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| | Peter III was a son of Anna, daughter of Peter I, and Charles Frederick, duke of Holstein-Gottorp. | | Peter III was a son of Anna, daughter of Peter I, and Charles Frederick, duke of Holstein-Gottorp. |
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| − | *Peter III (r. 1762 - 1762) | + | *Peter III (r. 1762 - 1762) |
| | *Catherine II (r. 1762 - 1796), wife of Peter III. | | *Catherine II (r. 1762 - 1796), wife of Peter III. |
| | *Paul (r. 1796 - 1801). Issued the Pauline Law in 1797. This law provides for succession by primogeniture among "dynasts" recognized by the imperial court. | | *Paul (r. 1796 - 1801). Issued the Pauline Law in 1797. This law provides for succession by primogeniture among "dynasts" recognized by the imperial court. |
| | *Alexander I (r. 1801 - 1825) | | *Alexander I (r. 1801 - 1825) |
| | *Nicholas I (r. 1825 - 1855) | | *Nicholas I (r. 1825 - 1855) |
| − | *Alexander II (r. 1855 - 1881) | + | *Alexander II (r. 1855 - 1881) Serfs emancipated in 1861. |
| − | *Alexander III (r. 1881 - 1894) | + | *Alexander III (r. 1881 - 1894) Sergei Witte supervised railway construction, which led to an industrial revolution. |
| − | *Nicholas II (r. 1894 - 1917) | + | *Nicholas II (r. 1894 - 1917) A parliament called the Duma was created in 1906. The country was attacked by Germany in 1914. The Russian Revolution overturn the tsar in 1917. |
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| | == Heads of the House of Romanov (1917-1992) == | | == Heads of the House of Romanov (1917-1992) == |