Events from the year 1700 in
Russia
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Incumbents
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Monarch
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Peter I Peter I may refer to:
Religious hierarchs
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* Pope Peter I of Alexandria (died 311), revered as a saint
* Peter I of Armenia (died 1058), Catholicos ...
Events
* 13 July -
Treaty of Constantinople, Russian tsardom relieved from paying the annual tribute to the
Crimean Khanate
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paid since the occupation of
Muscovy by the
Golden Horde
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*30 November -
Battle of Narva, an early battle in the
Great Northern War
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where a Russian siege force was defeated by a
Swedish
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relief army under
Charles XII of Sweden.
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Births
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Anastasija Trubetskaya, courtier (died
1755
Events
January–March
* January 23 (O. S. January 12, Tatiana Day, nowadays celebrated on January 25) – Moscow University is established.
* February 13 – The kingdom of Mataram on Java is divided in two, creating th ...
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References
Years of the 17th century in Russia
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