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Mikhail Romanov

Type Figure Region Russia Time c. 1596–1645 Also known as Mikhail Fyodorovich

Mikhail Romanov was the founding tsar of the Romanov dynasty, born c.1596 in Moscow;…

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  1. c. 1596–1610Moscow · RussiaDescended on the maternal side from the Romanov family; after 1605 his uncle Filaret was exiled, the family was suppressed by Shuisky, and Mikhail was forced to take monastic vows at the Ipatiev Monastery to escape political purges.
  2. 1610–1613Kostroma · RussiaAfter the Polish occupation of Moscow he lived in Kostroma; in 1613 delegates of the Zemsky Sobor came to enthroned him, and the 16-year-old Mikhail first refused in tears, then accepted the throne after persuasion by his mother and the people.
  3. 1613–1645Moscow Kremlin · MoscowCrowned in July 1613, relying on his father Filaret (later patriarch) and uncles as regents, he gradually expelled Polish forces, pacified rebellions, restored central authority, and began the Romanov dynasty's three-hundred-year rule.

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