House of Romanov
History of the House of Romanov
The dynasty elected in 1613 after the Time of Troubles, ruling Russia for just over three centuries. It produced Peter the Great, Catherine and the liberator Alexander II, and ended with the murders of 1918. Relatives of the house live across Europe today.
Related Monarchs and Houses
Ivan III
Ivan the Great, grand prince of Moscow who tripled its territory, refused tribute to the Horde in 1480 ending the Mongol yoke...
Ivan IV the Terrible
Crowned first Tsar of All Russia in 1547. He conquered Kazan and Astrakhan, opened Siberia, created a secret police of oprichnina...
Peter the Great
Two meters tall, he studied shipbuilding in Dutch yards, then built a navy and a new capital, Saint Petersburg, founded in 1703...
Catherine the Great
German born princess who deposed her husband and ruled for 34 years. She annexed Crimea in 1783, partitioned Poland, corresponded...