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Rurik (also spelled Rorik, Riurik or Ryurik; [1][2][3][4] Church Slavonic: Рюрикъ, romanized: Rjurikŭ; [5][b] Old Norse: Hrøríkʀ; died 879) [6][7][a] was a Varangian chieftain of the Rus' who, according to tradition, was invited to reign in Novgorod in the year 862. [1][10] The Primary Chronicle states that Rurik was succeeded by his ...
The Rurik dynasty,[a]also known as the Rurikidor Riurikid dynasty, as well as simply Rurikidsor Riurikids,[1]was a noble lineage allegedly founded by the Varangianprince Rurik, who, according to tradition, established himself at Novgorodin the year 862. [2][3][4]The Rurikids were the ruling dynastyof Kievan Rus'and its principalities following ...
Rurik ruled alone until 1199, when his rule was challenged by Roman the Great, who deposed Rurik. [citation needed] After a brief stint in Chernigov, where he built the Church of St. Paraskebas, [citation needed] Rurik, along with his kinsmen and a Cuman army, attacked and sacked Kiev in 1203, [8] but was repelled until Roman's death in 1205.
Tsar of Russia r. 1598–1605: Maria Skuratova Belskaya d. 1605: Irina Godunova 1557–1603: Feodor I 1557–1598 Tsar of All Russia r. 1584–1598: Dmitry of Russia 1552–1553: Ivan of Russia 1554–1581: Dmitry of Uglich 1582—1591 or 1582–1606: Vasili IV Tsar of Russia 1552–1612 r. 1606–1610: Michael I 1596–1645 Tsar of All Russia ...
Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen. This is a list of all reigning monarchs in the history of Russia. The list begins with the semi-legendary prince Rurikof Novgorod, sometime in the mid-9th century, and ends with Nicholas II, who abdicated in 1917, and was executed with his familyin 1918. Two dynasties have ruled Russia: the Rurikids(862–1598 ...
The Belosselsky-Belozersky family was forced to flee to the West during the 1917 revolution, leaving no one in Russia. Prince Konstantin (1847–1920) and his wife Nadezhda Dimitrievna (died 1920; née Skobeleva; sister of General Mikhail Skobelev [1][2]) had three daughters and two sons. The Russian Revolution split the family and their lives ...
In Russia the falcon of Rurik is used as a component of the coats of arms of several settlements and raions. The fast bird image is perceived as Rurik's family totem . [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The image of the falcon, symbolizing the heroic warrior, knyaz leading his military squad, is repeatedly mentioned in the cornerstone of ancient literature of ...
Ivan IV Vasilyevich (Russian: Иван IV Васильевич; [d] 25 August 1530 – 28 March [O.S. 18 March] 1584), commonly known as Ivan the Terrible, [e] was Grand Prince of Moscow and all Russia from 1533 to 1547, and the first Tsar and Grand Prince of all Russia from 1547 until his death in 1584. [3] Ivan's reign was characterised by ...