The House of Romanov came to the Russian throne in 1613, when a national assembly chose the teenage Mikhail Romanov as tsar, bringing an end to the chaos of the Time of Troubles. His successors transformed the country, above all Peter the Great, who modernised the state and founded Saint Petersburg, and the empresses Elizabeth and Catherine the Great. The direct male line died out with Elizabeth in 1762, but the dynasty continued through the related house of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov, and it ruled until 1917. Nicholas II abdicated during the February Revolution and was executed with his family by the Bolsheviks in 1918.
Before and after
- 7 January 1610Discovery of Ganymede
- 7 January 1610Galileo discovers the moons of Jupiter
- 18 July 1610Death of Caravaggio
- 19 May 1611Birth of Innocent XI
- from 1613 to 1762House of Romanov
- 1614Founding of Tirana
- 7 April 1614Death of El Greco
- from 8 November 1614 to 1 June 1615Siege of Osaka
- 13 March 1615Birth of Innocent XII
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The era
This moment belongs to the Early modern world (1500 CE to 1760 CE), voyages, printing and new ideas. You can also browse everything in the 17th century.