Tsar Michael Romanov

Not very prepossessing for the first ruler of a dynasty lasting over 300 years.
AKA
Михаи́л Фёдорович Рома́нов
Born
1596
Died
1645
Portrait Year
1642
Portrait Age
46

Michael was the first Romanov tsar. A sickly and anemic person, his was the government that inaugurated the serf system in 1644. His coronation ended the chaos of the previous decades and stabilized the economy with serfdom. He had the valuable support of his remarkable father, Patriarch Philaret.

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Region
Russia