Emperor of Russia
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At different times, a ruler in Kievan Rus'/Rus' principalities/Imperial Russia 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).

Grand Princes of Novgorod and Kiev (c. 860-1240)

See Rulers of Kievan Rus'

Grand Princes of Vladimir-Suzdal (to 1238)

• 1168 - 1174 Andrei Bogolyubsky, 1st Grand Prince of Vladimir, son of Yuri Dolgoruki
• 1174 - 1176 Mikhail, son of Yuri Dolgoruki
• 1176 - 1212 Vsevolod the Big Nest, eleventh son of Yuri Dolgoruky
• 1212 - 1216 Yuri II, third son of Vsevolod the Big Nest
• 1216 - 1218 Constantine I, eldest son of Vsevolod the Big Nest
• 1218 - 1238 Yuri II, restored

Rus' Grand Princes (of Vladimir) under the Horde (1238-1380)

Grand Prince of Vladimir, Alexander Nevsky 1252-1263

Honor of leadership the Rus' delegated in theory and practice by Khan at Sarai

• 1238 - 1246 Yaroslav II, fourth son of Vsevolod the Big Nest
• 1246 - 1248 Sviatoslav III, sixth son of Vsevolod the Big Nest
• 1248 - Mikhail Khorobrit, 4th son of Yaroslav II
• 1248 - 1252 Andrew II, 3rd son of Yaroslav II
• 1252 - 1263 Alexander Nevsky, fourth son of Yaroslav II
• 1264 - 1271 Yaroslav III, son of Yaroslav II
• 1272 - 1277 Vasily of Kostroma, youngest son of Yaroslav II
• 1277 - 1294 Dmitri of Pereslavl, second son of Alexander Nevsky
• 1294 - 1304 Andrey of Gorodets, son of Alexander Nevsky
• 1304 - 1318 Michael of Tver, second son of Yaroslav III
• 1318 - 1322 Yuri of Moscow
• 1322 - 1326 Dmitry of Tver
• 1326 - 1327 Alexander of Tver
• 1328 - 1341 Ivan I of Moscow (Ivan the Moneybag)
• 1341 - 1353 Simeon of Moscow (Simeon the Proud)
• 1353 - 1359 Ivan II of Moscow (Ivan the Fair)
• 1359 - 1362 Dmitri of Suzdal
• 1363 - 1389 Dmitri Donskoi

Grand Princes of Vladimir-Moscow (1380-1547)

Grand Prince of Moscow, Ivan III

Honor monopolized by rulers of Moscow principality, but see also Grand Prince (of Lithuania)

Rurik Dynasty

• Dmitri Donskoi (1359 - 1389)
• Vasili I (1389 - 1425)
• Vasili II (Vasili the Blind) (1425 - 1462)
  • Usurper: Yury of Zvenigorod (1433 - 1434)
  • Usurper: Vasily Kosoy (1434)
  • Usurper: Dmitry Shemyaka (1446 - 1448)
• Ivan III (Ivan the Great) (5 April 1462 - 6 November 1505) - first Sovereign for all Russia
• Vasili III (6 November 1505 - 13 December 1533)
• Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) (13 December 1533 - 26 January 1547) (crowned first Tsar of Russia on 26 January 1547)

Tsars of Russia (1547-1721)

Rurik Dynasty

Portrait	Name	Born - Died	Tsar From	Tsar Until
	Ivan IV (the Terrible)	1530 - 1584	26 January 1547	28 March 1584
	Feodor I	1557 - 1598	28 March 1584	17 January 1598

Time of Troubles (1598 - 1613)

Godunov Dynasty

Portrait	Name	Born - Died	Tsar From	Tsar Until
	Boris Godunov	1550/ c. 1551 - 1605	3 March 1598	23 April 1605
	Feodor II	1589 - 1605	23 April 1605	11 June 1605

Usurper

Portrait	Name	Born - Died	Tsar From	Tsar Until
	False Dmitri I	1581 - 1606	30 June 1605	27 May 1606

Shuisky Dynasty

Portrait	Name	Born - Died	Tsar From	Tsar Until
	Vasili Shuisky IV	1552 - 1612	27 May 1606	27 July 1610

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 Nikitich Romanov
• Fyodor Ivanovich Sheremetev

Council of All the Land (17 April 1611 - 26 July 1613)

(In opposition to the Poles and Władysław IV Vasa):

