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Eastern Europe Rulers



Dukedom of Bohemia1
House of Přemysl
  Bořivoj I (870-895)&nbsp
  Spytihnĕv I (895-912)&nbsp
  Vratislav I (912-921)&nbsp
  St. Wenceslas (921-929)&nbsp
  Boleslav I ‘the Cruel’ (929-972)&nbsp
  Boleslav II ‘the Pious’ (972-999)&nbsp
  Boleslav III ‘the Red’ (999-1002)&nbsp
  Vladivoj (1002-1003)&nbsp
  Jaromír (1003)&nbsp
  Boleslav III (1003)&nbsp
  Boleslaw I (1003-1004)&nbsp
  Jaromír (1004-1012)&nbsp
  Ulrich (1012-1033)&nbsp
  Jaromír (1033-1034)&nbsp
  Břetislav I (1034-1055)&nbsp
  Spytihnĕv II (1055-1061)&nbsp
  Vratislav II (1061-1092) King of Bohemia 1085&nbsp
  Conrad (1092)&nbsp
  Břetislav II (1092-1100)&nbsp
  Bořivoj II (1100-1107)&nbsp
  Svatopluk (1107-1109)&nbsp
  Vladislav I (1109-1125)&nbsp
  Sobĕslav I (1125-1140)&nbsp
  Vladislav II (1140-1173) King of Bohemia 1158&nbsp
  Frederick (1173)&nbsp
  Sobĕslav II (1173-1178)&nbsp
  Frederick (1178-1189)&nbsp
  Conrad Otto (1189-1191)&nbsp
  Wenceslas II (1191-1192)&nbsp
  Přemysl Ottokar I (1192-1193)&nbsp
  Henry Břetislav I (1193-1197)&nbsp
  Vladislav III Henry (1197)&nbsp

Kingdom of Bohemia2
House of Přemysl
  Přemysl Ottokar I (1197-1230) King of Bohemia 1198&nbsp
  Wenceslas I (1230-1253) co-regent 1228&nbsp
  Přemysl Ottokar II (1253-1278)&nbsp
  Wenceslas II (1278-1305)&nbsp
  Wenceslas III (1305-1306)&nbsp
House of Habsburg
  Rudolf of Austria (1306-1307)&nbsp
House of Carinthia
  Henry (1307-1310)&nbsp
House of Luxemburg
  John ‘the Blind’ (1310-1346)&nbsp
  Charles (1346-1378)&nbsp
  Wenceslas IV (1378-1419) co-regent 1363&nbsp
  Sigismund (1419-1437)&nbsp
House of Habsburg
  Albert of Austria (1437-1439)&nbsp
  Interregnum (1439-1453)
  Ladislas (1439-1457)&nbsp
House of Podĕbrad
  George of Podĕbrad (1458-1471)&nbsp
House of Poland
  Vladislav II (1471-1516)&nbsp
  Louis (1516-1526) co-regent 1509&nbsp
House of Habsburg
  Ferdinand I (1526-1564)&nbsp

Kingdom of Poland3
House of Piast – Dukes of Poland
  Mieszko I (c.960-992)&nbsp
  Boleslaw I, the Brave (992-1025)&nbsp
  Mieszko II (1025-1034)&nbsp
  Casimir I, the Restorer (1034-1058)&nbsp
  Boleslaw II, the Bold (1058-1079)&nbsp
  Wladyslaw I (1079-1102)&nbsp
  Zbigniew (1102-1107)&nbsp
  Boleslaw III, Wrymouth (1102-1138)&nbsp
Dukes of Cracow
  Wladyslaw II, the Exile (1138-1146)&nbsp
  Boleslaw IV, the Curly (1146-1173)&nbsp
  Mieszko III, the Elder (1173-1177)&nbsp
  Casimir II, the Just (1177-1194)&nbsp
  Leszek I, the White (1194-1199)&nbsp
  Mieszko III (1199-1202)&nbsp
  Wladyslaw III, Spindleshanks (1202)&nbsp
  Leszek I (1202-1227)&nbsp
  Wladyslaw III (1228)&nbsp
  Henry I, the Bearded (1228-1229)&nbsp
  Conrad of Mazovia (1229-1232)&nbsp
  Henry I (1232-1238)&nbsp
  Henry II, the Pious (1238-1241)&nbsp
  Conrad (1241-1243)&nbsp
  Boleslaw V, the Chaste (1243-1279)&nbsp
  Leszek II, the Black (1279-1288)&nbsp
  Henry III, Probus (1288-1290)&nbsp
  Przemysl (1290-1291)&nbsp
House of Bohemia
  Wenceslas (1291-1305)&nbsp
House of Piast
  Wladyslaw I, the Short (1305-1333)&nbsp
  Casimir III, the Great (1333-1370)&nbsp
House of Anjou
  Louis the Great (1370-1382)&nbsp
  KJadwiga (1383-1399)&nbsp
House of Lithuania
  Wladyslaw II Jagiello (1386-1434)&nbsp
  Wladyslaw III (1434-1444)&nbsp
  Interregnum (1444-1446)
  Casimir IV (1446-1492)&nbsp
  John I Albert (1492-1501)&nbsp
  Alexander (1501-1506)&nbsp
  Sigismund I, the Elder (1506-1548)&nbsp
  Sigismund II Augustus (1548-1572, co-regent 1529)&nbsp
House of France
  Henry (1573-1575)&nbsp
House of Bathory
  Stephen (1575-1586)&nbsp
House of Sweden
  Sigismund III (1587-1632)&nbsp
  Wladyslaw IV (1632-1648)&nbsp
  John II Casimir (1648-1668)&nbsp
House of Wiśniowiecki
  Michael (1669-1673)&nbsp
House of Sobieski
  John III (1674-1696)&nbsp
House of Saxony
  Augustus II, the Strong (1697-1704)&nbsp
  Augustus II, the Strong (1709-1733)&nbsp
House of Leszczyński
  Stanislas I (1704-1709)&nbsp
  Stanislas I (1733-1736)&nbsp
House of Saxony
  Augustus III (1733-1763)&nbsp
House of Poniatowski
  Stansilas II Augustus (1764-1795)&nbsp
  Partition of Poland by Russia, Prussia and Austria in 1795

