Russia: Emperors and Empresses: 1721-1917 |
Božieju milostʹju, Imperator i Samoderžec Vserossijskij, i pročaja, i pročaja, i pročaja (Божиею милостью, Император и Самодержец Всероссийский, и прочая, и прочая, и прочая) | By the Grace of God, Emperor and Autocrat of All Russia, etc., etc., etc. [1] |
22 Oct/2 Nov 1721 - 28 Jan/8 Feb 1725 |
Pëtr I (Пётр I), Pëtr Alekseevič (Пётр Алексеевич) |
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regnal name (contemporary spelling): Petrʺ I (Петръ I), Petrʺ Aleksěevičʺ (Петръ Алексѣевичъ) |
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honorific titles: Velikij (Великий), Otec Otečestva (Отец Отечества) (accepted on 22 Oct/2 Nov 1721) |
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accession: 22 Oct/2 Nov 1721 (accepted imperial title at a public ceremony in Saint Petersburg); end of reign: 28 Jan/8 Feb 1725 (died) |
Božieju milostʹju, Imperatrica i Samoderžica Vserossijskaja, i pročaja, i pročaja, i pročaja (Божиею милостью, Императрица и Самодержица Всероссийская, и прочая, и прочая, и прочая) | By the Grace of God, Empress and Autocrat of All Russia, etc., etc., etc. |
28 Jan/8 Feb 1725 - 6/17 May 1727 |
Ekaterina I (Екатерина I), Ekaterina Alekseevna (Екатерина Алексеевна) [2] |
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regnal name (contemporary spelling): Ekaterina I (Екатерина I), Ekaterina Aleksěevna (Екатерина Алексѣевна) |
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accession: 28 Jan/8 Feb 1725 (proclaimed by an assembly of notables); end of reign: 6/17 May 1727 (died) |
Božieju milostʹju, Imperator i Samoderžec Vserossijskij, i pročaja, i pročaja, i pročaja (Божиею милостью, Император и Самодержец Всероссийский, и прочая, и прочая, и прочая) | By the Grace of God, Emperor and Autocrat of All Russia, etc., etc., etc. |
7/18 May 1727 - 19/30 Jan 1730 |
Pëtr II (Пётр II), Pëtr Alekseevič (Пётр Алексеевич) [3] |
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regnal name (contemporary spelling): Petrʺ II (Петръ II), Petrʺ Aleksěevičʺ (Петръ Алексѣевичъ) |
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accession: 7/18 May 1727 (succession is proclaimed after the reading of predecessor's testament to an assembly of notables); end of reign: 19/30 Jan 1730 (died) |
Verhovnyj tajnyj sovet (Верховный тайный совет) | Supreme Privy Council |
19/30 Jan 1730 - 15/26 Feb 1730 |
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Božieju milostʹju, Imperatrica i Samoderžica Vserossijskaja, i pročaja, i pročaja, i pročaja (Божиею милостью, Императрица и Самодержица Всероссийская, и прочая, и прочая, и прочая) | By the Grace of God, Empress and Autocrat of All Russia, etc., etc., etc. |
15/26 Feb 1730 - 17/28 Oct 1740 |
Anna (Анна), Anna Ivanovna (Анна Ивановна) |
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regnal name (contemporary spelling): Anna (Анна), Anna Ìoannovna (Анна Іоанновна) |
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accession: 19/30 Jan 1730 (designated in absentia by the Supreme Privy Council); 25 Jan/5 Feb 1730 (accepted election in Mitava, now Jelgava, Latvia); 2/13 Feb 1730 (acceptance is announced to an assembly of notables in Moscow); 4/15 Feb 1730 (manifesto of accession is read and published); 15/26 Feb 1730 (arrived to Moscow); end of reign: 17/28 Oct 1740 (died) |
Božieju milostʹju, Imperator i Samoderžec Vserossijskij, i pročaja, i pročaja, i pročaja (Божиею милостью, Император и Самодержец Всероссийский, и прочая, и прочая, и прочая) | By the Grace of God, Emperor and Autocrat of All Russia, etc., etc., etc. |
17/28 Oct 1740 - 25 Nov/6 Dec 1741 |
Ivan III (Иван III), Ivan Antonovič (Иван Антонович) [4] |
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regnal name (contemporary spelling): Ìoannʺ III (Іоаннъ III), Ìoannʺ Antonovič (Іоаннъ Антоновичъ); historically known as Ivan/Ioann VI (Иван/Иоанн VI) |
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accession: 17/28 Oct 1740 (succeeded as designated heir); end of reign: 25 Nov/6 Dec 1741 (deposed in a coup) |
Božieju milostʹju, Imperatrica i Samoderžica Vserossijskaja, i pročaja, i pročaja, i pročaja (Божиею милостью, Императрица и Самодержица Всероссийская, и прочая, и прочая, и прочая) | By the Grace of God, Empress and Autocrat of All Russia, etc., etc., etc. |
25 Nov/6 Dec 1741 - 25 Dec 1761/5 Jan 1762 |
Elizaveta I, Elizaveta Petrovna (Елизавета I, Елизавета Петровна) |
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regnal name (contemporary spelling): Elisavetʺ I (Елисаветъ I), Elisavetʺ Petrovna (Елисаветъ Петровна) |
