List of Russian monarchs

This is a list of the kings, queens, and other rulers ("monarchs") of Russia, from 862 to 1917.

The list starts with Rurik, the ruler (Prince) of a state called Novgorod in 862. It ends with Nicholas the Second, who stopped ruling in 1917. Nicholas the Second and his family were killed in 1918.

 Princes of Novgorod 

 Monarch Portrait Born-Died Relationship with Predecessor(s) Ruled from Ruled untilRurik100px830-879none862879Oleg of Novgorod (regent)100px855-912Relative of Rurik and regent of Rurik's son, Prince Igor of Kiev879882

 Grand Princes of Kiev 

 Monarch Portrait Born-Died Relationship with Predecessor(s) Ruled from Ruled untilAskold and Dir (non-Rurikids)100px?-882none842Suszko, Henryk (2003). Latopis hustyński. Opracowanie, przekład i komentarze. Slavica Wratislaviensia CXXIV. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego. ; Tolochko, Oleksiy (2010). The Hustyn' Chronicle. (Harvard Library of Early Ukrainian Literature: Texts) according to the Tale of Bygone Years, the date is not clearly identified or 862882Oleg of Novgorod (regent)100px855-912Relative of Rurik and regent of Rurik's son, Prince Igor of Kiev882Autumn 912Igor I878-945Son of Rurik879 (in Novgorod, as an heir of Rurik); 913officiallyAutumn 945Saint Olga of Kiev (regent)100px890-969Igor I's wife and regent of Sviatoslav I of Kiev945962Sviatoslav I the Great100px942–972Son of Igor I and Olga of KievAutumn 945March 972Yaropolk I100px950-980Son of Sviatoslav IMarch 97211 June 980Saint Vladimir I the Great100px958–1015Younger son of Sviatoslav I, brother of Yaropolk I11 June 98015 July 1015Sviatopolk I the Accursed100px980–1019Son of Vladimir I15 July 1015Autumn 1016Yaroslav I the Wise100px978–1054Younger son of Vladimir I, brother of Sviatopolk IAutumn 1016Summer 1018Sviatopolk I the Accursed100px980–1019Son of Vladimir I14 August 101827 July 1019Yaroslav I the Wise100px978–1054Younger son of Vladimir I, Younger brother of Sviatopolk I27 July 101920 February 1054Iziaslav I100px1024–1078First son of Yaroslav I20 February 105415 September 1068Vseslav of Polotsk100px1039–1101Great-Grandson of Vladimir I. Usurped the Kievan Throne15 September 106829 April 1069Iziaslav I100px1024–1078First son of Yaroslav I2 May 106922 March 1073Sviatoslav II100px1027–1076Third son of Yaroslav I22 March 107327 December 1076Vsevolod I100px1030–1093Fourth son of Yaroslav I1 January 107715 July 1077Iziaslav I100px1024–1078First son of Yaroslav I15 July 10773 October 1078Vsevolod I100px1030–1093Fourth son of Yaroslav I3 October 107813 April 1093Sviatopolk II100px1050–1113Son of Iziaslav I24 April 109316 April 1113Vladimir II Monomakh100px1053–1125Son of Vsevolod I20 April 111319 May 1125Mstislav the Great100px1076–1132Son of Vladimir II20 May 112515 April 1132Yaropolk II100px1082–1139Son of Vladimir II, Younger brother of Mstislav17 April 113218 February 1139Viacheslav I100px1083-2 February 1154Son of Vladimir II22 February 11394 March 1139Vsevolod II100px1084-1146Grandson of Sviatoslav II5 March 113930 July 1146Igor II100px1096-19 September 1146Grandson of Sviatoslav II1 August 114613 August 1146Iziaslav II Panteleimon100px1097–1154Older son of Mstislav13 August 114623 August 1149Yuri I the Long Arms100px1099–1157Younger brother of Mstislav28 August 1149Summer 1150Viacheslav I100px1083-2 February 1154Son of Vladimir IISummer 1150Summer 1150Iziaslav II Panteleimon100px1097–1154Older son of MstislavSummer 1150Summer 1150Yuri I the Long Arms100px1099–1157Younger brother of MstislavAugust 1150Winter 1151Iziaslav II Panteleimon100px1097–1154Older son of MstislavWinter 115113 November 1154Viacheslav I100px1083-2 February 1154Son of Vladimir IISpring 11516 February 1154Rostislav I100px1110–1165Second son of Mstislav1154January 1155Iziaslav III100px?-1162Grandson of Sviatoslav IIJanuary 11551155Yuri I the Long Arms100px1099–1157Younger brother of Mstislav20 March 115515 May 1157Iziaslav III100px?-1162Grandson of Sviatoslav II19 May 1157December 1158Mstislav II100px1125–1170Son of Iziaslav III22 December 1158Spring 1159Rostislav I100px1110–1167Second son of Mstislav12 April 11598 February 1161Iziaslav III100px?-1162Grandson of Sviatoslav II12 February 11616 March 1161Rostislav I100px1110–1167Second son of MstislavMarch 116114 March 1167Vladimir III1132–1173Younger son of MstislavSpring 1167Spring 1167Mstislav II100px1125–1170Son of Iziaslav III19 May 116712 March 1169

