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 executed with his family in 1918. Two dynasties have ruled Russia: the Rurikids (862–1598) and …

The Russian word for nobility, dvoryanstvo derives from Slavonic dvor (двор), meaning the court of a prince or duke , and later, of the tsar or emperor. Here, dvor originally referred to servants at the estate of an aristocrat.

This is a list of the kings, queens, and other rulers ("monarchs") of Russia, from 862 to 917. 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.

Prince of royal blood (Russian: Князь императорской крови) was the title introduced in the Russian Empire in 1886 for distant descendants of the emperor. The title was granted to great-grandchildren and their descendants (and their wives) instead of the more honorable " Grand prince /Grand Duke" ( Russian : великий ...

Princes of the Russian Empire The title of Prince or “Kniaz” (Князь) is one of the oldest Russian titles of nobility. Its use was, until the reforms of Peter the Great, limited to the ancient nobility, most notably the descendants of the Princes Riurik and Gedimin.

Jan 16, 2025 · Ivan IV Vasilyevich was just a teenager when he was crowned czar and grand prince of all Russia on January 16, 1547. Today, Ivan is better known as Ivan the Terrible, though the name wouldn’t...

Prince of Pereyaslavl (1054–73), Chernigov (1073–78). The first known of the Kiev princes to bear the title of "Prince of all Rus′" After Mstislav 's death in 1132, Kievan Rus' fell into recession and a rapid decline, marking the end of a unified state.

Oct 23, 2024 · Ivan I of Moscow, who governed from 1325 to 1340, was appointed by the Mongol rulers of the Golden Horde as the Grand Prince of Vladimir, a title that gave him authority over other Russian princes. Ivan I used his position to strengthen Moscow’s power.

Rurik Dynasty: The founders of Kievan Rus’ who stayed in power until 1598 and established the first incarnation of a unified Russia. Rurik (also spelled Riurik) was a Varangian chieftain who arrived in the Ladoga region in modern-day Russia in 862.

The “Battle on the Ice” where Alexander Nevsky, a Russian prince, defeated the knights of the Livonian Order, is considered a milestone in Russian history. We explain this, and other...