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Monarchism in Russia. A restoration of the Russian monarchy is a hypothetical event in which the Russian monarchy, which has been non-existent since the abdication of Nicholas II on 15 March 1917 and the execution of him and the rest of his closest family in 1918, is reinstated in today's Russian Federation. The only political party which today ...
Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen. This is a list of all reigning monarchs in the history of Russia. The list begins with the semi-legendary prince Rurikof Novgorod, sometime in the mid-9th century, and ends with Nicholas II, who abdicated in 1917, and was executed with his familyin 1918. Two dynasties have ruled Russia: the Rurikids(862–1598 ...
NameLifespanReign StartReign EndOlegthe SeerОлег Вещий855–912c. 882c. 912Igor IИгорь Рюрикович878–945c. 912945Sviatoslav IСвятослав ...942–972945March 972Yaropolk IЯрополк ...950–980March 97211 June 980Oct 7, 2024 · The empire had its genesis when the Russian nobility sought a new bloodline for its monarchy. They found it in Michael Romanov, a young boyar (nobleman), who was elected tsar in 1613. The early Romanovs were weak monarchs. Crowned at age 17, Michael shared the throne during the crucial years of his reign with his father, the patriarch Philaret.
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Michael, detail of a coloured lithograph by Peter Borel, mid-19th century, based on a 17th-century painting.- Peter I.
- Alexis, detail of an engraving by K. Vortman after a painting by J.P. Lüdden, 1729
- Aleksandr Danilovich Menshikov, monument in Kolpino, Russia.
- Peter II
- Grigory Grigoryevich, Count Orlov, portrait by Vigilius Eriksen; in the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
- A map of Europe from the first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica, 1768–71.
- Grigory Potemkin, engraving by James Walker, 1789, after a portrait by Johann Baptist Lampi.
- Yemelyan Pugachov, detail of a portrait by an unknown artist; in the State Historical Museum, Moscow.
The groundwork of the Russian Empire was laid by Ivan III (r. 1462–1505), who greatly expanded his domain, established a centralized Russian national state, and secured independence against the Tatars. His grandson, Ivan IV (r. 1533–1584), became in 1547 the first Russian monarch to be crowned "tsar of all Russia".
- Ivan III
- Vasiliy III
- Ivan IV The Terrible
- Fyodor Ioannovich
- Boris Godunov
- False Dmitry I
- Vasili IV Shuisky
- Mikhail Fyodorovich
- Alexey Mikhailovich
- Fyodor Alekseevich
The Grand Duchy of Moscow was created well before Ivan III (1440-1505), but it was he who ceased paying tributes to the Golden Horde in 1480, effectively declaring Moscow’s independence from the Mongol-Tatars. He created the Sudebnik (Code of Laws) of 1497, a unified legislation for the lands who swore allegiance to the Grand Duchy of Moscow or wer...
Ivan’s son, Vasiliy III (1479-1533), finalized the centralization of the Russian lands under Moscow’s reign. He was the father of Ivan IV the Terrible.
Ivan IV (1530-1584) was the first to be crowned and anointed to Tsardomas the Tsar of All Russia in 1547. He revisited the Russian legislation in his Code of Laws of 1550, established diplomatic relations with England and doubled Russia’s territory. His time was also known for repressions against some noble Moscow boyar families, known as the ‘opri...
Fyodor (1557-1598), the third son of Ivan the Terrible, wasn’t known to have taken part in governing the state. Almost all his days were dedicated to praying, visiting monasteries, studying theology and the scriptures, etc. Some historians, including Dmitry Volodikhin, argue that Fyodor deliberately removed himself from politics to evade the chance...
Boris Godunov (1552-1605),Tsar Fyodor’s brother in law was probably the first Russian ruler who tried to establish cultural connections and cooperation between Moscow and Europe. However, he didn’t last long at the helm and died under ambiguous circumstances.
An impostor whose identity is debated to the present day, False Dmitry I (16th century – 1606) posed as Dmitry, the last son of Ivan IV, who miraculously survived a murder attempt. Dmitry took the Moscow throne during the Time of Troubles, using the help of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was crowned as the tsar and ruled for about a year be...
The last Rurikid on the Russian throne, Vasiliy Shuisky (1552-1612), became the tsar after the uprising against False Dmitry I, which Vasiliy Shuisky ignited himself. However, Shuisky wasn’t trusted among the Russian population. He couldn’t stop the ongoing uprisings and, in 1610, he was deposed by the Moscow boyars and forcibly tonsured as a monk;...
The first tsar in the Romanov dynasty, Mikhail Fyodorovich(1596-1645), was chosen as the tsar at the Zemsky Sobor (people’s assembly) of 1613. During his reign, the Moscow Tsardom recuperated after the disastrous Time of Troubles.
The second Romanov, Alexey Mikhailovich(1629-1676), encouraged Russia’s trade and cooperation with Europe and invited European military men and engineers to Russia. He introduced the Council Code (Sobornoye Ulozhenie) of 1649 and he was the father of Peter the Great.
Alexey Mikhailovich’s son Fyodor (1661-1682), who inherited the throne, had weak health and spent most of his time in bed. During his short reign, a population census was performed and the Russian military was reviewed and assessed.
2 days ago · Russia - Revolution, Tsarism, Autocracy: After 1906 Russia for some time had to pursue a cautious foreign policy in order to gain time to carry out reforms at home, to refit its army, and to rebuild its shattered navy. It set about these goals with the help of huge French loans that were contingent on the strengthening of the Franco-Russian alliance in both the diplomatic and military sense ...
Romanov dynasty, rulers of Russia from 1613 until the Russian Revolution of February 1917. Among notable Romanov rulers were Peter the Great (reigned 1682–1725), Catherine the Great (1762–96), and Nicholas II (1894–1917), the last Romanov emperor, who was killed by revolutionaries soon after abdicating the throne.
