Peter the Great

On May 30, 1672, Peter Romanov, later to be known as Peter the Great, was born in Moscow. Born into royalty, Peter's grandfather, Michael Romanov, was czar of Russia. Peter had an average sized family which consisted of father, Czar Alexis, and his mother was Natayla Naryshkin. Alexis's second wife, Maria Miloslavsky, had Peter's siblings Feodor III, Sophia Alekseyvna, and Ivan. When Alexis died, Peter, at age 10, was forced to rule alongside his brother Ivan, "under the patronage of his sister Sophia." (cityvision)

As an outcast, Peter spent majority of his childhood in a community of Moscow, which contained acquaintances from the noble families and from the rough social families. Peter had a natural ability to lead and this talent soon became obvious when he organized military games with maneuvers that he later used in life. Peter also built and study shipbuilding on Lake Pereyaslavl. Peter learned the basics