Russian tsars. Chronology. The Russian kingdom

"Russian kingdom" - the official nameRussian state, which existed for a relatively short time - only 174 years, which fell within the time interval between 1547 and 1721. During this period the country was ruled by kings. Not princes, not emperors, but Russian tsars. Each reign became a definite stage in the historical development of Russia. The list of reigns as separate events in their temporal sequence is presented in the table "Russian Tsars. Chronology of reigns (1547 - 1721)".

Russian kings. Chronology of reigns (1547 - 1721)

Name dynasty	Years of government
John IV the Terrible (dynasty of Rurikovich)	1533 - 1584 King since 1547
Fedor Ioannovich (dynasty of Rurikovich)	1584 - 1598
Boris Fedorovich Godunov (non-dynastic king)	1598 - 1605
False Dmitry I (non-dynastic king)	1605 - 1606
Vasily Ivanovich Shuisky (Nedinastic King)	1606 - 1610
Mikhail Fedorovich (Romanov dynasty)	1613 - 1645
Alexey Mikhailovich (Romanov dynasty)	1645 - 1676
Sophia (ruler, Romanov dynasty)	1682 - 1689
John V Alekseevich (Romanov dynasty)	1682 - 1696
Peter I the Great (Romanov dynasty)	1682 - 1725 Emperor since 1721

The adoption of the title of Tsar John IV was due to the need to weaken the autocracy of the boyars.

The wedding of the kingdom, held January 16, 1547, included the blessing of the church and the laying of royal regalia on the receptionist dignity. The regalia, the signs of the royal dignity were the cross of the Life-giving Tree, the barmas were a kind of necklace of large metal plates, the Monomakh's hat. From now on, the Moscow grand dukes in all official papers began to be called kings, and all the Russian tsars were obliged to observe the empowerment ceremony in Russia, which was held "according to the ancient Tsaregrad status."

Mostly Russian kings wererepresentatives of two dynastic lines: Rurikovich (until 1598) and the Romanovs (since 1613). Relatively short period from the end of the XVI century. until 1613, the so-called non-dynastic kings occupied the throne of Russia: Boris Godunov, False Dmitry, Vasily Shuisky. In order to convince the people of their right to reign, each of them tried to impart a special solemnity to the wedding ceremony of the kingdom, complementing the wedding rite with new actions. So, Boris Godunov, in addition to the usual regalia, was given a power - a golden ball with a cross, stating the triumph of Christianity over the world.

The history of the new dynasty of Russian kings, andsubsequently the emperors of All-Russia, began in 1613 with the accession of Mikhail Fedorovich - a representative of the Russian boyars of the Romanov family. The next king was Alexei Mikhailovich. Then followed a 6-year period of the rule of his son, Fyodor Alekseevich, who was not distinguished by good health. After the death of Fyodor Alekseevich in 1862, a unique joint coronation of John and Peter, also the sons of Alexei Mikhailovich, took place. In 1721, Peter I was destined to take the title of the first Emperor of All-Russia. After 1721Russian tsars remained so in the national consciousness (“king-father”, “queen mother”), but in all official documents they were emperors (empresses). At that moment, when the last Russian tsar, Peter I, assumed the imperial title, the history of the Russian (Russian) kingdom was completed.