Tsars of Russia

Can you guess the names of the Tsars and Emperors/Empresses in Russian history?

Does not include any disputed claimants or pretenders

The Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov House is refered to as Romanov in this quiz

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Last updated: February 13, 2026

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Dynasty	Reign	#	Answer
Rurikid	1547–1584	IV	Ivan
Rurikid	1584–1598	I	Feodor
Godunov	1598–1605		Boris
Godunov	1605	II	Feodor
Rurikid (claimed)	1605–1606	I	False Dmitry
Shuysky	1606–1610	IV	Vasily
Vasa	1610–1612		Vladislav
Romanov	1613–1645		Michael
Romanov	1645–1676		Alexis
Romanov	1676–1682	III	Feodor
Romanov	1682–1696	V	Ivan
Romanov	1682–1725	I	Peter
Romanov	1725–1727	I	Catherine
Romanov	1727–1730	II	Peter
Romanov	1730–1740		Anna
Welf	1740–1741	VI	Ivan
Romanov	1741–1762		Elizabeth
Romanov	1762	III	Peter
Romanov	1762–1796	II	Catherine
Romanov	1796–1801	I	Paul
Romanov	1801–1825	I	Alexander
Romanov	1825–1855	I	Nicholas
Romanov	1855–1881	II	Alexander
Romanov	1881–1894	III	Alexander
Romanov	1894–1917	II	Nicholas

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19 Comments

Level 72

Jun 5, 2025

Sweet, nice Feature! Don't know many though

Level 86

Jun 5, 2025

Alexei?

Level 86

Jun 5, 2025

Vladilav, baby don't hurt me, no more

Level 60

Aug 4, 2025

Nah, it's vladiSLAV (forgot the "s"). The only Polish Tsar (& the only puppet, frankly only non-russian). Interesting history, to read up on in wikipedia and a nice video on HistoryMarche channel on youtube "Battle of Klushino"

Level 63

Aug 4, 2025

"only non-Russian" 😅

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Level 95

Jun 5, 2025

Great quiz. My only suggestion is to allow the Russian versions of the names (Paul/Pavel, Alexander/Aleksandr, Nicholas/Nikolai, etc.). After all, you have Ivan and Feodor instead of John and Theodore!

Level 65

Jun 6, 2025

maybe accept Fyodor as well?

Level 73

Jun 6, 2025

For some reason when I plugged in Catherine I got one but not the other. Maybe I typoed and it gave it to me for one but not the other?

Level 87

Jun 10, 2025

Poor True Dmitry.

Level 81

Aug 2, 2025

Right. I'm thinking of adding "False" to my name, though.

Level 83

Aug 2, 2025

Ana for Anna maybe?

Level 61

Aug 2, 2025

First Tsar of Russia - Ivan the fourth. Is it just me or...

Level 40

Aug 4, 2025

Because before the ruler has the title of tsar, they were prince then grand-prince of the Moscovy

Level 75

Aug 5, 2025

False Dmitry story is pretty crazy!

Level 32

Feb 2, 2026

Interesting how this quiz mentions Vladislav but doesn't mention Sophia...

Level 70

Feb 6, 2026

Sophia served only as regent while Vladislav was technically elected Tsar (de jure), though his reign was brief and he was never crowned (hope this answers your question)

Level 40

Feb 12, 2026

Can you accept Vladyslav for Vladislav? I’ve seen the “y” version a lot, and it’s in one of my history books. He was the only guy I missed because it didn’t accept the “y” spelling.

Level 52

Feb 23, 2026

and Fedor(russian spelling) or Theodore(same name but in english) for Feodor.

Also, I would add Semiboyarshchina(Seven boyars). They ruled in 1610-1612 before Michael Fedorovich began to reign, and their leader was Mstislavsky.

Level 65

Apr 16, 2026

Nice quiz!