List of Russian rulers
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At different times, a ruler in Kievan Rus'/Rus' principalities/Tsardom of Russia/Russian Empire bore the title of Kniaz (translated as Duke or Prince), Velikiy Kniaz (translated as Grand Duke, Grand Prince or Great Prince), Tsar, Emperor.
The Patriarchs, heads of the Russian Orthodox Church, also sometimes acted as the leaders of Russia — as, for example, during the Polish occupation and interregnum of 1610–1613 (see List of Metropolitans and Patriarchs of Moscow).
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[edit] Grand Princes of Novgorod and Kiev (c. 860–1240)
[edit] Grand Princes of Vladimir-Suzdal (1168–1389)
- Andrei Bogolyubsky (1168–1174), 1st Grand Prince of Vladimir, son of Yuri Dolgoruki
- Mikhail (1174–1176), son of Yuri Dolgoruki
- Vsevolod the Big Nest (1176–1212), eleventh son of Yuri Dolgoruky
- Yuri II (1212–1216), third son of Vsevolod the Big Nest
- Constantine I (1216–1218), eldest son of Vsevolod the Big Nest
- Yuri II (1218–1238), restored
- Yaroslav II (1238–1246), fourth son of Vsevolod the Big Nest
- Sviatoslav III (1246–1248), sixth son of Vsevolod the Big Nest
- Mikhail Khorobrit (1248), 4th son of Yaroslav II
- Andrew II (1248–1252), 3rd son of Yaroslav II
- Alexander Nevsky (1252–1263), fourth son of Yaroslav II
- Yaroslav III (1264–1271), son of Yaroslav II
- Vasily of Kostroma (1272–1277), youngest son of Yaroslav II
- Dmitri of Pereslavl (1277–1294), second son of Alexander Nevsky
- Andrey of Gorodets (1294–1304), son of Alexander Nevsky
- Michael of Tver (1304–1318), second son of Yaroslav III
- Yuri of Moscow (1318–1322)
- Dmitry of Tver (1322–1326)
- Alexander of Tver (1326–1327)
- Ivan I of Moscow (Ivan the Moneybag) (1328–1341)
- Simeon of Moscow (Simeon the Proud) (1341–1353)
- Ivan II of Moscow (Ivan the Fair) (1353–1359)
- Dmitri of Suzdal (1359–1362)
- Dmitri Donskoi (1363–1389)
[edit] Grand Princes of Moscow (1283–1547)
- Honour monopolized by rulers of Moscow principality, but see also Grand Prince (of Lithuania)
[edit] Rurik Dynasty
| Portrait | Name | Born–Died | Grand Prince From | Grand Prince Until |
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Daniel | 1261–1303 | 1283 | 4 March 1303 |
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Yuri | 1281–1325 | 4 March 1303 | 21 November 1325 |
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Ivan I (the Moneybag) | 1288–1340 | 21 November 1325 | 31 March 1340 |
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Simeon (the Proud) | 1316–1353 | 31 March 1340 | 27 April 1353 |
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Ivan II (the Fair) | 1326–1359 | 27 April 1353 | 13 November 1359 |
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Dimitri I (of the Don) | 1350–1389 | 13 November 1359 | 19 May 1389 |
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Vasily I | 1371–1425 | 19 May 1389 | 27 February 1425 |
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Vasily II (the Blind) | 1415–1462 | 27 February 1425 | 27 March 1462 |
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Ivan III of Russia (the Great) | 1440–1505 | 5 April 1462 | 6 November 1505 |
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Vasily III | 1479–1533 | 6 November 1505 | 13 December 1533 |
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Ivan IV (the Terrible) | 1530–1584 | 13 December 1533 | 26 January 1547 |
[edit] Tsars of Russia (1547–1721)
[edit] Rurik Dynasty
| Portrait | Name | Born–Died | Tsar From | Tsar Until |
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Ivan IV (the Terrible) | 1530–1584 | 26 January 1547 | 28 March 1584 |
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Feodor I | 1557–1598 | 28 March 1584 | 17 January 1598 |
[edit] Time of Troubles (1598–1613)
[edit] Godunov Dynasty
| Portrait | Name | Born–Died | Tsar From | Tsar Until |
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Boris Godunov | 1550/ c. 1551–1605 | 3 March 1598 | 23 April 1605 |
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Feodor II | 1589–1605 | 23 April 1605 | 11 June 1605 |
[edit] Usurper
| Portrait | Name | Born–Died | Tsar From | Tsar Until |
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False Dmitriy I | 1581–1606 | 30 June 1605 | 27 May 1606 |
[edit] Shuisky Dynasty
| Portrait | Name | Born–Died | Tsar From | Tsar Until |
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Vasili Shuisky IV | 1552–1612 | 27 May 1606 | 27 July 1610 |
[edit] Usurper
| Portrait | Name | Born–Died | Tsar From | Tsar Until |
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False Dmitriy II (nominally) | 1582–1610 | 27 July 1610 | 21 December 1610 |
[edit] House of Vasa
| Portrait | Name | Born–Died | Tsar From | Tsar Until |
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Władysław IV Vasa (formally) | 1595–1648 | 27 August (21 December) 1610 | 4 November 1612 |
[edit] Council of Seven Boyars (27 July 1610 – 4 November 1612)
