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Romanov: Encyclopedia Ii - Romanov - Downfall
All these emperors (except Alexander III) had German-born consorts, a circumstance that cost the Romanovs their popularity during World W...
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Romanov: Encyclopedia Ii - Romanov - Origins
The Romanovs share their origin with two dozens of Russian noble families. Their earliest common ancestor is one Andrei Kobyla, attested ...
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Romanov: Encyclopedia Ii - Romanov - Contemporary Romanovs
The Romanov family continues to exist today. However, despite the collapse of the Soviet Union and campaigning by their supporters for a ...
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Romanov: Encyclopedia Ii - Romanov - The Era Of Dynastic Crises
Mikhail was succeded by his only son Alexei, who steered the country quietly through numerous troubles. Upon his death, there was a perio...
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Romanov: Encyclopedia Ii - Romanov - Rise To Power
The family fortunes soared when Roman's daughter, Anastasia Zakharyina, married the young Ivan IV of Muscovy in February 1547. When her h...
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Romanov: Encyclopedia Ii - Romanov - The Romanov-gottorp Dynasty
The Holstein-Gottorps of Russia, however, kept the surname Romanov and sought to emphasise their female-line descent from Peter the Great...
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