2) Romanov. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Russian ruling dynasty (1613-1917) that began with the accession of Czar Michael (1596-1645; ruled 1613-1645) and ended with the abdication of Nicholas II during...

3) Michael, czar of Russia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Michael, czar of Russia, (Michael Romanov), 1596-1645, czar of Russia (1613-45), founder of the Romanov dynasty; grandnephew of Anastasia, first wife of Ivan IV....

4) Russia. The World Factbook. 2003
...in the major cities of the Russian Empire and to the overthrow in 1917 of the 300-year old Romanov Dynasty. The Communists under Vladimir LENIN seized power soon...

5) 1582. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...weak ruler. The actual government fell again into the hands of the boyars, notably Nikita Romanov (related to Ivan IV's first wife) and Boris Godunov, brother-in-law...

6) 1830-31. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...A Russian garrison was expelled from Poland, a revolutionary government was proclaimed, the Romanov dynasty was declared deposed, and the union with Lithuania was...

7) Russia. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002
...country. Its capital and largest city is Moscow. 1 Russia was ruled by czars of the Romanov family from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. 2 Peter the Great,...

8) Kostroma. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...commercial center after it was annexed by Moscow in 1364. At Kostroma in 1613, Michael Romanov was elected czar. Among the ancient buildings of Kostroma are the Ipatyev...

9) Pozharski, Dmitri Mikhailovich, Prince. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...subjugate Russia. Pozharski summoned a representative assembly, which in 1613 elected Michael Romanov czar....

10) Dmitri. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...as the Time of Troubles in Russian history, came to an end with the coronation of Michael Romanov, first of the Romanov line, as czar....