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Romanov (Dynasty : 1613-1917)

Ρομανώφ (Dynasty : 1613-1917)

Романовы (Династия : 1613-1917)


  • [The Romanovs were a dynasty that ruled Russia for three centuries, from 1613 until the Russian Revolution in 1917.] The Romanovs were descendants of a Moscow aristocrat whose daughter, Anastasia Romanovna, married Russian tsar Ivan IV Vasilyevich (Ivan the Terrible). The children of Anastasia's brother Nikita adopted the name Romanov in honor of their grandfather being the father of a tsarina. Nikita's grandson, Michael, became the first Romanov tsar. The Romanov succession of rule is as follows: Michael (reigned 1613-1645), Alexis I (r. 1645-1676), Fyodor III (r. 1676-1682), Peter the Great (r. 1682-1725), Catherine I (r. 1725-1727), Peter II (r. 1727-1730), Anna Ivanovna (r. 1730-1740), Ivan VI (r. 1740-1741), Elizabeth (r. 1741-1762), Peter III (r. 1762), Catherine the Great (r. 1762-1796), Paul I (r. 1796-1801), Alexander I (r. 1801-1825), Nicholas I (r. 1825-1855), Alexander II (r. 1855-1881), Alexander III (r. 1881-1894), and Nicholas II (r. 1894-1917).

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    • Dinastii︠a︡ Romanovykh (1613-1917)
    • Dom Romanovykh (1613-1917)
    • Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov (Dynasty : 1613-1917)
    • House of Romanov (1613-1917)
    • Oikos tōn Romanov (1613-1917)
    • Romanof (Dynasty : 1613-1917)
    • Romanoff (Dynasty : 1613-1917)
    • Romanōph (Dynasty : 1613-1917)
    • Romanov (Royal house : 1613-1917)
    • Romanovykh (Dynasty : 1613-1917)
    • Ρομανώφ (Dynasty : 1613-1917)
    • Ρομάνοβ (Dynasty 1613-1917)
    • Οίκος των Ρομάνοβ (1613-1917)
    • Романов (Dynasty : 1613-1917)
    • Дом Романовых (1613-1917)
    • Династия Романовых (1613-1917)
    • Романовы (Династия : 1613-1917)

  • Identifies LC/NAF RWO

  • Identifies RWO

    • Associated Locale

        Russia

    • Associated Locale

        Russia

    • Descriptor

        (aat) Dynastieshttp://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300386176

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        Royal houses

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          • Sources

            • found: Romanov collection, 1894-1935 (bulk 1907-1918).
            • found: Grey, I. The Romanovs, 1970:preface (Romanov dynasty; 17-20th centuries; Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov elected Tsar in 1613 at age 16)
            • found: Cowles, V. The Romanovs, ©1971:page 11 (Romanov dynasty; founded by Michael Feodorovich Romanov)
            • found: The tragic dynasty, ©1969:title page (Romanovs) page 9 (in 1613 a general assembly of Russians elected Michael Romanov as tsar)
            • found: The Romanoffs, 1890.
            • found: The last of the Romanofs, 1918.
            • found: The Longman companion to Imperial Russia, 1689-1917, 2000:page 28 (Romanov Dynasty, 1613-1917)
            • found: Dinastii︠a︡ Romanovykh, 2006:title page (Династия Романовых = Dinastii︠a︡ Romanovykh)
            • found: MSN Encarta online encyclopedia, June 4, 2008(Romanov, dynasty that ruled Russia for three centuries, from 1613 until the Russian Revolution in 1917) - http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761559800/Romanov.html
            • found: Encyclopædia Britannica online, June 4, 2008(Romanov Dynasty; rulers of Russia from 1613 until the Russian Revolution of February 1917)
            • found: Wikipedia, June 4, 2008(House of Romanov (Рома́нов) was the second and last imperial dynasty of Russia, which ruled the country from 1613 to 1761. From 1761 to 1917, Russia was ruled for five generations by a line of the House of Oldenburg descended from the marriage of a Romanov grand duchess to the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. This line was officially also called Romanov, although genealogists sometimes style it, more accurately, Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov) Greek version (Οίκος των Ρομάνοβ (Дом Романовых) or Ρομανώφ) Russian version (Романовы; Дом Романовых)
            • found: The Romanovs : ruling Russia, 1613-1917, 2008:title page (Lindsey Hughes)

          • General Notes

            • [The Romanovs were a dynasty that ruled Russia for three centuries, from 1613 until the Russian Revolution in 1917.] The Romanovs were descendants of a Moscow aristocrat whose daughter, Anastasia Romanovna, married Russian tsar Ivan IV Vasilyevich (Ivan the Terrible). The children of Anastasia's brother Nikita adopted the name Romanov in honor of their grandfather being the father of a tsarina. Nikita's grandson, Michael, became the first Romanov tsar. The Romanov succession of rule is as follows: Michael (reigned 1613-1645), Alexis I (r. 1645-1676), Fyodor III (r. 1676-1682), Peter the Great (r. 1682-1725), Catherine I (r. 1725-1727), Peter II (r. 1727-1730), Anna Ivanovna (r. 1730-1740), Ivan VI (r. 1740-1741), Elizabeth (r. 1741-1762), Peter III (r. 1762), Catherine the Great (r. 1762-1796), Paul I (r. 1796-1801), Alexander I (r. 1801-1825), Nicholas I (r. 1825-1855), Alexander II (r. 1855-1881), Alexander III (r. 1881-1894), and Nicholas II (r. 1894-1917).

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            • 2012-05-15: new
            • 2023-12-19: revised

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