Kingdom of Hungary4
House of Arpad
  Geza (c. 970 – 997)&nbsp
  St. Stephen I (997-1038)&nbsp
  Peter (1038-1041)&nbsp
  Samuel Aba (1041-1044)&nbsp
  Peter (1044-1046)&nbsp
  Andrew I (1046-1060)&nbsp
  Bela I (1060-1063)&nbsp
  Salamon (1063-1074)&nbsp
  Geza I (1074-1077)&nbsp
  St. Ladislas I (1077-1095)&nbsp
  Koloman (1095-1116)&nbsp
  Stephen II (1116-1131)&nbsp
  Bela II, the Blind (1131-1141)&nbsp
  Geza II (1141-1162)&nbsp
  Stephen III (1162-1172)&nbsp
  Ladislas II (1162-1163, rival king)&nbsp
  Stephen IV (1163-1165, rival king)&nbsp
  Bela III (1172-1196)&nbsp
  Emeric (1196-1204)&nbsp
  Ladislas III (1204-1205)&nbsp
  Andrew II (1205-1235)&nbsp
  Bela IV (1235-1270)&nbsp
  Stephen V (1270-1272)&nbsp
  Ladislas IV, the Cumanian (1272-1290)&nbsp
  Andrew III, the Venetian (1290-1301)&nbsp
House of Bohemia
  Wenceslas (1301-1305)&nbsp
House of Bavaria
  Otto (1305-1307)&nbsp
House of Anjou
  Charles I (1307=1342)&nbsp
  Louis I, the Great (1342-1382)&nbsp
  Mary (1382-1385)&nbsp
  Charles II of Durazzo (1385-1386)&nbsp
  Mary (1386-1395)&nbsp
House of Luxembourg
  Sigismund (1387-1437)&nbsp
House of Habsburg
  Albert of Austria (1437-1439)&nbsp
House of Poland
  Vladislas I (1440-1444)&nbsp
House of Habsburg
  Ladislas V, Posthumous (1445-1457)&nbsp
House of Hunyadi
  Matias I, Corvinus (1458-1490)&nbsp
House of Poland
  Vladislas II (1490-1516)&nbsp
  Louis II (1516-1526)&nbsp
House of Habsburg
  Ferdinand I (1526-1564)&nbsp
House of Zapolyai
  John (1526-1540, rival king)&nbsp
  John Sigismund (1540-1570)&nbsp

Grand Duchy of Lithuania5
House of Liutauras
  Vytenis (1295-1316)&nbsp
  Gediminas (1316-1341)&nbsp
  Jaunutis (1341-1345)&nbsp
  Algirdas (1345-1377)&nbsp
  Kestutis (1345-1382)&nbsp
  Jogaila (1377-1492)&nbsp
  Vytautas (1392-1430)&nbsp
  Svitrigaila (1430-1432)&nbsp
  Sigismund (1432-1440)&nbsp
  Casimir (1440-1492)&nbsp
  Alexander (1492-1506)&nbsp
  Union of Lithuania with Poland, 1506

