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Peter the Great
(1672-1725)
Son of Alexis I and Natalya Naryshkina.
Younger brother of Sophia Alekseyevna, Feodor III and Ivan V.
He ruled jointly with Ivan V.
Regarded as one of the greatest Russian monarchs. -
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The House of Romanov
The title of the Emperor of All Russia was introduced for Peter the Great. After the victory at the Great Northern War and signing the Treaty of Nystad, in September 1721 Senate and Synod decided to award Peter with the title of the Emperor of All Russia with the following statement: "in the manner of the Roman Senate for the noble cause of emperors such titles publicly given them as a gift and into statues for the everlasting generations inscribed". -
Catherine I
(1684-1727)
Wife of Peter I. -
Peter II
(1715-1730)
Grandson of Peter I via the murdered Tsesarevich Alexei. Last of the direct male Romanov line. -
Anna
(1693-1740)
Daughter of Ivan V -
Ivan VI
(1740-1764)
Great-grandson of Ivan V
Deposed as a baby , imprisoned and later murdered -
Elizabeth
(1709-1762)
Daughter of Peter I and Catherine I, usurped the throne. -
Catherine II
(1729-1796)
Wife of Peter III. -
Peter III
(1728-1762)
Grandson of Peter I.
Nephew of Elizabeth.
Murdered. -
Paul I
(1754-1801)
Son of Peter III and Catherine II.
Assassinated. -
Alexander I
(1777-1825)
Son of Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg.
First Romanov King of Poland and Grand Prince of Finland. -
Nicholas I
(1796-1855)
Son of Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg.
Younger brother of Alexander I and Constantine Pavlovich. -
Alexander II
(1818-1881)
Son of Nicholas I and Alexandra Feodrovna.
Nephew of Alexander I.
Assassinated. -
Alexander III
(1845-1894)
Son of Alexander II and Maria Alexandrovna. -
Nicholas II
(1868-1918)
Son of Alexander III and Maria Feodorovna.
Abdicated the throne during the February Revolution.
Murdered by the Bolsheviks.