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House of Romanov

Every case in the archive that involves the House of Romanov, best-known first, with the members Wikidata records in office, command or a ranked fortune.

Families in powerFortunes through time

The cases

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Cases
3
Years
1591 to 1984
Countries
United States, United Kingdom, Russia
Subjects
Russia and Byzantium, Royalty
In power
1520 to 1718
Power held
Government office, Military command
Relatives recorded
32
Database
Every member on a time line
Updated
30 October 2026
Anna Anderson: AnnaAnderson19221984 · Charlottesville, Virginia, USAAnna Anderson claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia for 64 years and fought German courts for 32 years for the Romanov moneyGrand Duchess Anastasia, youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, was the identity Anna Anderson claimed in German courts for the Tsar's deposits; DNA disproved it.In February 1920 Berlin police pulled a young woman from the Landwehr Canal after a suicide attempt. In an asylum she came to be identified, and then identified herself, as Anastasia, youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II.Journal article (DOI) and 2 moreMaria Pavlovna of Russia in tiara: Maria Pavlovna of Russia1920 · Petrograd (Saint Petersburg), Russia; Moscow, Russia; LondonThe Soviet state sold the Romanov jewels by the kilogram in 1926, while a British antiquarian helped a grand duchess get her jewels out and her daughter sold the tiara to Queen MaryGrand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, widow of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, got her jewels out of Russia; her daughter sold the Vladimir Tiara to Queen Mary.In 1874 Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, brother of the future Alexander III, gave his bride a tiara made by the court jeweller Carl Edvard Bolin. It became known as the Vladimir Tiara.Internet Archive and 2 moreTsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich of Russia (1552–1553): Facial Chronicle - b.21, p. 5051591 · Uglich, Yaroslavl Oblast, RussiaTsarevich Dmitry died at Uglich in 1591, a man using his name took the throne in 1605, and Moscow hanged his widow's small son in 1614Mikhail Romanov, great-nephew of Ivan IV's first wife, was elected tsar in 1613; under him Moscow hanged Marina Mniszech's son Ivan in 1614.Dmitry, son of Ivan IV and Maria Nagaya, was born on 19 October 1582. After Ivan's death he and his mother were sent to Uglich on 24 May 1584. He died there on 15 May 1591, aged 8.Wikisource (primary text) and 5 more

Romanov palaces to the US National Gallery

One fortune, step by step. Every fortune followed through time

1613Romanovs elected to the throne
186123 million serfs freed; the state pays landlords
1917–1918Nicholas II abdicates; the family is shot at Yekaterinburg
1918Private art collections nationalised
1928–1934The Soviet state sells about 250 Hermitage paintings; Andrew Mellon buys 21 for $6.654m
1941National Gallery of Art opens on Mellon's gift
1995Loans-for-shares: Norilsk 51% for $170.1m, Yukos 45% for $159m
2022UK sanctions Abramovich; Chelsea sold for £2.5bn, proceeds frozen

Members who held power

From Wikidata: office, rank or fortune, oldest first. Each name opens its Wikipedia article.

Patriarch Philaret of Moscow1554patriarchTsardom of Russia
Michael I of Russia1596monarchTsardom of Russia
Tsarevna Irina Mikhailovna of Russia1627Tsarevna
Alexei I of Russia1629monarchTsardom of Russia
Marfa Alekseyevna of Russia1652nun
Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia1657ruler; politicianTsardom of Russia
Feodor III of Russia1661monarchTsardom of Russia
Feodosia Alekseyevna of Russia1662nun
Ivan V of Russia1666monarchTsardom of Russia
Peter the Great1672carpenter; statesperson; rulerRussian Empire
Natalya Alexeevna of Russia1673writer
Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia1690politicianTsardom of Russia
Princess Catherine Ivanovna of Russia1691aristocratRussian Empire
Anna I of Russia1693politicianTsardom of Russia
Elizabeth I of Russia1709monarch; politician; aristocratTsardom of Russia
Peter II of Russia1715politicianRussian Empire
Pyotr Petrovich1715aristocratTsardom of Russia