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The Rurik Dynasty was the ruling dynastyDynasty

A dynasty is a succession of rulers who belong to the same family for generations....
 of Kievan Rus'Kievan Rus'

Kievan Rus' was the early, mostly East Slavic state dominated by the city of Kiev from about 880 to the middle of the 12th ...
, the successor Russian principalities, and early united RussiaRussia

Russia , also the Russian Federation , is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of Eurasia....
, from 862862

Events...
 to 1598.

According to the Primary ChroniclePrimary Chronicle

The Russian Primary Chronicle , is a history of the early East Slavic state, Kievan Rus, from around 850 to 1110 originally ...
, the dynasty was established in 862862 Summary

Events...
 by RurikRurik

Rurik, Prince Lobanov-Rostovsky or Riurik was a Varangian who gained control of Ladoga in 862 and built the Holmgard...
, a semi-legendary ruler of Novgorod. The exact origin of his tribe, the VarangiansVarangians

The Varangians or Varyags were Scandinavians who travelled eastwards and southwards, mainly from the present areas of ...
 called Rus', is disputed and his ethnicity remains unclear, although ScandinaviaScandinavia Overview

Scandinavia is a region in Northern Europe....
n and SlavicSlavic

Slav, Slavic or Slavonic can refer to:...
 influences are cited. He and his brothers founded a state that later historians called Kievan Rus'Kievan Rus'

Kievan Rus' was the early, mostly East Slavic state dominated by the city of Kiev from about 880 to the middle of the 12th ...
. By the middle of the twelfth century, Kievan Rus'Kievan Rus'

Kievan Rus' was the early, mostly East Slavic state dominated by the city of Kiev from about 880 to the middle of the 12th ...
 had dissolved into independent principalities (Russian, or Rus' principalities), each ruled by different branches of the Rurikid dynasty. By the end of the fifteenth century, the principality of Moscow had won a struggle for supremacy among these mediaeval Russian states. Beginning with the reign of Ivan the TerribleIvan IV of Russia

Ivan IV Vasilyevich was the Grand Duke of Muscovy from 1533 to 1547 and was the first ruler of Russia to assume the title of...
, the Muscovite branch of the Rurikid dynasty used the title "Tsar of All the Russias" (or "Tsar of All Russia") and ruled over the Tsardom of RussiaTsardom of Russia

The Tsardom of Rus' was the official name for the Russian state between Ivan IV's assumption of the title of Tsar in 1547 ...
. The death in 1598 of Tsar Feodor IFeodor I of Russia Summary

Feodor I Ivanovich was the last Rurikid Tsar of Russia, son of Ivan the Terrible and Anastasia Romanovna....
 extinguished this Rurikid dynasty.

The unstable period known as the Time of TroublesTime of Troubles

The Time of Troubles was a period of Russian history comprising the years of interregnum between the death of the last of Mo...
 succeeded Feodor's death and lasted until 1613. In that year, Mikhail I ascended the throne, founding the Romanov dynasty that would rule until the revolutions of 1917. One descendant of the Rurikid Grand Prince of TverGrand Prince of Tver

The title of Grand Prince of Tver was born by members of the Rurikids dynasty who ruled the Grand duchy of Tver....
 was Catherine the Great, who married Peter IIIPeter III of Russia

Peter III was Emperor of Russia for six months in 1762....
 of the Romanov dynasty. The historian Vasily TatishchevVasily Tatishchev

Vasily Nikitich Tatishchev was a prominent Russian statesman, and ethnographer, best remembered as the author of the first f...
, too, was descended from Rurik.


Many noble Russian families are descended from Rurik. Among these Rurikid descendants are the Volkonsky, ObolenskyObolensky

Obolensky is the name of a princely Russian family of Rurikid stock....
, Shuyski, DolgorukovDolgorukov

Dolgoroukov is the name of a princely Russian family of Rurikid stock....
, Khilkoff, RepninRepnin

Repnin, the name of an old Russian princely family of Rurikid stock....
, GorchakovGorchakov

Gorchakov, or Gortchakoff is a Russian princely family of Rurikid stock, descended from the Rurikid sovereigns of Pere...
, Gagarin, and PutyatinPutyatin (family)

Putyatin is a Rurikid family with princely and noble lines. ...
 families, as well as the Polish or Lithuanian families of OstrogskiOstrogski

Ostrogski was one of the greatest princely families of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania....
, Wareg-Massalski, and Czetwertynski families, among others.

