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| Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
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| Years: | 1726 1727 1728 1729 1730 1731 1732 |
Events from the year 1729 in Russia
| Years in Russia: | 1726 1727 1728 1729 1730 1731 1732 |
| Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
| Decades: | 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s |
| Years: | 1726 1727 1728 1729 1730 1731 1732 |
Events from the year 1729 in Russia
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Catherine IAlekseevna Mikhailova was the second wife and Empress consort of Peter the Great, whom she succeeded as Empress of Russia, ruling from 1725 until her death in 1727.
Peter II Alexeyevich was Emperor of Russia from 1727 until 1730, when he died at the age of 14. He was the only son of Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich and Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg. After Catherine I's death, Alexander Menshikov controlled Peter II, but was thwarted by his opponents and exiled by Peter. Peter was also influenced by favorites like Prince Aleksey Dolgorukov, leading to a neglect of state affairs and the tightening of serfdom. Peter's reign was marked by disengagement, disorder, and indulgence. He was engaged to Ekaterina Dolgorukova, but died suddenly of smallpox before the marriage, thus making him the last male agnatic member of the House of Romanov.
Count Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov-Rymniksky, Prince of Italy was a Russian general and military theorist in the service of the Russian Empire.
Prince Alexander Danilovich Menshikov was a Russian statesman, whose official titles included Generalissimo, Prince of the Russian Empire and Duke of Izhora, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, Duke of Cosel. A highly appreciated associate and friend of Tsar Peter the Great, he was the de facto ruler of Russia from 1725 to 1727.
The Baltic Governorates, originally the Ostsee Governorates, was a collective name for the administrative units of the Russian Empire set up in the territories of Swedish Estonia, Swedish Livonia (1721) and, afterwards, of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (1795).
Oranienbaum is a Russian royal residence, located on the Gulf of Finland west of St. Petersburg. The Palace ensemble and the city centre are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
António Manuel de Vieira, known in Russia as Count Anton Manuilovich Devier, was one of Peter I's foreign associates, who proved to be an efficient administrator in St Petersburg and Siberia. He was St. Petersburg's first chief of police and was identified as a main rival of Alexander Danilovich Menshikov at Catherine I's court. De Vieira was the father of Peter Devier.
The House of Zubov was the Russian noble family, that rose to occupy some of the highest offices of state in the 1790s, when Platon Zubov became the last favorite of Empress Catherine the Great. Members of the family were granted the title Prince of the Holy Roman Empire in 1796 by Francis I.
The Supreme Privy Council of Imperial Russia, founded on 19 February 1726 and operative until 1730, originated as a body of advisors to Empress Catherine I.
Alexander, son of Bakar or Aleksandr Bakarovich Gruzinsky (1726–1791) was a Georgian royal prince. Born in Russia into the Mukhrani branch of the Georgian royal dynasty, Alexander is known for his unsuccessful attempt to reclaim the crown of Georgia from his dynastic relatives ruling Eastern Georgia. At the request of Heraclius II, Alexander was deported back to Russia where he was held in confinement by the Russian authorities until his death. In Russia, Alexander bore the surname of Gruzinsky, meaning "Georgian".
Princess Maria Alexandrovna Menshikova was a daughter of Aleksandr Danilovich Menshikov, the favourite of Peter I of Russia.
Prince Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Menshikov was a son of Prince Menshikov who, at one stage, was betrothed to Grand Duchess Natalya Alexeyevna, a granddaughter of Peter the Great. He later served as an officer in the Russian army.
Robert Bruce was the first chief commander of Saint Petersburg. Of Scottish descent, he was the brother of Jacob Bruce and father of Alexander Romanovich Bruce.
Varvara Mikhailovna Arsenyeva, was a Russian courtier and mistress of Peter the Great.
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Alexey Vasilyevich Makarov was the secret cabinet secretary of Peter the Great, who was in charge of the emperor's secret papers. In 1726—1727 he was the de facto ruler of Russia. After the death of Catherine I was president of the Collegium of State Income. Under Anna Ioannovna, he was put under house arrest and died 6 years later.
Princess Alexandra Ivanovna Kurakina, née Panina was the daughter of Lieutenant-General and Senator Ivan Panin, the sister of the famous counts Nikita and Peter Panin, the grandmother of Princes Alexander and Alexey Kurakin and poet Yury Neledinsky-Meletsky.
The Annunciation Church of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, or in full, the Church of the Blessing of the Most Holy Virgin and the Holy Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky is a Russian Orthodox church in Saint Petersburg. It is in the Diocese of Saint Petersburg and is part of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra.
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