 Grand Princes of Vladimir 

 Monarch Portrait Born-Died Relationship with Predecessor(s) Ruled from Ruled untilSaint Andrei I Bogolyubsky100px1110–1174Son of Yuri I15 May 115729 June 1174Mikhail I 100px?-1176Brother of Andrei I1174September 1174Yaropolk ?-after 1196Grandson of Vladimir II117415 June 1175Mikhail I 100px?-1176Brother of Andrei I15 June 117520 June 1176Vsevolod III the Big Nest100px1154–1212Brother of Andrei I and Mikhail IJune 117615 April 1212Yuri II 100px1189–1238Son of Vsevolod III121227 April 1216Konstantin of Rostov 100px1186–1218Son of Vsevolod IIISpring 12162 February 1218Yuri II 100px1189–1238Son of Vsevolod IIIFebruary 12184 March 1238Yaroslav II 100px1191–1246Son of Vsevolod III123830 September 1246Sviatoslav III 1196–3 February 1252Son of Vsevolod III12461248Mikhail Khorobrit 1229–15 January 1248Son of Yaroslav II124815 January 1248Sviatoslav III 1196– 3 February 1252Son of Vsevolod III12481249Andrey II 100px1221–1264Son of Yaroslav IIDecember 124924 July 1252Saint Alexander I Nevsky100px1220–1263Son of Yaroslav II125214 November 1263Yaroslav III 100px1230–1272Son of Yaroslav II12641271Vasily of Kostroma 100px1241–1276Son of Yaroslav II1272January 1277Dmitry of Pereslavl 100px1250–1294Son of St. Alexander12771281Andrey III 100px1255–1304Son of St. Alexander1281December 1283Dmitry of Pereslavl 100px1250–1294Son of St. AlexanderDecember 12831293Andrey III 100px1255–1304Son of St. Alexander12931304Saint Michael of Tver 100px1271–1318Son of Yaroslav IIIAutumn 130422 November 1318Yuri (III) of Moscow 100px1281–1325Grandson of St. Alexander13182 November 1322Dmitry I the Terrible Eyes100px1299–1326Son of St. Michael132215 September 1326Alexander of Tver 100px1281–1339Son of St. Michael13261327Alexander of Suzdal ?–1331Grandson of Andrey II 13281331Ivan I of Moscow Kalita100px1288–1340Grandson of St. Alexander133231 March 1340

Since 1331 the title of the Grand Princes of Vladimir was assigned to the Princes of Moscow.

