Further reform in Russia marks the last…
November 1721 CE
Further reform in Russia marks the last years of Tsar Peter.
He is acclaimed Emperor of All Russia on October 22, 1721, soon after peace is made with Sweden.
Some propose that he take the title Emperor of the East, but he refuses.
Gavrila Golovkin, the State Chancellor, is the first to add "the Great, Father of His Country, Emperor of All the Russias" to Peter's traditional title Tsar following a speech by the archbishop of Pskov in 1721.
Peter's imperial title is recognized by Augustus II of Poland, Frederick William I of Prussia and Frederick I of Sweden, but not by the other European monarchs.
In the minds of many, the word emperor connotes superiority or preeminence over "mere" kings.
Several rulers fear that Peter will claim authority over them, just as the Holy Roman Emperor had once claimed suzerainty over all Christian nations.
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