(From 6 September 1610 for absent Władysław IV Vasa):
- Prince Fyodor Ivanovich Mstislavsky
- Prince Ivan Mikhailovich Vorotynsky (to March 1611)
- Mikhail Fyodorovich Nagoy (from March 1611)
- Prince Andrey Vasilyevich Trubetskoy
- Prince Vasily Vasilyevich Golitsyn (to 8 April 1611)
- Ivan Simeyonovich Kurakin (from 8 April 1611)
- Prince Boris Mikhailovich Lykov-Obolenskiy
- Ivan Romanov
- Fedor Sheremetev
[edit] Council of All the Land (17 April 1611 – 26 July 1613)
(In opposition to the Poles and Władysław IV Vasa):
- Prince Dmitry Pozharsky
- Prokopy Petrovich Lyapunov (to 1 August 1611)
- Prince Dmitry Timofeyevich Trubetskoy
- Ataman Ivan Martynovich Zarutsky (to 7 August 1612)
[edit] Romanov Dynasty
| Portrait | Name | Born–Died | Tsar From | Tsar Until |
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Michael I | 1596–1645 | 21 July 1613 | 23 July 1645 |
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Aleksey I | 1629–1676 | 23 July 1645 | 7 February 1676 |
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Feodor III | 1661–1682 | 7 February 1676 | 7 May 1682 |
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Peter I (Peter the Great) | 1672–1725 | 7 May 1682 (joint ruler with Ivan V until 1696) (1682–1689: Regency of Sophia Alekseyevna) | 2 November 1721 (proclaimed Emperor of All Russia) |
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Ivan V (joint ruler with Peter I) | 1666–1696 | 2 June 1682 | 8 February 1696 |
[edit] Emperors of Russia (1721–1917)
(Also Grand Dukes of Finland from 1809 until 1917; and Kings of Poland from 1815 until 1916)
[edit] Romanov Dynasty
| Portrait | Name | Born–Died | Emperor From | Emperor Until |
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Peter I (the Great) | 1672–1725 | 2 November 1721 | 8 February 1725 |
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Catherine I | 1684–1727 | 8 February 1725 | 17 May 1727 |
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Peter II | 1715–1730 | 18 May 1727 | 30 January 1730 |
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Anna | 1693–1740 | 13 February 1730 | 28 October 1740 |
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Ivan VI (formally) | 1740–1764 | 28 October 1740, 1740-1741: Regency Anna Leopoldovna (nominally) | 6 December 1741 |
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Elizabeth | 1709–1762 | 6 December 1741 | 5 January 1762 |
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Peter III | 1728–1762 | 5 January 1762 | 9 July 1762 (murdered) |
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Catherine II (the Great) | 1729–1796 | 9 July 1762 | 17 November 1796 |
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Paul I | 1754–1801 | 17 November 1796 | 23 March/24 March 1801 (assassinated) |
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Alexander I (the Blessed) | 1777–1825 | 24 March 1801 | 1 December 1825 |
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Constantine I | 1779–1831 | 1 December 1825 | 26 December 1825 (abdicated) |
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Nicholas I (the Conqueror) | 1796–1855 | 26 December 1825 | 2 March 1855 |
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Alexander II (the Liberator) | 1818–1881 | 2 March 1855 | 13 March 1881 (assassinated) |
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Alexander III (the Peace-maker) | 1845–1894 | 13 March 1881 | 1 November 1894 |
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Nicholas II (the Bloody) (the Martyr) | 1868–1918 | 1 November 1894 | 15 March 1917 (abdicated) |
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Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia (was named by Nicholas II as his successor, but formally deferred the crown; he is sometimes referred to as "Michael II", but this has no historical basis) | 1878–1918 | 15 March 1917 | 16 March 1917 (deferred offer of crown) |
See List of leaders of Russia for the continuation of leadership.
[edit] Pretenders to the Russian throne since 1917
- Nicholas II (1917–1918)
- Vacant (1918–1924)
- Cyril Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia (1924–1938) of the Alexandrovichi Branch
- Vladimir Cyrillovich, Grand Duke of Russia (1938–1992)
- Maria Vladimirovna, Grand Duchess of Russia (1992–Present) of the Vladimirovichi branch
- Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia, heir apparent and son of Maria Vladimirovna, of the Vladimirovichi branch.
- Maria Vladimirovna, Grand Duchess of Russia (1992–Present) of the Vladimirovichi branch
- Vladimir Cyrillovich, Grand Duke of Russia (1938–1992)
- Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia (1992–Present) of the Nikolaevichi branch
- Prince Dimitri Romanovich of Russia, heir apparent and brother of Nicholas Romanov
See Line of succession to the Russian throne
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Godunov to Nicholas II by Saul Zaklad
- (Russian) Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal
