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The tsars used the slogans "Orthodoxy, autocracy, and nationality" and "Moscow, third Rome." Th ese slogans suggested that the Romanovs were a successor to the Byzantine, or Greek, autocrats who ruled from Constantinople in medieval
== Tsars of Russia (1613-1917) ==
== Tsars of Russia (1613-1917) ==
The tsars used the slogans "Orthodoxy, autocracy, and nationality" and "Moscow, third Rome." In this context, Orthodoxy refers to the eastern European branch of Christianity. These slogans suggested that the Romanovs were a successor to the [[Byzantine Empire | Byzantine]], or Greek, autocrats who ruled from Constantinople in medieval times.
=== House of Romanov (1613-1762) ===
=== House of Romanov (1613-1762) ===
*Michael (r. 1613 - 1645), son of the patriarch of Moscow. He was chosen tsar by a ''Zemsky Sobor'' (assembly of the land).
*Michael (r. 1613 - 1645), son of the patriarch of Moscow. He was chosen tsar by a ''Zemsky Sobor'' (assembly of the land).