Reign of Peter I Romanov (Пётр Алексеевич Рома́нов), known as Peter the Great (Пётр Великий). He was born in Moscow on May 30, 1672, and died in St. Petersburg on January 28, 1725. His reign began in 1682, at the age of 10, in co-regency with Ivan V, who was both mentally and physically ill and therefore unable to reign. Upon Ivan’s death in 1696, Peter became sole ruler until 1724, when his wife Catherine I joined him in this role. He is considered a Russian national hero. He appears on 500-ruble banknotes and postage stamps; monuments and literary works are dedicated to him.
