House of Romanov

Notable figures of the house

Elizabeth I of Russia Romanov

Emperor of all the Russias

1709 – 1762

Anna I of Russia Romanov

Emperor of all the Russias

1693 – 1740

Peter the Great Romanov

Emperor of all the Russias

1672 – 1725

Peter II of Russia Romanov

Emperor of all the Russias

1715 – 1730

Alexei I of Russia Romanov

Prince of Moscow

1629 – 1676

Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia Romanov

regent

1657 – 1704

Michael I of Russia Romanov

Tsar of All Russia

1596 – 1645

Ivan V of Russia Romanov

Tsar of All Russia

1666 – 1696

Feodor III of Russia Romanov

Tsar of All Russia

1661 – 1682

The story of this house

# House of Romanov The Romanovs represent a substantial family line of forty individuals spanning nearly two centuries, from 1520 to 1718. The vast majority were born in Moscow, establishing the family's deep roots in that city, with smaller branches appearing in Saint Petersburg and Kolomenskoye. Members lived to an average age of 43 years, though one individual reached the remarkable age of 105, suggesting considerable variation in lifespans across the generations—likely reflecting the unpredictable health conditions of the era. All forty family members carried the Romanov surname, indicating a cohesive lineage without the typical fragmentation seen in many families of this period. The roughly two-century span shows consistent presence across multiple generations, with births continuing well into the early eighteenth century. The Moscow concentration underscores the family's stability in Russia's primary urban center during the Renaissance and early modern periods, before the emergence of Saint Petersburg as an alternative seat of prominence.

Those who came before

1709–1762

1708–1728

1693–1740

1657–1704

1664–1723

1673–1716

1691–1733

1714–1728

1718–1725

1630–1692

1650–1712

1658–1718

1627–1679

1652–1707

1694–1731

1636–1706

1629–1676