Rurikids
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The Rurik dynasty, also known as the Rurikid or Riurikid dynasty, as well as simply Rurikids or Riurikids, was a noble lineage founded by the Varangian prince Rurik, who, according to tradition, estab
Millennium of Russia monument in Novgorod with Rurik (centre), Vladimir the Great (left), Dmitry Donskoy (right)
Monument to Prince Volodymyr on Volodymyrska Hill in Kyiv
Coat of arms of the families of Monastyrev stock is composed of Smolensk and Belozersk emblems.
Coat of arms of the Gorchakov family
Feodor I of Russia
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Feodor I Ioannovich or Fyodor I Ivanovich, nicknamed the Blessed, was Tsar of all Russia from 1584 until his death in 1598.
Rurikids
…by the House of Romanov. As a ruling house, the Rurikids held their own for a total of 21 generations in male-line succession, from Rurik (d. 879) to Feodor I of Russia (d. 1598), a period of more than 700 years. Numerous princely families have claimed to trace their lineage to Rurik. They are one of Europe's oldest…
Forensic facial reconstruction by Mikhail Gerasimov, 1963
Coronation order of Feodor, 1584
Feodor Ioannovich presents a golden chain to Boris Godunov by Aleksey Kivshenko
Depiction of Feodor on the Tsar Cannon