Rulers

Alexei Mikhailovich

The 'Quietest' in an age of upheaval

Lifespan: 1629 — 1676
Reign: 1645–1676

The Law Code of 1649 was adopted under Alexei Mikhailovich, and church reforms began that led to a schism. The war with the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ended with the recovery of Smolensk and the transfer of Left-Bank Ukraine to the tsar's rule. His reign was also marked by urban riots and the rebellion of Stepan Razin.

Dynasty: Romanovs
Centre of power: Moscow
Wives: Maria Miloslavskaya; Natalia Naryshkina
Sons who became monarchs: Feodor III, Ivan V, Peter I

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Alexei Mikhailovich's sealA depiction of the state seal of 1667 in a manuscript of 1672. A 17th-century version, not one used throughout the tsardom. Tsar's Titular Book, 1672; Russian State Archive of Ancient Documents (RGADA), fonds 135, inventory 1, department 5, section III, no. 7, folio 69 · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain (see source page)

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Presidential Library (in Russian)
Presidential Library (in Russian)
Presidential Library (in Russian)

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