This man made the creator of the Most Holy Governing Synod, Feofan Prokopovich, his country's archbishop. Connections with Vasily Galitzine allowed his half sister Sophia to s
This man made the creator of the Most Holy Governing Synod, Feofan Prokopovich, his country's archbishop. Connections with Vasily Galitzine allowed his half sister Sophia to serve as regent for this man and his sickly brother, Ivan V. He took the name Mikhailov to accompany his Grand Embassy to Europe. He captured Azov to provide access to the Black Sea, and fought Charles XII at the Battle of Poltava to gain a port on the Baltic through the Treaty of Nystad. For 10 points, identify this Russian Czar who took part in the Great Northern War and made extensive efforts to modernize his country.
This man made the creator of the Most Holy Governing Synod, Feofan Prokopovich, his country's archbishop.
{Peter the Great} [accept {Peter I} or {Pyotr Alexeyevich Romano}]