 Grand Princes of Moscow 

 Monarch Portrait Relationship with Predecessor(s)	 Birth Marriage Ruled from Ruled until DeathDaniel100px Son of St. Alexander1261unknown1283 4 March 13034 March 1303, Moscow, RussiaYury100px Son of Daniel1281unknown4 March 130321 November 132521 November 1325, Moscow, RussiaIvan I Kalita100px Son of Daniel1288Helena9 children21 November 1325 31 March 134031 March 1340, Moscow, RussiaSimeon the Proud100px Son of Ivan I7 November 1316Anastasia of Lithuaniano childrenEuphraxia of Smolenskno childrenMaria of Tver4 sons (died young)31 March 134027 April 135327 April 1353, Moscow, RussiaIvan II the Handsome100px Son of Ivan I30 March 1326Fedosia Dmitrievna of Bryanskno childrenAlexandra Ivanovna Velyaminova4 children27 April 135313 November 135913 November 1359, Moscow, RussiaSaint Dmitry I Donskoy100px Son of Ivan II12 October 1350Eudoxia Dmitrievna of Nizhny Novgorod12 children13 November 1359 19 May 138919 May 1389, Moscow, RussiaVasily I100px Son of Dmitry I30 December 1371Sophia of Lithuania9 children19 May 138927 February 142527 February 1425, Moscow, RussiaVasily II the Blind100px Son of Vasily I10 March 1415Maria Yaroslavna of Borovsk3 children27 February 142530 March 143427 March 1462, Moscow, RussiaYury of Zvenigorodno image Son of Dmitry I26 November 1374 Anastasia Yurynovna3 children31 March 14345 June 14345 June 1434, Moscow, RussiaVasily Kosoyno image Son of Yury of Zvenigorod14215 June 143414351435, Moscow, RussiaVasily II the Blind100px Son of Vasily I10 March 1415Maria Yaroslavna of Borovsk3 children1435144627 March 1462, Moscow, RussiaDmitry Shemyakano image Son of Yury of Zvenigorod144626 March 14471453, Moscow, RussiaVasily II the Blind100px Son of Vasily I10 March 1415Maria Yaroslavna of Borovsk3 children27 February 144727 March 146227 March 1462, Moscow, RussiaIvan III the Great100px Son of Vasily II22 January 1440Maria Borisovna of Tverone sonSophia Palaiologina8 children5 April 1462 6 November 15056 November 1505, Moscow, RussiaVasily III100px Son of Ivan III25 March 1479Solomonia Yuryevna Saburovano childrenElana Vasilyevna Glinskaya2 sons6 November 150513 December 153313 December 1533, Moscow, RussiaIvan IV the Terrible100px Son of Vasily III25 August 1530unmarried as Prince13 December 153326 January 154728 March 1584 

Tsars of Russia
Dates are listed in the Old Style, which continued to be used in Russia.

House of Rurikovich
 Monarch Portrait Relationship with Predecessor(s)	 Birth Marriage Ruled from Ruled until DeathIvan IV the Terrible100px Son of Vasily III25 August 1530, Kolomenskoye, RussiaAnastasia Romanovna Zakharyina-Yurieva6 childrenMaria Temryukovnaone son (died young)Marfa Vasilevna SobakinaAnna Alexeievna KoltovskayaAnna VasilchikovaVasilisa MelentyevaMaria DolgorukayaMaria Feodorovna Nagaya26 January 154728 March 158428 March 1584, Moscow, RussiaSimeon IIno imageNone Anastasia Mstislavskaya(great great granddaughter of Ivan III)157515765 January 1616, Moscow, RussiaFeodor I 100px Son of Ivan IV31 May 1557, Moscow, RussiaIrina Feodorovna Godunovaone daughter28 March 158417 January 159817 January 1598, Moscow, Russia

