Saint Petersburg in the Enlightenment
The atlas holds 4 people and 16 moments here, from 1703 to 1799. The most recorded lives are Catherine II of Russia, Leonhard Euler and Peter the Great.
Notable people
Catherine II of Russia
from 1744 to 1796
7 moments here
Catherine II (Catherine the Great), born Sophie Auguste Friederike of Anhalt-Zerbst, was empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796.…
Leonhard Euler
from 1727 to 1783
5 moments here
Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, engineer, and polymath. Euler’s documented life moved from Basel and nearby Riehen to Saint Petersburg,…
Peter the Great
from 1703 to 1725
3 moments here
Peter I of Russia, known as Peter the Great, was tsar from 1682 and emperor from 1721 until 1725.…
Alexander Pushkin
in 1799
1 moment here
Russian poet, novelist, playwright, and foundational figure of modern Russian literature. This chronology traces documented physical presences from…
Moments
- 1703 Residence in the new Saint Petersburg Peter the Great
- 1717 Return to Saint Petersburg Peter the Great
- 1725 Death in Saint Petersburg Peter the Great
- 1727 Arrival at Saint Petersburg Leonhard Euler
- 1741 Departure from Saint Petersburg for Berlin Leonhard Euler
- 1744 Received into the Russian Orthodox Church Catherine II of Russia
- 1745 Marries Peter at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan Catherine II of Russia
- 1745 Marries Peter in Saint Petersburg Catherine II of Russia
- 1762 Emperor of all the Russias Catherine II of Russia
- 1766 Return to Saint Petersburg Leonhard Euler
- 1771 Home destroyed by fire Leonhard Euler
- 1783 Death in Saint Petersburg Leonhard Euler
- 1796 Buried at Peter and Paul Cathedral Catherine II of Russia
- 1796 Died at Saint Petersburg Catherine II of Russia
- 1796 Dies in the Winter Palace Catherine II of Russia
- 1799 Infancy in Saint Petersburg Alexander Pushkin