Historical Timeline
Romanov Rulers
Romanovs Killed During the Russian Revolution
Name |
Reign |
Michael, son of
Feodor Nikitich Romanov and Xenia Ivanovna Shestova |
1613 - 1645 |
Alexis, son of Michael I and
Eudoxia Lukianovna Streshneva |
1645 - 1676 |
Feodor III, son of Alexis I and
Maria Ilyinichna Miloslavskaya |
1676 - 1682 |
Ivan V, son of Alexis I and
Maria Ilyinichna Miloslavskaya |
1682 - 1696 |
Peter I, son of son of Alexis I
and Natalia Kirillovna Naryshkina (Note: Peter I and Ivan V
co-reigned from 1682-1696) |
1682 - 1725 |
Catherine I, second wife of
Peter I, daughter of Samuel Skavronski |
1725 - 1727 |
Peter II, son of Tsarevich
Alexei Petrovich and Charlotte of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
1727 - 1730 |
Anna I, daughter of Ivan V and
Proscovia Feodorovna Saltykova |
1730 - 1740 |
Ivan VI, great grandson of Ivan
V, son of Anna Leopoldovna of Meckelnberg and Anthony Ulrich of
Brunswick-Lüneburg |
1740 - 1741 |
Elizabeth, daughter of Peter I
and Catherine I |
1741 - 1762 |
Peter III, grandson of Peter I,
son of Anna Petrovna and Karl of Holstein-Gottorp |
1762 - 1762 |
Catherine II, wife of Peter
III, daughter of Christian Augustus of Anhalt-Zerbst and Johanna of
Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp |
1762 - 1796 |
Paul, son of Peter III and
Catherine II (Note: Paul may be the son of Catherine II’s lover
Sergei Saltykov) |
1796 - 1801 |
Alexander I, son of Paul I and
Sophie of Württemberg |
1801 - 1825 |
Nicholas I, son of Paul I and
Sophie of Württemberg |
1825 - 1855 |
Alexander II, son of Nicholas I
and Charlotte of Prussia |
1855 - 1881 |
Alexander III, son of Alexander
II and Marie of Hesse-Darmstadt |
1881 - 1894 |
Nicholas II, son of Alexander
III and Dagmar of Denmark |
1894 - 1917 |
Sources:
Directory of Royal Genealogical Data http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/genealogy/royal/
Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Romanovs Killed During the Russian Revolution
53 Romanovs were living in Russia when Tsar Nicholas II abdicated on March 15, 1917. 18 were murdered; 35 escaped. 14 Romanovs were killed between July 13, 1918 and July 18, 1918.
July 13, 1918:
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich, son of Tsar Alexander III, brother of Tsar Nicholas II, 40 years old
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich had been arrested with Brian Johnson, his British secretary and sent to Perm in Siberia. On July 13, 1918, they were taken to the woods outside Perm and shot. Their bodies have never been found.
July 17, 1918:
Tsar Nicholas II, 50 years old
Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 46 years old
Grand Duchess Olga, 23 years old
Grand Duchess Tatiana, 21 years old
Grand Duchess Marie, 19 years old
Grand Duchess Anastasia, 17 years old
Tsarevich Alexei, 14 years old
The entire Imperial Family was shot in the basement of the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, Siberia.
July 18, 1918:
Grand Duke Sergei Michailovich, grandson of Tsar Nicholas I, 59 years old
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, widow of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, sister of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 54 years old
Prince Ioann Constantinovich, son of Grand Duke Constantine Constantinovich who was a grandson of Tsar Nicholas I, 32 years old
Prince Constantine Constantinovich, son of Grand Duke Constantine Constantinovich who was a grandson of Tsar Nicholas I, 28 years old
Prince Igor Constantinovich, son of Grand Duke Constantine Constantinovich who was a grandson of Tsar Nicholas I, 24 years old
Prince Vladimir Paley, son of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich, 21 years old
All were taken to an abandoned mine shaft outside of Alapayevsk, Siberia and made to walk blindfolded across a log placed over the 60 foot mine shaft. Grand Duke Sergei Michailovich refused and was shot. The others fell into the mine shaft.
January 28, 1919:
Grand Duke Nicholas Michailovich, grandson of Tsar Nicholas I, 60 years old
Grand Duke George Michailovich, grandson of Tsar Nicholas I and brother of Nicholas above, 56 years old
Grand Duke Dmitri Constantinovich, grandson of Tsar Nicholas I, 59 years old
Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich, son of Tsar Alexander II, 59 years old
The four grand dukes had been imprisoned at the Fortress of Peter and Paul in St.Petersburg since July, 1918. On January 28, 1919, they were taken to the fortress courtyard, ordered to strip to the waist, and executed by a firing squad.
Source: The Flight of the Romanovs: A Family Saga by John Curtis Perry and Constantine Pleshakov