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===Second Embassy===
[[File:Louis Hersent - Peter I of Russia and Louis XV of France.jpg|left|thumb|Tsar Peter the Great picks up the young King [[Louis XV]]
In January 1716, Tsar Peter traveled in the Baltic region to discuss peace negotiations and how to protect the sea trade route from the Swedes. He visited Riga, [[Königsberg]] and [[Gdańsk|Danzig]]. There [[Catherine Ivanovna of Russia|his niece]] married the quarrelsome [[Karl Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin|Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]] with which Peter wanted an alliance. <!--In [[Szczecin|Stettin]]--> He obtained the assistance of the [[Frederick William I of Prussia]] who sieged the strong Swedish [[:de:Festung Wismar|fortress Wismar]]. In [[Altona-Altstadt|Altona]] he met with Danish diplomats, supporting Prussia. He sailed to Copenhagen heading an allied fleet. In [[Wittenberg]] he visited the monastery, where Luther lived.{{Sfn|Stählin|1785|p=119}} In May he went on to [[Bad Pyrmont]], and, because of his physical problems he stayed at this spa. There he met with the genius [[Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz|Leibniz]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ayton |first=E.J. |date=1985 |title=Leibniz, a biography |page=308}}</ref> [[Laurentius Blumentrost|Blumentrost]] and [[Robert Erskine (physician)|Areskine]] accompanied him.
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