®= Regent: murder of king or the killing of a king
Tsar: an emperor of Russia before 1917.
Dates are listed in the Old Style, which continued to be used in Russia.
Years in Rule as king, Tsars, or Emperor; Name of-the Ruler :Relationship they had with their Predecessor(s)
Grand Princes of Kiev:
Years as, Name of King :Relationship with Predecessor(s)
862-879 Rurik :none
879-912 ®Oleg of Novgorod :Relative of Rurik & regent of Rurik's Igor of Kiev
842 or 862-882 Askold & Dir :none
8??-945 Igor I :Son & heir of Rurik
945-262 ®Saint Olga of Kiev :Igor I's wife & ® of Sviatoslav I of Kiev
962-972 Sviatoslav I the Great :Son of Igor I and Olga of Kiev
972-980 Yaropolk I :Son of Sviatoslav I
980-1015 Saint Vladimir I the Great :The youngest son of Son of Sviatoslav I & the youngest brother if Yaropolk I
1015-1019 Sviatopolk I the Accursed :Son of Vladimir I
1019-1054 Yaroslav I the Wise :Son of Vladimir I, brother of Sviatopolk I
1054-1068 Iziaslav I Vseslav of Polotsk :son of Yaroslav I Usurped Kievans Throne
1068-1069 Vseslav of Polotsk :Usurped the Kievan Throne
1069-1073 Iziaslav I :First son of Yaroslav I
1073-1076 Sviatoslav II :Third son of Yaroslav I
1076-1078 Iziaslav I :First son of Yaroslav I
1078-1093 Vsevolod I :Forth son of Yaroslav I
1093-1113 Sviatopolk II :Son of Iziaslav I
1113-1125 Vladimir II Monomakh :Son of Vsevolod I
1125-1132 Mstislav the Great :Son of Vladimir II
1132-1139 Yaropolk II :Son of Vladimir II, Younger brother of Mstislav
1139-1146 Vsevolod II :Grandson of Sviatoslav II
1146-1149 Iziaslav II Panteleimon :Older son of Mstislav
1146-1149 Yuri I Dolgorukiy :Younger brother of Mstislav
1151-1154 Iziaslav II Panteleimon :Older son of Mstislav
1154-1154 Rostislav I :Second son of Mstislav
1154-1155 Iziaslav III :Grandson of Sviatoslav II
1155-1157 Yuri I Dolgorukiy :Younger brother of Mstislav
1157-1159 Iziaslav III :Grandson of Sviatoslav II
1159-1161 Rostislav I :Second son of Mstislav
1161-1161 Iziaslav III :Grandson of Sviatoslav II
1167-1161 Rostislav I :Second son of Mstislav
1167-1167 Vladimir III :Younger son of Mstislav
1167-1169 Mstislav II :Son of Iziaslav III
In 1169 Vladimir-Suzdal troops took Kiev & this act underlined the declining importance of that city.
Grand Princes of Vladimir:
Years as, Name of King :Relationship with Predecessor(s)
1168-1174 Saint Andrei I Bogolyubsky :Son of Yuri I
1174-1176 Mikhail I :Brother of Andrei I
1176-1212 Vsevolod III the Big Nest :Brother of Andrei I and Mikhail I
1212-1216 Yuri II :Son of Vsevolod III
1116-1118 Konstantin of Rostov :Son of Vsevolod III
1218-1238 Yuri II :Son of Vsevolod III
1239-1246 Yaroslav II :Son of Vsevolod III
1246-1248 Sviatoslav III :Son of Vsevolod III
1248-1252 Andrey II :Son of Yaroslav II
1252-1263 Saint Alexander I Nevsky :Son of Yaroslav II
1264-1271 Yaroslav of Tver :Son of Yaroslav II
1272-1276 Vasily of Kostroma :Son of Yaroslav II
1276-1294 Dmitry of Pereslavl :Son of St. Alexander
1294-1304 Andrey of Gorodets :Son of St. Alexander
1304-1318 Saint Michael of Tver :Son of Yaroslav of Tver
1318-1322 Yuri of Moscow :Grandson of St. Alexander
1322-1326 Dmitry I the Terrible Eyes :Son of St. Michael
1326-1327 Alexander of Tver :Son of St. Michael
1328-1340 Ivan I of Moscow Kalita :Grandson of St. Alexander
Since 1328 the title of the Grand Princes of Vladimir assigned to the Princes of Moscow.
Grand Princes of Moscow:
Marriage: W- wife or wives, Ch-children, D- daughter, & S- son.
Years as, Name of Tsar-Marriage
1325-1340 Ivan I Kalita-1W,9Ch
1340-1353 Simeon the Proud-3W,4S
1353-1359 Ivan II the Handsome-2W,4Ch
1359-1389 Saint Dmitry I Donskoy-1W,12Ch
1389-1425 Vasily I-1W,9Ch
1425-1462 Vasily II the Blind-1W,3Ch
1462-1505 Ivan III the Great-2W,9Ch
1505-1533 Vasily III-2W,2S
1533-1547 Ivan IV the Terrible- unmarried as Prince
Houses of Russia:
Years as, Name of Tsar-Marriage
House of Rurik
1547-1584 Ivan IV the Terrible-2W,7Ch
1584-1598 Feodor I-1W,1D
House of Godunov
1598-1605 Boris I-1W,2Ch
1605-1605 Feodor II-unmarried, no children
House of Rurikovich
1605-1606 False Dmitry I-1W
1607-1610 False Dmitry II-1W,1S
1611-1612 False Dmitry III-unknown
House of Shuysky
1606-1610 Vasiliy I've-unmarried, no children (officially)
House of Vasa
1610-1612(deposed) 1634(resigned his claim) Vladislaus-2W
House of Romanov
1613-1645 Michael I-2W,6Ch
1645-1676 Alexis I the Quietest-2W,16Ch
1676-1682 Feodor III-2W,1S
1682-1689 ®Sophia-unmarried, no children
1682-1696 Ivan V jointly with Peter I-1W5D
1682-1721 Peter I joined with Ivan V 82-96-2W,12Ch
Emperors of Russia:
(Also Grand Princes of Finland from 1809 until 1917; and Kings of Poland from 1815 until 1916)
Years as, Name of Emperor-Marriage
1721-1725 Peter I the Great-2W,12Ch
1725-1727 Catherine I-1W,9Ch
1727-1730 Peter II-unmarried
1730-1740 Anna-1W
1740-1741 Ivan VI (disputed)-unmarried
1741-1762 Elizabeth-1W
1762-1762 Peter III-1W,1S
1762-1796 Catherine II the Great-1W,1S
1796-1801 Paul I-2W,11Ch
1801-1825 Alexander I the Blessed-1W,2D
1825-1825 Constantine I (disputed)-1W
1825-1855 Nicholas I-1W,7Ch
1855-1881 Alexander II the Liberator-1W,8Ch
1881-1894 Alexander III the Peace Maker-1W,6Ch
1894-1917 Saint Nicholas II-1W,5Ch
1917-1917 Michael II (disputed)-1W,1S