Time of Troubles

House of Godunov
 Monarch Portrait Relationship with Predecessor(s)	 Birth Marriage Ruled from Ruled until DeathIrina (disputed)100px Wife of Feodor Ic.1557Feodor I of Russiaa daughter7 January 159815 January 159829 October 1603, Moscow, RussiaBoris I100px Brother of Irinac.1551, Vyazma, RussiaMaria Grigorievna Skuratova-Belskaya2 children21 February 159813 April 160513 April 1605, Moscow, RussiaFeodor II100px Son of Boris I1589, Moscow, Russiaunmarried, no children13 April 16051 June 16051 June 1605, Moscow, Russia

Pseudo-Rurikovich usurpers
 Monarch Portrait Relationship with Predecessor(s)	 Birth Marriage Ruled from Ruled until DeathFalse Dmitry I(Grigory Bogdanovich Otrepyev)100pxNonec. 1581Marina Mniszechno children1 June 160517 May 160617 May 1606, Moscow, RussiaFalse Dmitry II 100pxNonec. 1582 Marina Mniszechone son (posthumous)10 July 160711 December 161011 December 1610, Kaluga, RussiaFalse Dmitry III (Sidorka)no imageNoneunknownunknown28 March 161118 May 1612July 1612

House of Shuysky
 Monarch Portrait Relationship with Predecessor(s)	 Birth Marriage Ruled from Ruled until DeathVasiliy IV100px Ninth generation descendant of Andrei II in the male line22 September 1552, Nizhny Novgorod, RussiaElena Mikhailovna Repninano childrenMaria Buynosova-Rostovskaya2 children19 May 160617 July 1610 (deposed)12 September 1612, Gostynin, Poland

House of Vasa
 Monarch Portrait Relationship with Predecessor(s)	 Birth Marriage Ruled from Ruled until DeathVladislav I100pxNone9 June 1595, Łobzów, PolandCecilia Renata of Austriaa daughter and a son, Sigismund CasimirMarie Louise Gonzagano children6 September 1610November 1612 (deposed)14 June 1634 (resigned his claim)20 May 1648, Merkinė, Lithuania 

House of Romanov

 Monarch Portrait Relationship with Predecessor(s)	 Birth Marriage Ruled from Ruled until DeathMichael I100pxFirst cousin once removed of Feodor I12 July 1596Moscow, Tsardom of MuscovyMaria Vladimirovna Dolgorukova1624one stillborn childEudoxia Lukyanovna Streshneva5 February 1626ten children26 July 161312 July 164512 July 1645, Moscow, Tsardom of MuscovyAlexis I the Quietest100px Son of Michael I9 May 1629Moscow, Tsardom of MuscovyMaria Ilyinichna Miloslavskaya17 January 164813 childrenNatalia Kirillovna Naryshkina1 February 16713 children12 July 164529 January 167629 January 1676, Moscow, Tsardom of MuscovyFeodor III100px Son of Alexis I9 June 1661Moscow, Tsardom of MuscovyAgaphia Simeonovna Grushevskaya28 July 1680one sonMarfa Matveievna Apraksina24 February 1682no children29 January 16767 May 1682 7 May 1682, Moscow, Tsardom of MuscovySophia (regent)100px Daughter of Alexis I17 September 1657Moscow, Tsardom of Muscovyunmarried, no children17 May 168227 August 1689 3 July 1704, Moscow, Tsardom of MuscovyIvan Vjointly with Peter I100px Son of Alexis I6 September 1666Moscow, Tsardom of MuscovyPraskovia Feodorovna Saltykova16845 daughters2 June 16828 February 16968 February 1696, Moscow, Tsardom of MuscovyPeter I the Greatjointly with Ivan V 1682–1696110px|Peter de Grote Son of Alexis I9 June 1672Moscow, Tsardom of MuscovyEudoxia Feodorovna Lopukhina16893 childrenMarta Helena Skowrońska17079 children2 June 16822 November 17218 February 1725, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire

