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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 ...
This is a list of all reigning monarchs in the history of Russia. 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 Romanovs (from 1613). [1]
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 r. 1613–1645: Feodor II 1589–1605 Tsar of Russia r. 1605: Xenia of Russia 1582–1622: House of Romanov
Dynasty. Rurik. Sineus and Truvor (Russian: Синеус и Трувор) [a] were the brothers of Rurik, a Varangian chieftain of the Rus' who is traditionally considered to be the founder of the Rurik dynasty. According to the Primary Chronicle, the brothers were invited by East Slavic and Finnic tribes to reign in northern Russia in 862. [2]
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 ...
The calling of the Varangians, calling of the (Varangian) princes or invitation to the Varangians[a] (Russian: призвание варягов, romanized: prizvaniye varyagov; Ukrainian: покликання варягів, romanized: poklykannya varyahiv) is a legend [8][9][10][11] about the origins of the Rus' people, the Rurik dynasty and ...
1043. 30 February. Rus'–Byzantine War (1043): Yaroslav led an unsuccessful naval raid on Constantinople. According to the peace settlement, Yaroslav's son Vsevolod I married a daughter of the Byzantine emperor Constantine Monomachos. 1054. Yaroslav died. He was succeeded by his oldest son, Iziaslav I. 1068.