The intricacies of the life of the Romanovs. Grand Prince Dmitry Pavlovich Romanov

The Romanov Dynasty is an integral part of the history of Tsarist and Imperial Russia. Her rule was remembered as unbending patriotism, and a lot of secrets, bloody events and strange circumstances. She survived the Time of Troubles and the two False Dimitriev.

According to reliable historical data, the Romanovs' genealogy begins with Andrei Ivanovich Kobyly - boyar of the Moscow prince Simeon Ivanovich.

The rule of the same dynasty began on February 21, 1613 (according to the Julian calendar) after the cathedral election to the reign of Mikhail Fedorovich, the son of Patriarch Filaret, in the world of Fedor Nikitich. In general, the Romanov family gave the country five kings: Mikhail Fedorovich, his son Alexei Mikhailovich and his three heirs - Fedor Alekseevich, Ivan V and Peter I.

Mikhail Fyodorovich

Having become the first ruler of all Russia, he managed to do a lot for his rule:

• Concluded the Deulino armistice in 1618;
• Due to the appointment of the governor and elders, established a strong centralized power;
• To determine the exact amount of taxes, described the estates throughout the country;
• Restored the economy and trade after the Time of Troubles;
• Reorganized the army.

Alexey Mikhailovich

After the death of Mikhail Fedorovich in 1645 Alexei Mikhailovich joined the throne. During his life he carried out military and monetary reforms, and also united Russia with Ukraine in 1654.

The main point in the military reform was the mass creation of the regiments of the newest system: soldiers, dragoons, reytars. They formed the backbone of the new king's army. To this end, a large number of European military specialists were hired for service.

Alexei Mikhailovich's money reform is considered a failure, and it was only under Peter I that the coinage began, which in terms of quality was not inferior to the European coins.

Fedor III

The reins of government from Alexei Mikhailovich passed to his son Feodor III. The young king was sick a lot, and the power was in fact in the hands of Patriarch Joachim for a while, as well as I. Miloslavsky and A. Matveev.

However, half a year later the throne was completely in the hands of Fyodor Alekseevich. Despite the short government, he managed to initiate important reforms and actions: the imposition of direct taxes on taxes, the introduction of genealogical books and the abolition of promotion for the services of ancestors.

His death caused popular unrest, because there were no orders regarding the succession to the throne. This issue was resolved by the coronation of two rulers - the young Peter and Ivan, as well as the regency of their elder sister Sophia.

Ivan V and Peter I

Although Ivan was considered "the senior lord", he, in fact, did not take part in public affairs, devoting his life to the family.

His brother, Peter I, at the same time the last king and first emperor, became famous for a large number of innovations. With him, the Senate was created, the church submitted to the state, administrative-territorial division was introduced in the province. Peter I carried out reforms in the sphere of culture, economy, education and industry.

For a long time of the Russian Empire, fourteen rulers sat on the throne.

Nicholas II

The last emperor was Nicholas II Alexandrovich. Under his rule, there was economic development in Russia and at the same time an increase in discontent that resulted in the revolution of 1905-1907 and the February Revolution in 1917.

Nicholas II married the German princess Alice, who gave him four daughters and one son. In addition to his own children, the emperor raised a cousin Dmitry Pavlovich Romanov.

Dmitry Pavlovich

After the death of his mother during childbirth and the exile of his father, he lived in his uncle's house, Sergei Alexandrovich, and his wife, Elizabeth Feodorovna. After the tragic death of the prince and the departure of his wife to the monastery, Dmitry Romanov moved to the Alexander Palace to the emperor and stayed there until 1913. Later he inherited from the Uncle Palace Beloselsky-Belozersky in St. Petersburg.

As you know, Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich Romanov was implicated in the death of Rasputin. Grigory Efimovich was killed on December 17, 1916. The conspirators were Vladimir Purishkevich, Felix Yusupov and Dmitry Romanov. The testimony about the crime was confusing and disagreed with the evidence. According to the French diplomat Maurice Palaeologus, Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich Romanov - an elegant young man, but rather impulsive and frivolous - was entangled in this incident with grief.

First he wrote and swore to the emperor about his non-involvement in the atrocity, later confessed in a letter to Yusupov: "For me, this fact will always remain a dark spot on conscience ... Murder is always a murder and will remain, no matter how trying to impart to him a mystical meaning!". He was sent into exile in Persia by Nicholas II. There the Grand Duke Dmitry Romanov joined the service to the British, and then emigrated first to the capital of Great Britain, and then to Paris.

In 1925, in the French city of Biarritz, he married Audrey Emery, who changed his religion and name for him. In 1928 she gave birth to the prince of the heir. Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich Romanov divorced his wife soon after the birth of his son.

In the 1930s, he joined the Mladorossi party, which imitated the fascists of Italy. After some time he became disillusioned with the prospect of restoring the monarchy in Russia and left the public life.

In 1939, the Grand Duke Dmitry Pavlovich Romanov fell ill with tuberculosis and went to Switzerland for treatment. Recovering from the disease, he again fell ill, this time from uremia. And has not recovered.

But on it the genus of the Romanovs is over. The descendants of this great dynasty are still alive and scattered throughout the world. Many of them continue their social and charitable activities.