=1613-1645.=--Michael-Feodorovitz, of the house of Romanoff, descended
from the czar Ivan Basilovitz; unanimously elected czar.
=1645-1676.=--Alexis, styled the father of his country; son of Michael
Feodorovitch.
=1676-1682.=--Feodor, or Theodor, II.; eldest son of Emperor Alexis.
=1682-1689.=--Ivan V.; Peter I., Ivan was the half-brother of Peter the
Great, in whose favor he resigned.
=1689-1725.=--Peter I., the Great, alone; took the title of emperor
October, 1721; founded St. Petersburg; son of Alexis.
=1725-1727.=--Catherine I., his widow, at first the wife of a Swedish
dragoon, said to have been killed on the day of marriage; was married to
Peter the Great in 1707.
=1727-1730.=--Peter II., son of Alexis Petrovitz, and grandson of Peter
the Great; deposed.