• Prokopy Petrovich Lyapunov (to 1 August 1611)
• Prince Dmitry Timofeyevich Trubetskoy
• Ataman Ivan Martynovich Zarutsky (to 7 August 1612)

Romanov Dynasty

Portrait	Name	Born - Died	Tsar From	Tsar Until
	Michael I	1596 - 1645	21 July 1613	23 July 1645
	Aleksey I	1629 - 1676	23 July 1645	7 February 1676
	Feodor III	1661 - 1682	7 February 1676	7 May 1682
	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)
	Ivan V (joint ruler with Peter I)	1666 - 1696	2 June 1682	8 February 1696

Emperors of Russia (1721 - 1917)

(Also Grand Dukes of Finland from 1809 until 1917; and Kings of Poland from 1815 until 1916)

Romanov Dynasty

Portrait	Name	Born - Died	Emperor From	Emperor Until
	Peter I (the Great)	1672 - 1725	2 November 1721	8 February 1725
	Catherine I	1684 - 1727	8 February 1725	17 May 1727
	Peter II	1715 - 1730	18 May 1727	30 January 1730
	Anna	1693 - 1740	13 February 1730	28 October 1740
	Ivan VI	1740 - 1764	28 October 1740	6 December 1741
	Elizabeth	1709 - 1762	6 December 1741	5 January 1762
	Peter III	1728 - 1762	5 January 1762	9 July 1762(murdered)
	Catherine II (the Great)	1729 - 1796	9 July 1762	17 November 1796
	Paul I	1754 - 1801	17 November 1796	23 March/24 March 1801 (assassinated)
	Alexander I (the Blessed)	1777 - 1825	24 March 1801	1 December 1825
	Constantine I	1779 - 1831	1 December 1825	26 December 1825 (abdicated)
	Nicholas I	1796 - 1855	26 December 1825	2 March 1855
	Alexander II (the Liberator)	1818 - 1881	2 March 1855	13 March 1881 (assassinated)
	Alexander III (the Peace-maker)	1845 - 1894	13 March 1881	1 November 1894
	Nicholas II (the Martyr)	1868 - 1918	1 November 1894	15 March 1917 (abdicated)
	Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia (was named by Nicholas II as his successor, but formally rejected the crown; he is sometimes referred to as "Michael II", but this has no historical basis)	1878 - 1918	15 March 1917	16 March 1917 (rejected offer of crown)

See List of leaders of Russia for the continuation of leadership.

Pretenders to the Russian throne since 1917

• Nicholas II (1917 - 1918)
• Vacant (1918 - 1924)
• Cyril Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia (1924 - 1938)
• Vladimir Cyrillovich, Grand Duke of Russia (1938 - 1992)
• Maria Vladimirovna, Grand Duchess of Russia (1992 - Present)
  • Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia, heir apparent and son of Maria Vladimirovna
• Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia (1992 - Present)
  • Princess Natalia Nikolaevna Romanova, heiress presumptive and daughter of Nicholas Romanov

See Line of succession to the Russian throne

See also

• Rulers of Russia family tree
• Timeline of Russian history

External links

• Godunov to Nicholas II by Saul Zaklad
• (Russian) Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal

v • d • e Sovereign monarchs of Russia Grand Princes Vladimir Monomach · Mstislav I of Kiev · Yaropolk II of Kiev · Vsevolod II of Kiev · Igor II of Kiev · Iziaslav II of Kiev · Yuri Dolgoruki · Andrei Bogolyubsky · Mikhail of Vladimir · Vsevolod the Big Nest · Yuri II of Vladimir · Konstantin of Rostov · Yuri II of Vladimir (second term) · Yaroslav II of Vladimir · Sviatoslav III of Vladimir · Andrey II of Vladimir · Alexander Nevsky · Yaroslav of Tver · Vasily of Kostroma · Dmitry of Pereslavl · Andrey of Gorodets · Michael of Tver · Yuri III · Dmitri the Terrible Eyes · Alexander of Tver · Ivan I · Simeon the Proud · Ivan II · Dmitry Donskoy · Basil I · Basil II Tsars Ivan III · Ivan IV · Feodor I · Boris Godunov · Feodor II · Dmitriy II (False Dmitriy I) · Vasili IV · Władysław IV (formally) · Michael I · Alexis I · Feodor III · Ivan V and Peter I (co-rulers) · Peter I Emperors Peter I · Catherine I · Peter II · Anna I · Ivan VI · Elizabeth · Peter III · Catherine II · Paul I · Alexander I · Nicholas I · Alexander II · Alexander III · Nicholas II