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accession: 25 Nov/6 Dec 1741 (proclamation of accession); end of reign: 25 Dec 1761/5 Jan 1762 (died) |
Božieju milostʹju, Imperator i Samoderžec Vserossijskij, i pročaja, i pročaja, i pročaja (Божиею милостью, Император и Самодержец Всероссийский, и прочая, и прочая, и прочая) | By the Grace of God, Emperor and Autocrat of All Russia, etc., etc., etc. |
25 Dec 1761/5 Jan 1762 - 28 Jun/9 Jul 1762 |
Pëtr III (Пётр III), Pëtr Fëdorovič (Пётр Фёдорович) |
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regnal name (contemporary spelling): Petrʺ III (Петръ III), Petrʺ F̀eodorovičʺ (Петръ Ѳеодоровичъ) |
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original name: Karl Peter Ulrich; baptized (Orthodox Christian rite, 7/18 Nov 1742): Pëtr (Пётр) |
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accession: 25 Dec 1761/5 Jan 1762 (succeeded as designated heir); end of reign: 28 Jun/9 Jul 1762 (deposed in a coup) |
Božieju milostʹju, Imperatrica i Samoderžica Vserossijskaja, i pročaja, i pročaja, i pročaja (Божиею милостью, Императрица и Самодержица Всероссийская, и прочая, и прочая, и прочая) | By the Grace of God, Empress and Autocrat of All Russia, etc., etc., etc. |
28 Jun/9 Jul 1762 - 6/17 Nov 1796 |
Ekaterina II (Екатерина II), Ekaterina Alekseevna (Екатерина Алексеевна) |
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regnal name (contemporary spelling): Ekaterina II (Екатерина II), Ekaterina Aleksěevna (Екатерина Алексѣевна) |
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original name: Sophie Auguste Friederike; baptized (Orthodox Christian rite, 28 Jun/9 Jul 1744): Ekaterina (Екатерина) |
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accession: 28 Jun/9 Jul 1762 (proclamation of accession); end of reign: 6/17 Nov 1796 (died) |
Božieju milostʹju, Imperator i Samoderžec Vserossijskij, i pročaja, i pročaja, i pročaja (Божиею милостью, Император и Самодержец Всероссийский, и прочая, и прочая, и прочая) | By the Grace of God, Emperor and Autocrat of All Russia, etc., etc., etc. [5] |
6/17 Nov 1796 - 12/24 Mar 1801 |
Pavel I (Павел I), Pavel Petrovič (Павел Петрович) |
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regnal name (contemporary spelling): Pavelʺ I (Павелъ I), Pavelʺ Petrovičʺ (Павелъ Петровичъ) |
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accession: 6/17 Nov 1796 (succeeded as designated heir); end of reign: 12/24 Mar 1801 (died) |
12/24 Mar 1801 - 19 Nov/1 Dec 1825 |
Aleksandr I (Александр I), Aleksandr Pavlovič (Александр Павлович) |
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regnal name (contemporary spelling): Aleksandrʺ I (Александръ I), Aleksandrʺ Pavlovičʺ (Александръ Павловичъ) |
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accession: 12/24 Mar 1801 (succeeded as legal heir); end of reign: 19 Nov/1 Dec 1825 (died) |
19 Nov/1 Dec 1825 - 14/26 Dec 1825 |
interregnum [6] |
14/26 Dec 1825 - 18 Feb/2 Mar 1855 |
Nikolaj I (Николай I), Nikolaj Pavlovič (Николай Павлович) |
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regnal name (contemporary spelling): Nikolaj I (Николай I), Nikolaj Pavlovičʺ (Николай Павловичъ) |
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accession: 14/26 Dec 1825 (accepted the throne as legal heir at the meeting of the Council of State (Gosudarstvennyj Sovet|Государственный Совет)); end of reign: 18 Feb/2 Mar 1855 (died) |
18 Feb/2 Mar 1855 - 1/13 Mar 1881 |
Aleksandr II (Александр II), Aleksandr Nikolaevič (Александр Николаевич) |
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regnal name (contemporary spelling): Aleksandrʺ II (Александръ II), Aleksandrʺ Nikolaevičʺ (Александръ Николаевичъ) |
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accession: 18 Feb/2 Mar 1855 (succeeded as legal heir); end of reign: 1/13 Mar 1881 (died) |
1/13 Mar 1881 - 20 Oct/1 Nov 1894 |
Aleksandr III (Александр III), Aleksandr Aleksandrovič (Александр Александрович) |
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regnal name (contemporary spelling): Aleksandrʺ III (Александръ III), Aleksandrʺ Aleksandrovičʺ (Александръ Александровичъ) |
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accession: 1/13 Mar 1881 (succeeded as legal heir); end of reign: 20 Oct/1 Nov 1894 (died) |
20 Oct/1 Nov 1894 - 2/15 Mar 1917 |
Nikolaj II (Николай II), Nikolaj Aleksandrovič (Николай Александрович) [7] |
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regnal name (contemporary spelling): Nikolaj II (Николай II), Nikolaj Aleksandrovičʺ (Николай Александровичъ) |
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accession: 20 Oct/1 Nov 1894 (succeeded as legal heir); end of reign: 2/15 Mar 1917 (abdicated) |