Vasili IV of Russia - Descent From Rurik

Descent From Rurik

Vasili IV, the last male-line Rurikid to rule Russia, traced his descent from Rurik thus:

  1. Rurik the Viking
  2. Igor I Rurikovich, Grand Prince of Kiev
  3. Sviatoslav I Igorevich, Grand Prince of Kiev
  4. Vladimir Svyatoslavich the Great, Grand Prince of Kiev
  5. Yaroslav Vladimirovich the Wise, Grand Prince of Kiev
  6. Vladimir II Yaroslavich Monomakh, Grand Prince of Kiev
  7. Yuri Vladimirovich the Long Arm, Grand Prince of Kiev, (1099–1157)
  8. Vsevolod III Yuryevich the Big Nest, Grand Prince of Kiev, (1154–1212)
  9. Yaroslav II Feodor Vsevolodich, Grand Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal, (1191–1246)
  10. Andrei II Yaroslavich, Grand Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal, (1221–1264)
  11. Vasili Andreievich, Prince of Suzdal, (1264–1309)
  12. Konstantin Vasilievich, Prince of Suzdal, (1295–1355)
  13. Dmitri Konstantinovich, Grand Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal, (1324–1383)
  14. Vasili Dmitrievich Kirdyapa, Prince of Nizhniy Novgorod
  15. Yury Vasilievich, Prince Shuisky
  16. Vasili Yuryevich, Prince of Shuia, (d. 1446/58)
  17. Mikhail Vasilievich, Prince Shuisky, (d. 1445)
  18. Andrey Mikhailovich "Chastokol", Prince Shuisky, (d. 1543)
  19. Ivan Andreyevich, Prince Shuisky, (d. 1573)
  20. Vasili IV Ivanovich of Russia (1552–1612)

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