Russia's Rulers

House of Rurik

1462 - 1505

Ivan III, the Great

1505 - 1533

Basil III Ivanovich

1533 - 1584

Ivan IV, the Terrible

1584 - 1598

Fedor I Ivanovich

House of Romanov

1613 - 1645

Michael

1645 - 1676

Alexis

1676 - 1682

Fedor III Alekseevich

1682 - 1689

Ivan V (jointly with Peter the Great)

1689 - 1725

Peter the Great (alone)

1725 - 1727

Catherine I

1727 - 1730

Peter II

1730 - 1740

Anna Ivanovna

1740 - 1741

Ivan VI

1741 - 1762

Elizabeth

1762 - 1762

Peter III

1762 - 1796

Catherine II

1796 - 1801

Paul I

1801 - 1825

Alexander I

1825 - 1855

Nicholas I

1855 - 1881

Alexander II

1881 - 1894

Alexander III

1894 - 1917

Nicholas II