List of rulers of the Rurikid Dynasty

Princely families of Rurikid stock

from princes of
  • StarodubStarodub Summary

    Starodub is a town in Bryansk Oblast, Russia....
    : Gagarin , Golibesovsky, Gundorov, KovrovKovrov

    Kovrov is a city in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, situated 250 km from Moscow on the right bank of the Klyazma River at ....
    , Krivoborsky, Lyalovsky, Nebogaty, Neuchkin, Ossipovsky, Paletsky, PozharskyPozharsky

    Pozharsky , Pozharskaya , or Pozharskoye may refer to:...
    , RomodanovskyRomodanovsky

    Romodanovsky was a Rurikid princely family descending from sovereign rulers of Starodub-on-the-Klyazma....
    , Ryapolovsky, TatevTatev

    The monastery of Tatev is located in the village of the same. The term Tatev usually refers to the monastery....
    , Tulupov and Khilkoff.
  • Polotsk: Vitebsky, Izyaslavsky, Drutsky, MinskyMinsky

    People*Marvin Minsky, robotics*Hyman Minsky American economist...
     and Polotsky.
  • PeremyshlPeremyshl

    Peremyshl may refer to:*Peremyshl, Russia - town in Russia,...
    : Galitsky and Peremyshlsky.
  • Chernigov: Baryatinsky , Belevsky , Volkonsky , VorotynskyVorotynsky

    Vorotynsky was one of the most eminent Rurikid princely houses of Muscovite Russia....
     , Gorensky , GorchakovGorchakov

    Gorchakov, or Gortchakoff is a Russian princely family of Rurikid stock, descended from the Rurikid sovereigns of Pere...
     , DolgorukovDolgorukov

    Dolgoroukov is the name of a princely Russian family of Rurikid stock....
     , Yeletsky , Zvenigorodsky-Ryumin , Zvenigorodsky-Barashev , Zvenigorodsky-Spyachy , Zvenigorodsky-Shestov , Zvenigorodsky-Zventsov , Zvenigorodsky-Tokmakov , Zvenigorodsky-Nozdrevaty , Karachevsky, KashinKashin

    Kashin is a town in Tver Oblast, Russia, located around a rural agricultural area on the Kashinka River 204 km away fro...
     , Klubkov-Massalski, Kozelsky, Koltsov-Massalski , Koninsky, Kurlyatev , Litvinv-Massalski , Lykov , Massalski, Massalsky ,Machevsky, Mezetsky, ObolenskyObolensky

    Obolensky is the name of a princely Russian family of Rurikid stock....
    , Nogtev-Obolensky, Strigin-Obolensky, Yaroslavov-Obolensky, Nagiye-Obolensky, Telepnev-Obolensky, Ovchinin-Telepnev-Obolensky, Obolensky-Cherny, Obolensky-Bely, Obolensky-Zoloty, Obolensky-Serebryany, Odoevsky, Oginski, Ossovitsky, Peremyshlsky (Peremyshl of KalugaKaluga

    Kaluga is a city in central Russia on the Oka River 188 km southwest of Moscow, the administrative center of Kaluga Obl...
    ), Peninsky, Puzyny, RepninRepnin

    Repnin, the name of an old Russian princely family of Rurikid stock....
    , Repnin-Volkonsky , Svyatopolk-Chetvertinsky , Spashsky, Torussky, Trostensky , Turenin, Tufyakin , Khotetovsky , Shchepin-Obolensky and Shcherbatov .
  • RyazanRyazan

    Ryazan is a city in the Central Federal District of Russia, the administrative center of Ryazan Oblast....
    : Muromsky and Pronsky.
  • GalichGalich

    Galich may refer to:*Alexander Galich, a Russian dissident bard...
     (Southern Galich): Babichev , Bakrinovsky, VolynskyVolynsky