Princedom of Kiev6
House of Rurik
  Oleg (c. 893 – 924)&nbsp
  Igor I (924-945)&nbsp
  Svyatoslav I (945-972)&nbsp
  Yaropolk I (972-978)&nbsp
  St. Vladimir I (978-1015)&nbsp
  Svyatopolk I (1015-1019)&nbsp
  Yaroslav I, the Wise (1019-1054)&nbsp
  Izyaslav I (1054-1068)&nbsp
  Vselsav (1068-1069)&nbsp
  Izyaslav I (1069-1073)&nbsp
  Svyatoslav II (1073-1076)&nbsp
  Vsevolod I (1076-1077)&nbsp
  Izyaslav I (1077-1078)&nbsp
  Vsevolod I (1078-1093)&nbsp
  Svyatopolk II (1093-1113)&nbsp
  Vladimir II, Monomakh (1113-1125)&nbsp
  Mstislav I (1125-1132)&nbsp
  Yaropolk II (1132-1139)&nbsp
  Vyacheslav (1139)&nbsp
  Vsevolod II (1139-1146)&nbsp
  Igor II (1146)&nbsp
  Ivyaslav II (1146-1154)&nbsp
  Ivyaslav III (1154-1155)&nbsp
  Yurii I, Dolgorukii (1155-1157)&nbsp
  Ivyaslav III (1157-1158)&nbsp
  Mstislav II (1158-1159)&nbsp
  Rotislav I (1159-1161)&nbsp
  Ivyaslav III (1161)&nbsp
  Rotislav I (1161-1167)&nbsp
  Mstislav II (1167-1169)&nbsp
  Gleb (1169-1171)&nbsp

Grand Princedom of Vladimir7
House of Rurik
  Andrew I, Bogolyubskii (1157-1174)&nbsp
  Mihcael I (1174-1176)&nbsp
  Vsevolod III, Big Nest (1176-1212)&nbsp
  Yurii II (1212-1216)&nbsp
  Constantine (1216-1218)&nbsp
  Yurii II (1218-1238)&nbsp
  Yaroslav II (1238-1246)&nbsp
  Svyatoslav (1247)&nbsp
  Andrew II (1257-1252)&nbsp
  St. Alexander I, Nevskii (1252-1263)&nbsp
  Yaroslav III (1264-1271)&nbsp
  Vasilii (1272-1277)&nbsp
  Dimitri I (1277-1282)&nbsp
  Andrew III (1282-1283)&nbsp
  Dimitri I (1283-1294)&nbsp
  Andrew III (1294-1304)&nbsp
  St. Michael II (1305-1318)&nbsp
  Yurii III (1318-1322&nbsp
  Dimitri II (1322-1326)&nbsp
  Alexander II (1326-1327)&nbsp
  Alexander III (1328-1331)&nbsp
  Ivan I, Kalita (1332-1340)&nbsp
  Simeon the Proud (1340-1353)&nbsp
  Ivan II, the Gentle (1353-1359)&nbsp
  Dimitri III (1360-1362)&nbsp
  Dimitri IV, Donskoi (1362-1389)&nbsp

Tsardom of Russia8
House of Rurik – Princes of Moscow
  Daniel (1263-1303)&nbsp
  Yurii (1303-1325)&nbsp
  Ivan I Kalita (1325-1340)&nbsp
  Simeon the Proud (1340-1353)&nbsp
  Ivan II, the Gentle (1353-1359)&nbsp
House of Rurik – Princes of Moscow-Vladimir
  Dimitri Donskoi (1359-1389)&nbsp
  Basil I (1389-1425)&nbsp
  Basil II, the Blind (1425-1462)&nbsp
  Ivan III, the Great (1462-1505)&nbsp
  Ivan the Younger (1471-1490)&nbsp
  Basil III (1505-1533)&nbsp
Tsars of Russia
  Ivan IV, the Terrible (1598-1605)&nbsp
  Theodore I (1584-1598)&nbsp
House of Godunov
  Boris Godunov (1598-1605)&nbsp
  Theodore II (1605)&nbsp
  Dimitri (1605-1606)&nbsp
House of Shuiskii
  Basil IV Shuiskii (1606-1610)&nbsp
   Interregnum 1610-1613
House of Romanov
  Michael Romanov (1610-1645)&nbsp
  Alexis (1645-1676)&nbsp
  Theodore III (1676-1682)&nbsp
  Ivan V (1682-1696)&nbsp
  Peter I, the Great (1682-1725)&nbsp
  Catherine I (1725-1727)&nbsp
  Peter II (1727-1730)&nbsp
  Anne (1730-1740)&nbsp
  Ivan VI (1740-1741)&nbsp
  Elizabeth (1741-1762)&nbsp
House of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov
  Peter III (1762)&nbsp
  Catherine II, the Great (1762-1796)&nbsp
  Paul I (1796-1801)&nbsp
  Alexander I (1801-1825)&nbsp
  Nicholas I (1825-1855)&nbsp
  Alexander II (1855-1881)&nbsp
  Alexander III (1881-1894)&nbsp
  Nicholas II (1894-1917)&nbsp
  Revolution and abdication in favour of the Provisional Government 1917, and then again by the Bolsheviks

  1. [S38] John Morby, Oxford Dynasties of the World (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 155.
  2. [S38] ibid., pages 155-156.
  3. [S38] ibid., pages 157-158.
  4. [S38] ibid., pages 159-160.
  5. [S38] ibid., pages 162.
  6. [S38] ibid., pages 167.
  7. [S38] ibid., pages 168.
  8. [S38] ibid., pages 169-170.