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Rurik remained in power until his death in 879. His successors (the Rurik Dynasty) moved the capital to Kiev and founded the state of Kievan Rus', which persisted until the Mongol invasion in 1240. A number of extant princely families are patrilineally descended from Rurik, although the last Rurikid to rule Russia, Vasily IV, died in 1612.
Dec 10, 2018 · Feodor died in 1598 without an heir, thus ending his dynasty, i.e. the Rurikid dynasty, and was succeeded by Godunov. The Tsardom of Russia itself continued to exist, until the establishment of the Russian Empire by Peter the Great in 1721. Portrait of Russian Tsar Peter I the Great by Godfrey Kneller (1698). (Public Domain)
Apr 22, 2024 · Cleopatra (born 70/69 bce —died August 30 bce, Alexandria) was an Egyptian queen, famous in history and drama as the lover of Julius Caesar and later as the wife of Mark Antony. She became queen on the death of her father, Ptolemy XII, in 51 bce and ruled successively with her two brothers Ptolemy XIII (51–47) and Ptolemy XIV (47–44) and ...
Rurik, Rurik The legendary Norman warrior Rurik (died ca. 873) was the founder of the first Russian state and of the dynasty that ruled in Russia until the… Olga, OLGA (d. 969), Kievan grand princess and regent for her son Svyatoslav. Under the year 903, the Primary Chronicle reports that Oleg, Rurik's kinsman…
Sep 15, 2020 · One of the rulers that falls into the latter category is Prince Igor of Kiev (Kyiv). The memory of the early Rurikid ruler remains somewhat shrouded in mystery, but with some dedication, we can piece the puzzle of his somewhat short life and bring you this thrilling story. Rurik and his brothers, both Varangian Vikings, arriving in Staraya Ladoga.
Before he gained the throne in 980, he had been the Prince of Novgorod while his father, Sviatoslav of the Rurik Dynasty, ruled over Kiev. During his rule as the Prince of Novgorod in the 970s, and by the time Vladimir claimed power after his father’s death, he had consolidated power between modern-day Ukraine and the Baltic Sea.
We know quite a bit about the Russian people's changing opinion on the Romanovs over the course of time - but how well liked/disliked were the Rurik, really? Sure, Ivan 'The Terrible' gives a bit away; but I'm curious as to how Russians at the time viewed the Rurik lineage as a whole.
