After the death of Patriarch Adrian, this ruler replaced the Patriarchate with the Most Holy Synod.
After the death of Patriarch Adrian, this ruler replaced the Patriarchate with the Most Holy Synod. In his youth, this man gained military experience in war games he played with his "toy army." This ruler faced a revolt consisting of a class of soldiers attempting to replace him with his sister Sophia. This ruler expanded his territory in his Azov campaign against the Ottomans, after which he founded a base at Taganrog. This ruler found his old friend Gerrit Kist in Zaandam and worked for Lynst Rogge at a shipyard while part of the Grand Embassy. The victor at the Battle of Poltava, for 10 points, name this ruler who defeated Charles XII of Sweden in the Great Northern War and built a namesake "window to the West" on the Baltic.
After the death of Patriarch Adrian, this ruler replaced the Patriarchate with the Most Holy Synod.
Peter the Great [or Peter I of Russia; or Pyotr Alekseyevich; or Pyotr Veliky; prompt on Peter; prompt on Pyotr]