List of Russian coronations Coronation of the Russian monarch

1 list of russian coronations

1.1 rurik dynasty
1.2 time of troubles
1.3 romanov dynasty

list of russian coronations

while earlier rulers of muscovy had been crowned prior prince ivan iii, coronation ceremony in byzantine form first brought russia ivan s wife, sophia paleologue, niece last emperor of byzantium, constantine xi. sophia credited introducing , other byzantine ceremonies , customs, adopted husband ivan iii , continued under muscovite , russian successors. modern coronation, introducing european-style elements, first used catherine great in 1724.

while several russian rulers had more 1 consort during reigns, table list consort (if any) crowned him or @ time of coronation. there 2 exceptions rule:

marina mniszech, married dmitriy false after had been crowned tsar, , afforded own coronation after wedding.
yekaterina alexeyevna, second wife of peter i, crowned co-ruler of russia in 1724 , subsequently ascended throne catherine after peter s death.

other russian sovereigns either did not have consorts @ time of coronations, did not ever crown consorts, or (beginning paul , continuing until nicholas ii) had them crowned them @ own coronations.

rurik dynasty

grand prince ivan iii of moscow first russian ruler break free of tatar yoke; claimed title grand prince of russia , used title tsar in diplomatic correspondence. grandson, ivan iv, first formally crowned tsar of russia , opposed predecessors formal title.

time of troubles

following death of tsar feodor i, russia descended fifteen-year period of political unrest, famine, upheaval , foreign invasion known time of troubles. of rulers during period did not reign long enough or enjoy political stability necessary hold coronation, while 1 foreigner, wladyslaw iv vasa of polish-lithuanian commonwealth. july 1610 july 1613, 2 rival councils of nobles claimed power; russia had no tsar @ december 4, 1612 july 26, 1613, when michael romanov elected throne zemsky sobor, establishing romanov dynasty.

at time of tsar dmitriy false s coronation in 1605, unmarried; however, after marriage marina mniszech of poland in 1606, consort granted own crowning ceremony upon arrival in moscow.

romanov dynasty

the romanov dynasty came power in july 1613, , ruled russia until russian revolution of 1917, when monarchy abolished. tsars ivan vi , peter iii never crowned, neither reigned long enough have coronation ceremony. peter great adopted formal title of emperor during reign , successors used until revolution, common usage still assigned title of tsar russian monarch.