket match takes place in Sussex. 1697-1699: Grand Embassy of Peter the Great. 1699: The 10th...

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17th century

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one-third of the population. 1697–1699: Grand Embassy of Peter the Great to Western Europe. 1699: Thomas Savery demonstrates his first steam engine to the Royal...

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Streltsy

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the city and transferred to Belgorod, Sevsk, and Kiev. In spite of these measures, the streltsy revolted yet again during the Grand Embassy of Peter the...

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1697

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northward to the Yucatan peninsula. March 9 – Grand Embassy of Peter the Great: Tsar Peter the Great of Russia sets out to travel in Europe incognito...

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State and official visits to the United Kingdom

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Grand Embassy of Peter the Great, which was a diplomatic mission to Western Europe in 1697 and 1698 led by Peter the Great of the Russian Empire. The modern...

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Zar und Zimmermann

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back to the historical Grand Embassy of Peter the Great. Gaetano Donizetti had set the same story in his 1827 opera Il borgomastro di Saardam. The opera...

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Michiel van Musscher

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Portrait of a Lady With Her Dog (1686) Portrait of Alexander Danilovich Menshikov (67x45.5 cm) (1698), painted in Holland during the Grand Embassy of Peter the...

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Eastern journey of Nicholas II

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visit to the Empire of Japan, Nicholas was the target of a failed assassination attempt. After the Grand Embassy of Peter the Great, a long trip for educational...

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Government reform of Peter the Great

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resources. During his Grand Embassy (Russian: Великое посольство, Velikoye posol′stvo), Peter conducted negotiations with a number of European powers to...

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1690s

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northward to the Yucatan peninsula. March 9 – Grand Embassy of Peter the Great: Tsar Peter the Great of Russia sets out to travel in Europe incognito...

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Russian frigate Shtandart

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Empire. A plan to take control of the Baltic Sea away from Sweden was revived after Peter's Grand Embassy ended in 1698. The name refers more directly to...

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Anton de Vieira

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to the Low Countries where he converted to Christianity. During the Grand Embassy of Peter the Great to Europe (1697), the tsar was allowed by the Dutch...

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House of Romanov

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grandson, Peter I, who took the title of emperor and proclaimed the Russian Empire in 1721, transformed the country into a great power through a series of wars...

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Aleksei Shein

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Grand Embassy mission (Великое посольство, or Velikoye posolstvo), Peter I appointed Shein commander-in-chief of the Russian Army and director of the Gunnery...

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Catherine the Great

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known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after overthrowing her husband, Peter III. Under her...

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Catherine I of Russia

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was the second wife and Empress consort of Peter the Great, whom she succeeded as Empress of Russia, ruling from 1725 until her death in 1727. The life...

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Grand Chess

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Cxc8# Embassy chess is a variant of Grand Chess created in 2005 by Kevin Hill. It borrows the opening setup from Grand Chess and adapts it to the 10×8...

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Macartney Embassy

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The Macartney Embassy (Chinese: 馬加爾尼使團), also called the Macartney Mission, was the first British diplomatic mission to China, which took place in 1793...

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List of largest mosques

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Terbaik Dunia" [Grand Mosque of West Sumatra, Majestic and Earthquake Resistant!]. Kompas.com (in Indonesian). 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2024. Peter Neville-Hadley...

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Peter Ustinov

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the French Revolution and became a chef to Emperor Paul I of Russia. Jona (or Iona) worked as a press officer at the German Embassy in London in the 1930s...

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Ivan III of Russia

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1505), also known as Ivan the Great, was Grand Prince of Moscow and all Russia from 1462 until his death in 1505. Ivan served as the co-ruler and regent for...

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Alexander the Great

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III of Macedon (Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος, romanized: Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was...

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Foreign relations of the United Kingdom

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"About the Embassy". Embassy of Ireland, Great Britain. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024. "British Embassy Dublin"...

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