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
Władysław IV Vasa
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Władysław IV Vasa or Ladislaus IV was King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and claimant of the thrones of Sweden and Russia. Born into the House of Vasa as a prince of Poland and of Sweden, Władysł
Michael of Russia
…to an end in 1617 and 1618 respectively, with continued Russian independence confirmed at the expense of territorial losses in the west. Polish king Władysław IV Vasa finally agreed to formally give up his claim to the Russian throne with the Treaty of Polyanovka in 1634. To the east, Cossacks made unprecedented…
Portrait by Peter Paul Rubens (1620s)
Władysław in 1596. Painting by Martin Kober
Prince Władysław, aged about 10, c. 1605
Young Władysław