<P> The Time of Troubles came to a close with the election of Michael Romanov as Tsar in 1613 . Michael officially reigned as Tsar , though his father , the Patriarch Philaret ( died 1633 ) initially held the real power . However , Michael 's descendents would rule Russia , first as Tsars and later as Emperors , until the Russian Revolution of 1917 . Peter the Great ( reigned 1682 - 1725 ) , a grandson of Michael Romanov , reorganized the Russian state along more Western lines , establishing the Russian Empire in 1721 . </P>
<P> The Time of Troubles came to a close with the election of Michael Romanov as Tsar in 1613 . Michael officially reigned as Tsar , though his father , the Patriarch Philaret ( died 1633 ) initially held the real power . However , Michael 's descendents would rule Russia , first as Tsars and later as Emperors , until the Russian Revolution of 1917 . Peter the Great ( reigned 1682 - 1725 ) , a grandson of Michael Romanov , reorganized the Russian state along more Western lines , establishing the Russian Empire in 1721 . </P>
which royal family ruled over russia from 1613 until the russian revolution in 1917
which royal family ruled over russia from 1613 until the russian revolution in 1917
Romanov
Romanov