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Royalty from Moscow

  • Elizabeth of RussiaElizabeth was born at Kolomenskoye, near Moscow, Russia, on the 18th of December 1709. Her parents were Peter the Great and Catherine, a former maid who had…
  • Vasili III of RussiaOn the 11th of April 1502, Ivan III named Vasili as his successor after arresting his nephew Dmitry and his mother Elena of Moldavia.
  • Alexander II of RussiaOn the 13th of March 1881, a bomb exploded on the Catherine Canal in Saint Petersburg. The blast shattered the legs of Emperor Alexander II and tore open his…
  • Anna of RussiaAnna was born in Moscow as the daughter of Tsar Ivan V and his wife Praskovia Saltykova. Her father co-ruled Russia with his half-brother Peter the Great…
  • Alexis of RussiaOn the 12th of July 1645, Tsar Michael died in Moscow. His sixteen-year-old son Alexei Mikhailovich ascended to the throne that same day.
  • Peter the GreatPeter grew up at Izmaylovo Estate, where his education began under tutors commissioned by his father. Nikita Zotov, Patrick Gordon, and Paul Menesius taught…