Rulers
Michael I Romanov
The first Romanov tsar
Show on the timeline- Lifespan
- 1596 — 1645
- Reign
- 1613–1645
Elected by the Zemsky Sobor in 1613 after years of state crisis. His government restored administration and the economy; following his return from captivity in 1619, the tsar's father, Patriarch Filaret, gained considerable influence.
- Dynasty
- Romanovs
- Centre of power
- Moscow
- Parents
- Feodor Nikitich Romanov (Filaret) and Xenia Shestova
- Wife
- Eudoxia Streshneva (from 1626)
- Heir
- Alexei Mikhailovich