The Russian czars during the Reformation period, and the subsequent
Romanov succession.  Shown with various parallel historical events,
and familial relationships.
Dates shown by name of czar or czarina is date of rule, not of life.
1500
Vasili III Ivanovich (Basil son of John)
1505-1533
95 theses
Ivan (IV) the Terrible Augsburg confession
  1533-84
   
   
1550     Death of Luther
   
    Elizabeth of England
    Death of Calvin
    St. Bartholomew's Day
   
   
Feodor   
  1584-98
   
1600 Time of Troubles
1598-1613 KJ Bible
michael feodorovich
Romonov dynasty
c. 1613-45
 
 
 
  Westminster Conf.
Maria Alexis Natalia
1650 c 1645 Rule by Cromwell
 
 
 
IvanV  
Feodor III c. 1676-82
( Anna ) Eudoxia Peter I Catherine I
1682-1725 end Edict of Nantes
  "Glorious Revolution"
Charlotte Alexei Petrovich   Anna
1700   Fred-Wm of Prussia
 
 
 
 
Peter II 1727-30   c. 1725-27
Anna 1730-40 Birth of Haydn
 
Elizabeth c. 1741-62 ( Ivan VI 1740-41) 1st Great Awakening
 
1750   Death of Bach
  Birth of Mozart
Peter III (1762) Catherine II "the Great"
  1762-96
 
(paternity   American Declaration
questioned  
by some)  
  French Revolution
Paul I 1796-1801
1800 Alexander I
  1801-25 Napolean at Jena
King of Prussia  
  Birth of Rchd Wagner
 
Charlotte Nicholas I
  1825-55 Jackson ends bank
 
 
 
1850  
Alexander II
Marie of Hesse Fillmore opens Japan
1855-81 Lincoln's War
 
 
 
Maria of Denmark Alexander III
  1881-94
 
Nicholas II Japan-China war
1900   1894-1917
  Japan-Russian war
  Titanic sinks
  WW I
1920