The Russian Empire, 1613–1917
House of Romanov
The Romanovs ruled Russia for three centuries — from Michael I's election in 1613 to Nicholas II's abdication in 1917: the Time of Troubles, Peter's reforms, the empire and the revolution.
The timeline orders the tsars and emperors by year, the map shows the dynasty's geography, and any of them can be asked directly — answers are grounded in verified facts. An explained quiz closes the page.
Timeline
Every figure of the topic on one axis of time — by birth year.
Map
Where the era's figures were born — cities and countries on a live map.
Figures
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Catherine II of Russia1729
Nicholas II of Russia1868
Peter the Great1672
Alexander II of Russia1818
Paul I of Russia1754
Alexander III of Russia1845
Peter III of Russia1728
Nicholas I of Russia1796
Alexander I of Russia1777
Catherine I of Russia1684
Elizabeth I of Russia1709
Peter II of Russia1715
Anna I of Russia1693
Alexei I of Russia1629
Ivan VI of Russia1740
Michael I of Russia1596
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia1878
Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia1690
Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia1875
Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia1895
Ivan V of Russia1666
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