Dynasty
House of Romanov
A dynastic name spanning three centuries
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- 1613–1917
Michael I Romanov was elected tsar in 1613. The male line of his descendants ended in 1730, and after Elizabeth Petrovna the throne passed to the Holstein branch of the descendants of Peter I. The name ‘House of Romanov’ remained in use until the end of the monarchy.
- Male line
- Peter II died in 1730.
- Change of branch
- Peter III, the son of Anna Petrovna and Duke Charles Frederick, ascended the throne in 1762, New Style.
- Family coat of arms
- Approved in 1856 and published as part of the heraldic compilation of 1857; this is a later emblem of the family.