Peter the Great

Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov (Russian: Пётр Алексе́евич Рома́нов, Пётр I, Pyotr I, or Пётр Вели́кий, Pyotr Velikiy)

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• The Peerage
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• Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias Reign 1682–1725 Coronation 25 June 1682 Predecessor: Feodor III Successor: Catherine I
• Wikipedia

-------------------- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_I_of_Russia

On 28 January, 1725, Peter died in great pain from a stone in his bladder. He was buried in the still unfinished St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral in St. Petersburg. The tsar was officially proclaimed "Emperor Peter the Great of All the Russias." Many, however, believed that he was the Antichrist, sent to punish Russia for her sins. Public opinion was sharply split over the merits of his reign.

http://www.angelfire.com/pa/ImperialRussian/royalty/russia/tsar06.html