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Ivan the Terrible
Ivan IV, commonly known as Ivan the Terrible or Ivan the Fearsome, was the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547. His death was in 1584. The last title was used by all his successors. -
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Boris Godunov
Boris Godunov ruled the Tsardom of Russia from c. 1585 to 1598. After the end of his reign Russia descended into the Time of Troubles. -
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Michael 1
Michael I of Russia became the first Russian Tsar of the House of Romanov of 1613 elected him to rule the Tsardom of Russia. He was the son of Feodor Nikitich Romanov and of Xenia. -
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Peter the Great
Peter the Great, Peter I ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from May 7th ,1682 until his death in 1725, -
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Elizabeth of Russia
Empress of Russia from 1741 until her death. She led the country during the two major European conflicts of her time: the War of Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War. -
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Catherine the Great
Catherine II, also known as Catherine the Great, born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst, was Empress of Russia from 1762 until 1796, the country's longest-ruling female leader. -
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Alexander 1
Alexander I reigned as Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825. He was the son of Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg. -
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Nicholas 1
Nicholas I was the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855. He was also the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland. -
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Alexander ll
Alexander II was the Emperor of Russia from 2 March 1855 until his assassination on 13 March 1881. He was also the King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Finland. -
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Nicholas ll
Nicholas II or Nikolai II, known as Saint Nicholas II of Russia in the Russian Orthodox Church, was the last Emperor of Russia, ruling from 1 November 1894 until his forced abdication on 15 March 1917