Emperors of Russia

 Monarch Portrait Relationship with Predecessor(s)	 Birth Marriage Ruled from Ruled until DeathPeter I the Great100px|Peter de GroteSon of Alexis I9 June 1672Moscow, Tsardom of RussiaEudoxia Feodorovna Lopukhina16893 childrenMarta Helena Skowrońska17079 children2 November 17218 February 17258 February 1725, St. Petersburg, Russian EmpireCatherine I100pxWife of Peter I15 April 1684Ringen (Rõngu), Duchy of Livonia, SwedenPeter I of Russia17079 children8 February 172517 May 172717 May 1727, St. Petersburg, Russian EmpirePeter II100pxGrandson of Peter I23 October 1715St. Petersburg, Tsardom of Russiaunmarried18 May 172730 January 173030 January 1730, Moscow, Russian EmpireAnna 100pxDaughter of Ivan V7 February 1693Moscow, Tsardom of RussiaFrederick Wilhelm, Duke of CourlandNovember 1710no children13 February 173028 October 174028 October 1740, St. Petersburg, Russian EmpireIvan VI 100pxGreat-grandson of Ivan V23 August 1740St. Petersburg, Russian Empireunmarried28 October 17406 December 174116 July 1764 (murdered)Shlisselburg, Russian EmpireElizabeth 100pxDaughter of Peter I29 December 1709Kolomenskoye, Tsardom of RussiaAlexey Razumovsky1742no children6 December 17415 January 17625 January 1762, St. Petersburg, Russian EmpirePeter III100pxGrandson of Peter I21 February 1728Kiel, Schleswig-HolsteinPrincess Sophie Friederike Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst16 August 1745one son9 January 17629 July 176217 July 1762 (murdered), Ropsha, Russian EmpireCatherine II the Great100pxWife of Peter III2 May 1729Stettin, Kingdom of PrussiaPeter III of Russia16 August 1745one son9 July 176217 November 179617 November 1796, St. Petersburg, Russian EmpirePaul I 100pxSon of Peter III1 October 1754St. Petersburg, Russian EmpirePrincess Wilhelmina Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt29 September 1773one stillborn sonPrincess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg26 September 1776ten children17 November 179623 March 1801 23 March 1801 (assassinated)St. Petersburg, Russian EmpireAlexander I the Blessed100pxSon of Paul I23 December 1777St. Petersburg, Russian EmpirePrincess Louise of Baden28 September 17932 daughters23 March 18011 December 18251 December 1825, Taganrog, Russian EmpireConstantine I (disputed)100pxSon of Paul I27 April 1779Tsarskoye Selo, Russian EmpirePrincess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld26 Februaryno children1 December 182526 December 182527 June 1831Vitebsk, Russian EmpireNicholas I100pxSon of Paul I6 July 1796Gatchina, Russian EmpirePrincess Charlotte of Prussia13 July 18177 children1 December 18252 March 18552 March 1855, St. Petersburg, Russian EmpireAlexander II the Liberator100pxSon of Nicholas I29 April 1818Moscow, Russian EmpirePrincess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine16 April 18418 children 2 March 185513 March 188113 March 1881 (assassinated) St. Petersburg, Russian EmpireAlexander III the Peace-Maker100pxSon of Alexander II10 March 1845St. Petersburg, Russian EmpirePrincess Dagmar of Denmark9 November 18666 children13 March 18811 November 18941 November 1894Livadiya, Russian EmpireSaint Nicholas II100pxSon of Alexander III6 May 1868Tsarskoye Selo, Russian EmpirePrincess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine26 November 18945 children1 November 189415 March 191717 July 1918 (executed)Yekaterinburg, Russian SFSRMichael II (disputed)75pxSon of Alexander III22 November 1878Tsarskoye Selo, Russian EmpireNatalia Brassova15 October 1911one son (born before his parents' marriage)15 March 191716 March 1917 (formally, 1 September 1917, the formal abolishment of monarchy)12 June 1918 (murdered)Perm, Russian SFSR

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