Grand Embassy

(noun)

A Russian diplomatic mission, sent to Western Europe in 1697–1698 by Peter the Great. The goal of this mission was to strengthen and broaden the Holy League, Russia's alliance with a number of European countries against the Ottoman Empire in its struggle for the northern coastline of the Black Sea.

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Examples of Grand Embassy in the following topics:

  • Peter the Great

    • In 1697 he traveled incognito to Europe on an 18-month journey with a large Russian delegation–the so-called Grand Embassy—to seek the aid of the European monarchs.
    • Although the Grand Embassy failed to complete its political mission of creating an anti-Ottoman alliance, Peter continued the European trip, learning about life in Western Europe.

  • William of Orange and the Grand Alliance

    • With the Holy Roman Emperor and the petty German states, they formed another Grand Alliance.
    • Even after the formation of the Grand Alliance the French King continued to antagonize his European rivals.
    • Securing the Protestant succession was soon recognized by the Grand Alliance as one of England's main war aims.
    • With the Grand Alliance defeated in Spain, its casualties and costs mounting and aims diverging, the Tories came to power in Great Britain in 1710 and resolved to end the war.
    • Explain William's stake in the War of the Spanish Succession and the goals of the Grand Alliance.

  • The Tehran Conference

    • It was held in the Soviet Union's embassy in Tehran, Iran.
    • Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill on the portico of the Russian Embassy during the Tehran Conference to discuss the European Theatre in 1943.

  • The Formation of Russia

    • Ivan III became Grand Prince of Moscow in 1462 and proceeded to refuse the Tatar yoke, collect surrounding lands, and consolidate political power around Moscow.
    • Ivan III Vasilyevich, also known as Ivan the Great, was born in Moscow in 1440 and became Grand Prince of Moscow in 1462.
    • The two grand cities had been locked in dispute for over a century, but Ivan III waged a harsh war that forced Novgorod to cede its land to Moscow after many uprisings and attempted alliances between Novgorod and Lithuania.
    • Vasili III was the son of Sophia Paleologue and Ivan the Great and the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1505 to 1533.
    • He held the title of Grand Prince of Moscow between 1462 and 1505.

  • Ethiopia and Eritrea

    • In 1520, a Portuguese fleet, with Matthew on board, entered the Red Sea in compliance with this request, and an embassy from the fleet visited the emperor, Lebna Dengel, and remained in Ethiopia for about six years.
    • One of this embassy was Father Francisco Álvares, who wrote one of the earliest accounts of the country.

  • Europe's Early Trade Links

    • Christian embassies were sent as far as Karakorum during the Mongol invasions of Syria, from which they gained a greater understanding of the world.

  • Yaroslav the Wise

    • Yaroslav the Wise was the Grand Prince of Kiev from 1016 until his death in 1954.
    • Yaroslav was the son of the Varangian Grand Prince Vladimir the Great and most likely his second son with Rogneda of Polotsk.
    • Establishing primogeniture, which meant that his eldest son would succeed him as Grand Prince over Novgorod and Kiev, hoping that future conflict between his children would be avoided.
    • The Grand Prince Yaroslav I died in 1054 and was buried in Saint Sophia's Cathedral.

  • The Question of Spanish Succession

    • This agreement divided Spain's Italian territories between Louis's son le Grand Dauphin and the Archduke Charles, with the rest of the empire awarded to Joseph Ferdinand.
    • With the Holy Roman Emperor and the petty German states, they formed another Grand Alliance.
    • With the Grand Alliance defeated in Spain, its casualties and costs mounting and aims diverging, the Tories came to power in Great Britain in 1710 and resolved to end the war.

  • Ivan I and the Rise of Moscow

    • Ivan I continued the family tradition and petitioned the leaders of the Golden Horde to gain the seat of Grand Prince of Vladimir.
    • One of the most lasting accomplishments of Ivan I was to petition the Khan based in Sarai to designate his son, who would become Simeon the Proud, as the heir to the title of Grand Prince of Vladimir.
    • He was born around 1288 and died in either 1340 or 1341, still holding the title of Grand Prince of Vladimir.

  • Louis XIV's Wars

    • The Nine Years' War (1688–97), often called the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg, once again pitted Louis XIV against a European-wide coalition, the Grand Alliance, led by the Anglo-Dutch King William III, Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I, King Charles II of Spain, Victor Amadeus II of Savoy, and several princes of the Holy Roman Empire.
    • However, with the ailing and childless Charles II of Spain approaching his end, a new conflict over the inheritance of the Spanish Empire would soon embroil Louis XIV and the Grand Alliance in a final war – the War of the Spanish Succession.