Alexis of Russia
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Alexei Mikhailovich, also known as Alexis, was Tsar of all Russia from 1645 until his death in 1676. He was the second Russian tsar from the House of Romanov.
Portrait by an unknown Russian artist, c. 1670 – c. 1680
Portrait by a Polish painter, 1657
Banner of Tsar Alexis, 1654
Tsar Alexei inspecting his troops in 1664, painting by Nikolai Sverchkov, 1864
Michael of Russia
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Michael I was Tsar of all Russia from 1613 after being elected by the Zemsky Sobor of 1613 until his death in 1645. He was the first tsar of the House of Romanov, which succeeded the House of Rurik fo
Johann Heinrich Wedekind's copy of a portrait, 1636
Michael at a young age
Sixteen-year-old Michael being offered the crown at the Ipatiev Monastery in 1613, painting by Grigory Ugryumov
Michael offered Monomakh's Cap and scepter by Kuzma Minin, protected by Dmitry Pozharsky