List of Russian monarchs
Emperors of Russia, 1721–1917
The Empire of Russia was declared by Peter the Great in 1721. Officially, Russia would be ruled by the Romanov dynasty until the Russian Revolution of 1917.

List of Russian monarchs

Section Title: Emperors of Russia, 1721–1917
Table Section Text: The Empire of Russia was declared by Peter the Great in 1721. Officially, Russia would be ruled by the Romanov dynasty until the Russian Revolution of 1917.

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image

Peter I Peter Alekseyevich (Peter the Great) Пётр I Алексеевич (Пётр Великий)	9 June 1672 – 8 February 1725	2 November 1721	8 February 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	Romanov

Catherine I Yekaterina Alekseyevna Екатерина I Алексеевна	15 April 1684 – 17 May 1727	8 February 1725	17 May 1727	Wife of Peter I	Skowroński

Peter II Peter Alekseyevich Пётр II Алексеевич	23 October 1715 – 30 January 1730	18 May 1727	30 January 1730	Grandson of Peter I via the murdered Tsesarevich Alexei Last of the direct male Romanov line	Romanov

Anna Ioannovna Анна Иоанновна	7 February 1693 – 28 October 1740	13 February 1730	28 October 1740	Daughter of Ivan V	Romanov

Anna Leopoldovna Анна Леопольдовна	18 December 1718 – 19 March 1746	28 October 1740	6 December 1741	Regent for her son Ivan VI Deposed by Empress Elizabeth and Imprisoned	Brunswick-Bevern

Ivan VI Ivan Antonovich Иван VI Антонович	23 August 1740 – 16 July 1764	28 October 1740	6 December 1741	Great-grandson of Ivan V Deposed as a baby, imprisoned and later murdered	Brunswick-Bevern

Elizabeth Yelizaveta Petrovna Елизавета Петровна	29 December 1709 – 5 January 1762	6 December 1741	5 January 1762	Daughter of Peter I and Catherine I	Romanov

Peter III Peter Feodorovich Пётр III Фëдорович	21 February 1728 – 17 July 1762	9 January 1762	9 July 1762	Grandson of Peter I Nephew of Elizabeth Murdered	Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov

Catherine II Yekaterina Alekseyevna (Catherine the Great) Екатерина II Алексеевна (Екатерина Великая)	2 May 1729 – 17 November 1796	9 July 1762	17 November 1796	Wife of Peter III	Ascania, with Rurikid descent

Paul I Pavel Petrovich Павел I Петрович	1 October 1754 – 23 March 1801	17 November 1796	23 March 1801	Son of Peter III and Catherine II Assassinated	Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov

Alexander I Alexander Pavlovich (Alexander the Blessed) Александр I Павлович (Александр Благословенный)	23 December 1777 – 1 December 1825	23 March 1801	1 December 1825	Son of Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg First Romanov King of Poland and Grand Prince of Finland	Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov

Constantine Pavlovich Константин Павлович	27 April 1779 – 27 June 1831	1 December 1825	26 December 1825	Son of Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg Younger brother of Alexander I Uncrowned (abdicated the throne)	Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov

Nicholas I Nikolay Pavlovich Николай I Павлович	6 July 1796 – 2 March 1855	26 December 1825	2 March 1855	Son of Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg Younger brother of Alexander I and Constantine Pavlovich	Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov

Alexander II Alexander Nikolayevich (Alexander the Liberator) Александр II Николаевич (Александр Освободитель)	29 April 1818 – 13 March 1881	2 March 1855	13 March 1881	Son of Nicholas I and Alexandra Feodrovna Nephew of Alexander I Assassinated	Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov

Alexander III Alexander Aleksandrovich (Alexander the Peacemaker) Александр III Александрович (Александр Миротворец)	10 March 1845 – 1 November 1894	13 March 1881	1 November 1894	Son of Alexander II and Maria Alexandrovna	Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov

Nicholas II Nikolay Aleksandrovich (Nicholas the Bloody) Николай II Александрович (Николай Кровавый)	18 May 1868 – 17 July 1918	1 November 1894	15 March 1917	Son of Alexander III and Maria Feodorovna Abdicated the throne during the February Revolution Executed by Bolsheviks	Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov

Michael II Michael Aleksandrovich Михаил II Александрович	4 December 1878 – 13 June 1918	15 March 1917	16 March 1917	Abdicated after a nominal reign of only 18 hours, ending dynastic rule in Russia	Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov

Nikolai Nikolaevich Николай Николаевич (nominal)	6 November 1856 – 5 January 1929	8 August 1922	25 October 1922	Grandson of Nicholas I Proclaimed Emperor of Russia by the Zemsky Sobor of the Provisional Priamurye Government His nominal rule came to an end when the areas controlled by the Provisional Priamurye Government were overrun by the communists	Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov

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Nikolay I Pavlovich (6 July 1796 – 2 March 1855) reigned as Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855.

final_sentence: Nikolay I Pavlovich (6 July 1796 – 2 March 1855) reigned as Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855.