    Volynsky may mean:*Artemy Petrovich Volynsky, Russian statesman...
    , Drutsky, Drutsky-Ozeretsky, Drutsky-Sokolinsky, Drutsky-Gorsky, Drutsky-Lyubetsky , Drutsky-Podberezhsky, Zaslavsky, Lutsky, OstrogskiOstrogski

    Ostrogski was one of the greatest princely families of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania....
    , and PutyatinPutyatin (family)

    Putyatin is a Rurikid family with princely and noble lines. ...
    .
  • SmolenskSmolensk

    Smolensk is a city in western Russia, located on the Dnieper River, the administrative centre of Smolensk Oblast....
    : VyazemskyVyazemsky Overview

    Vyazemsky is a town in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located 130 km south-west of Khabarovsk close to the Ussuri River and t...
    , Berezuisky, Dashkov, Zhizhemsky, KozlovskyKozlovsky

    See also KozlowskiKozlovski, Kozlowsky, Kozlowski, Kozlowski, Kozlovskij, ?????????? etc....
    , Korkodinov, KropotkinKropotkin

    Kropotkin may refer to:*Peter Kropotkin, a Russian anarchist...
    , Porkhovsky, Selekhovsky, Solomeretsky and Fominsky.
  • YaroslavlYaroslavl

    Yaroslavl is a city in Russia, the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, located 250 km north-east of Moscow at ....
    : Alabyshev, Alenkin, BelskyBelsky

    Belsky, also spelled Bielski, was the name of two long-extinct princely families of Muscovite Russia....
    , Velikogagin, Golygin, DulovDulov

    Dulov is a village and municipality in the Ilava District of the Trencín Region of Slovakia....
    , Deyev, Zhirovy-Zasekin, Zaozersky, Zasekin, Zubaty, Kubensky, Kurbsky, L'vov, Molozhsky, Mortkin, Okhlyabinin, Penkov, ProzorovskyProzorovsky

    Princes Prozorovsky were a Russian noble family of Rurikid stock descending from medieval rulers of Yaroslavl and Mologa....
    , Sandyrevsky, Siseev, Sitsky, Sontsov, Sontsov-Zasekin, Sudsky, Temnosiny, Troekurov, Ukhorsky, Ushaty, Khvorostinin, Yukhotsky, Shamin, Shastunov, Shakhovskoy, Shekhonsky, Shumorovsky and ShchetininShchetinin

    Shchetinin was the first Russian aviation company....
    .
  • RostovRostov

    ----Rostov is one of the oldest towns in Russia and an important tourist centre of the so called Golden ring....
    : Bakhteyarov-Rostovsky, Brity-Rostovsky, Buinosov-Rostovsky, Bychkov-Rostovsky, Gvozdev-Rostovsky, Golenitsin-Rostovsky, Goluby-Rostovsky, Kasatkin-Rostovsky, Katyrev-Rostovsky, Lastkin-Rostovsky, Lobanov-Rostovsky, Priimkov-Rostovsky, Puzhbolsky-Rostovsky, Temkin-Rostovsky, Khokholkov-Rostovsky, Shchepin-Rostovsky and Yanov-Rostovsky.
  • Beloozero: Andomsky, Beloselsky, Vadbolsky, Dyabrinsky, Kargolomsky, Kemsky, Sugorsky, UkhtomskyUkhtomsky

    Ukhtomsky , alternatively Ukhtomskii, Oechtomski, Ouhtomski, Ukhtomskiy, Ukhtomski, Ukhtomskii, Oukhtomsky, Oukhtomski, Oo...
     and Sheleshpansky.
  • SuzdalFacts About Suzdal

    Suzdal is a town in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, northeast of Moscow....
    : Barbashin, Brukhaty-Shuisky, Glazaty-Shuisky, Gorbaty-Shuisky, Kirdyapin-Shuisky, Nizhegorodsky, Nogtev-Suzdalsky, Skopin-Shuisky and ShuiskyShuisky

    Princes Shuisky were a Rurikid family of boyars descending from Grand Duke Dmitry Konstantinovich of Vladimir-Suzdal....
    .
  • MoscowMoscow

