What was the full title of Peter the Great of Russia ? Was he the emperor of Russia, and/or tsar of Moscow, Kiew, Poland, Finland, Georgia, Bulgaria, etc ? Thanks
On 11 Jan 2002 11:26:28 -0800, vsec...@usa.net (A.V.) wrote:
>What was the full title of Peter the Great of Russia ? >Was he the emperor of Russia, and/or tsar of Moscow, Kiew, Poland, >Finland, Georgia, Bulgaria, etc ? Thanks
I don't know about his full title, but I think he was the first to use the western style of "Emperor" in addition to the traditional one of "Tsar" (which arguably carries the same meaning anyway). He did not rule Poland, Finland, Georgia or Bulgaria, which were not incorporated into the Russian Empire until much later (or never, in the case of Bulgaria), and I don't think he ever claimed to.
> What was the full title of Peter the Great of Russia ? > Was he the emperor of Russia, and/or tsar of Moscow, Kiew, Poland, > Finland, Georgia, Bulgaria, etc ? Thank
Just a guess at your question.
HIM Peter I Autocrat and Sovereign Emperor of Russia, Tsar of Moscow, Tsar of Kiev, Tsar of Astrakhan, Tsar of Siberia, Prince of Estland, Prince of Livland, Princree of Karelia and Ingria, etc.
Remember that Red Russia, Georgia, Finland, Poland, Chernigov, Crimea, etc. were not yet part of the Empire.
>What was the full title of Peter the Great of Russia ? >Was he the emperor of Russia, and/or tsar of Moscow, Kiew, Poland, >Finland, Georgia, Bulgaria, etc ? Thanks
Definitely not Finland -- that belonged to Sweden until 1814 or 1815 (the end of the Napoleonic Wars).
It was Peter the Great who changed the Tsar's title to the Western title of Emperor, though of course many people still say Tsar or Czar to this day.
> What was the full title of Peter the Great of Russia ? > Was he the emperor of Russia, and/or tsar of Moscow, Kiew, Poland, > Finland, Georgia, Bulgaria, etc ? Thanks
"June Ferguson" <fe...@nemaine.com> wrote in message <news:3c3f8ac3_2@news.cybertours.com>... > Petr I "The Great", Czar and Autocrat of all the Russias
> "A.V." <vsec...@usa.net> wrote in message > news:55cba0dc.0201111126.6f7858c@posting.google.com... > > What was the full title of Peter the Great of Russia ? > > Was he the emperor of Russia, and/or tsar of Moscow, Kiew, Poland, > > Finland, Georgia, Bulgaria, etc ? Thanks
Dear June,
HIM Cathrine II was the first Russian monarch who could rightfully claim to be the Czarina and Autocrat of All the Russias, when the partition of Poland gave her control of the balance of White Russia and all of Red Russia.
The Russias are:
*Great Russia, now the western part of the Russian Federation. *Little Russia, now Urkraine minus Crimea. *White Russia, now Belarus, less the western part which was transfered to it after WW II at the expense of Poland. *Red Russia, now southern Poland near the present Czech and Ukrainian border.
"A.V." <vsec...@usa.net> wrote: > What was the full title of Peter the Great of Russia ?
Something like:
By the Grace of God Peter the Great, Emperor and Autocrator of all the Russias, Father of Fatherland, Tsar of Moscow, Kiev, Vladimir, Novgorod, Tsar of Kazan, Astrakhan, Sibiria, Lord of Pskov and Grand Duke of Smolensk, Duke of Estland, Liveland, Korela, Tver, Yugra, Perm, Vytka, Bulgaria &c, Lord and Grand Duke of Novgorod lower lands, Chernigov, Ryazan, Rostov, Yaroslavl, Beloozersk, Udor, Obdoria, Konda, and all the Northern land ruler and Lord of Iverian lands of Kartalinian and Georgian tsars and Kabardinian lands of Cherkass and Mauntain princes, and of many other lands lord and owner.
<dimi...@royalty.spb.ru> wrote: >"A.V." <vsec...@usa.net> wrote: >> What was the full title of Peter the Great of Russia ?
>Something like:
>By the Grace of God Peter the Great, Emperor and Autocrator of all the >Russias, Father of Fatherland, Tsar of Moscow, Kiev, Vladimir, Novgorod, >Tsar of Kazan, Astrakhan, Sibiria, Lord of Pskov and Grand Duke of Smolensk, >Duke of Estland, Liveland, Korela, Tver, Yugra, Perm, Vytka, Bulgaria &c, >Lord and Grand Duke of Novgorod lower lands, Chernigov, Ryazan, Rostov, >Yaroslavl, Beloozersk, Udor, Obdoria, Konda, and all the Northern land ruler >and Lord of Iverian lands of Kartalinian and Georgian tsars and Kabardinian >lands of Cherkass and Mauntain princes, and of many other lands lord and >owner.
Thanks for this. I presume that "Bulgaria" is Great Bulgaria on the Volga, not the modern state of that name. Are you sure that the claim to the Georgian and Iberian lands goes so far back? I thought they were not conquered until the 19th century.
> Isn't one on the titles of the Tsar of Russia "Crown Prince of Norway"? > How did that come about?
Dear Sir,
Since the reign of Peter III, the Russian Emperor has had the title "Heir of Norway" along with various German titles. The father of Peter III was Christian Furst von (Schleswig-)Holstein-Gottorp and thus inherited his titles upon his father's death.
