Peter III of RussiaPeter III Fyodorovich (Russian: Пётр III Фёдорович, romanized: Pyotr III Fyodorovich, born Charles Peter Ulrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp; 21 February 1728 – 17 July 1762) was Emperor of Russia from 5 January 1762 until 9 July of the same year, when his wife, Catherine II, overthrew him in a palace coup d'état.
Catherine I of RussiaHouseRomanov(by marriage)(by birth)FatherSamuel SkowrońskiMotherDorothea HahnSignatureCatherine I (born Marta Helena Skowrońska;Russian: Екатерина Алексеевна Михайлова; 15 April 1684 - 17 May 1727) was Empress of Russia from 8 February 1725 until her death in 1727. She was previously empress consort of Russia from 1721 to 1725 as the second wife of Peter the Great, and tsaritsa consort from 1712 to 1721.
Peter II of RussiaHouseRomanovFatherAlexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of RussiaMotherCharlotte Christine of Brunswick-LüneburgReligionRussian OrthodoxSignaturePeter II Alexeyevich (23 October 1715 – 30 January 1730) was Emperor of Russia from 1727 until 1730, when he died at the age of 14. He was the only son of TsarevichAlexei Petrovich and Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
Ivan VI of RussiaIvan VI Antonovich (Russian: Иван VI Антонович; 23 August [O.S. 12 August] 1740 – 16 July [O.S. 5 July] 1764), also known as Ioann Antonovich, was Emperor of Russia from October 1740 until he was overthrown by his cousin Elizabeth Petrovna in December 1741. He was only two months old when he was proclaimed emperor and his mother, Anna Leopoldovna, named regent, but the throne was seized in a coup after little more than a year.
Anna of RussiaHouseRomanovFatherIvan V of RussiaMotherPraskovia SaltykovaReligionRussian OrthodoxSignatureAnna Ioannovna (Russian: Анна Иоанновна; 7 February [O.S. 28 January] 1693 – 28 October [O.S. 17 October] 1740), also russified as Anna Ivanovna and sometimes anglicized as Anne, served as regent of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia from 1711 until 1730 and then ruled as Empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740.
Peter the GreatPeter I (9 June 1672 – 8 February 1725), known by the epithet the Great, was the tsar of all Russia from 1682 to 1721, and the first emperor of Russia from 1721 until his death in 1725. He reigned jointly with his brother, Ivan V, from 1682 until Ivan's death in 1696. Much of Peter's reign was consumed by lengthy wars against the Ottoman and Swedish empires.
Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of RussiaAlexei Petrovich Romanov (Russian: Алексей Петрович; 28 February 1690 – 26 June 1718), was the Tsarevich of Russia, the eldest son of Tsar Peter I and his first wife, Eudoxia Lopukhina. Alexei, who was heir apparent to the Russian throne, frequently clashed with his father, opposing Peter’s Westernizing reforms and efforts to groom Alexei as his successor.
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Emperor of RussiaThe Emperor and Autocrat of all Russia was the official title of the Russian monarch from 1721 to 1917. The title originated in connection with Russia's victory in the Great Northern War (1700–1721) and appeared as an adaptation of the tsar's title under the accepted system of titling in Europe. The title was transformed from the previous title of tsar and grand prince of all Russia.
List of Russian monarchsThis is a list of Russian monarchs. The list begins with the semi-legendary prince Rurik of Novgorod, sometime in the mid-9th century, and ends with Nicholas II, who abdicated in 1917, and was murdered with his family in 1918. Two dynasties have ruled Russia: the Rurikids (862–1598) and Romanovs (1613–1917). OverviewRussian sovereigns have used a range of titles since the 9th century.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.