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*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) Victory over Napoleon in 1812 makes Russia Europe's superpower.

*Alexander I (r. 1801 - 1825) Victory over Napoleon in 1812 made Russia a European superpower.

*Nicholas I (r. 1825 - 1855) Decemberist revolt in 1825 and the Crimean War of 1853-1856 created interest in reform.

*Nicholas I (r. 1825 - 1855) The Decemberist revolt in 1825 and the Crimean War of 1853-1856 created interest in reform.

*Alexander II (r. 1855 - 1881) Serfs emancipated in 1861.

*Alexander II (r. 1855 - 1881), the "tsar liberator" who emancipated the serfs in 1861.

*Alexander III (r. 1881 - 1894) Sergei Witte supervised railway construction, which led to an industrial revolution.  

*Alexander III (r. 1881 - 1894) Sergei Witte supervised railway construction and encouraged foreign investment, which led to an industrial revolution.  

*Nicholas II (r. 1894 - 1917) A parliament called the Duma was created in 1906. The country was attacked by Germany in World War I. The Russian Revolution ousted the tsar in 1917.

*Nicholas II (r. 1894 - 1917) The autocratic power of the tsar was limited by a parliament called the Duma, which was created in 1906. The country was defeated by Germany in World War I. The Russian Revolution ousted the tsar in 1917.

== Heads of the House of Romanov (1917-1992) ==

== Heads of the House of Romanov (1917-1992) ==