1700 in Russia

Events from the year 1700 in Russia

Incumbents Monarch – Peter I

Events

13 July - Treaty of Constantinople, Russian tsardom relieved from paying the annual tribute to the Crimean Khanate paid since the occupation of Muscovy by the Golden Horde. 30 November - Battle of Narva, an early battle in the Great Northern War where a Russian siege force was defeated by a Swedish relief army under Charles XII of Sweden.The Battle of Narva was a military engagement of the Great Northern War, resulting in a Swedish defeat of the Russian armies of Peter the Great | Britannica

Births

Anastasija Trubetskaya, courtier (died 1755) Nikolay Stroganov: Born on October 2, 1700, was part of the famous Stroganov merchant family, who funded early industrial expansion and exploration in Russia.

Deaths

30 March - Peter Artemiev, converted to catholicism 12 February - Aleksei Shein, commander and statesman 16 October - Patriarch Adrian, Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus'Orthodox Encyclopedia (Pravenc.ru): Адриан (Adrian)

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