    Moscow is the capital of Russia and the country's principal political, economic, financial, educational, and transportation...
    : BorovskyBorovsky Summary

    Borovsky can refer to:*Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, a Russian chess master...
    , Vereisky, Volotsky, Galitsky (Galich of MeryaMerya

    The Meryas were an ancient tribe who lived in the region of modern Russian cities of Moscow, Rostov, Kostroma, Jaroslavl and...
    ), Mozhaisky, Uglitsky and Shemyakin.
  • TverFacts About Tver

    Tver is a city in Russia, the administrative center of Tver Oblast....
    : Dorogobuzhsky, Kashinsky, Mikulinsky, Telyatevsky , KholmskyKholmsky

    Kholmsky may refer to:*Princes Kholmsky, a great Rurikid family of medieval Russia, the senior branch in the House of Tver...
     and Chernyatinsky.

Noble families of Rurikid stock

who lost their princely titles, from princes of
  • Chernigov: SatinSatin

    Satin is a cloth that typically has a glossy surface and a dull back....
    .
  • SmolenskSmolensk

    Smolensk is a city in western Russia, located on the Dnieper River, the administrative centre of Smolensk Oblast....
    : Aladyin, Bezsonov, Bokeev, Burukhin, Vnukov, Vsevolozhsky, Gubastov, DanilovDanilov

    Danilov is a common Russian last name and may refer to:...
    , DmitrievDmitriev

    Dmitriev or Dmitriyev is a common Russian surname and may refer to: ...
    , Dmitriev-Mamonov, Dobrynsky, Yeropkin, Zabolotsky, IvanovIvanov Overview

    Ivanov or Ivanoff or Ivanova is one of the most popular surnames in Russia and Bulgaria....
    , Karpov-Dalmatov, Kisleevsky, Knutov, Korobyin, Molody, Monastyrev, MussorgskyMussorgsky family

    Mussorgsky, the name of an old Russian noble family, which is one of the branches of rich boyar family of Monastyrev, descen...
    , Netshin, Polev, Rezanov, Rzhevsky, Rozhestvensky, Sapogov, SolominSolomin

    Solomin is the ancient North-Russian family, which pretends to originating from rich boyar family of Monastyrev, descendants...
    , Sudakov, Tatishchev, Tolbuzin, Travin, Tsyplyatev and Shukalovsky.
  • GalichGalich Summary

    Galich may refer to:*Alexander Galich, a Russian dissident bard...
     (Galich of MeryaFacts About Merya

    The Meryas were an ancient tribe who lived in the region of modern Russian cities of Moscow, Rostov, Kostroma, Jaroslavl and...
    ): BerezinBerezin

    Berezin is a surname which can refer to:...
    , Ivin, IlyinIlyin

    Ilyin or Ilyina is a common Russian last name derived from a given name Ilya and may refer to:...
    ,LyapunovLyapunov

    Lyapunov may refer to:* Prokopy Lyapunov, Russian statesman....
    , Ossinin.
  • BelozerskBelozersk

    Belozersk, known as Beloozero until 1777, is a town in Vologda Oblast, Russia, situated on the southern bank of the La...
    : Kurtsov, Funikov.
  • RyazanRyazan

    Ryazan is a city in the Central Federal District of Russia, the administrative center of Ryazan Oblast....
    : Ovtsyn, Lykov, Zhulyebin, BulgakovBulgakov

    Bulgakov is a widespread Russian surname and may refer to:...
    , Denysyev, NazarovNazarov Overview

    Nazarov , or Nazarova is a Russian last name and may refer to:...
    , Izmailov, Zamyatin, Zlobin, Velyaminov, Fedorov.
  • TverTver

    Tver is a city in Russia, the administrative center of Tver Oblast....
    : Agryenev.

See also

  • Rulers of Kievan Rus’
  • Vikings, Scandinavians of whom some travelled eastwards and southwards
  • Grand Prince of TverGrand Prince of Tver

    The title of Grand Prince of Tver was born by members of the Rurikids dynasty who ruled the Grand duchy of Tver....
  • KnyazKnyaz

    Kniaz or knyaz is a word found in some Slavic languages....


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