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House of Rurikovich — engraving


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"Ritratti di Monarchi Russie"

"6. Yaroslav the Wise, 7. Sviatoslav, 8. Sviatopolk, 9. Vladimir Monomakh, 10. Yuri Dolgoruky, 11. Ivan II Fair 12. Dmitri Donskoi, 13. Ivan III."

 

House of Rurikovich
Princely, grand-ducal, later also royal and royal family of the descendants of Rurik - the first chronicle prince of ancient Russia. Over time, the genus split into many branches. Most of the rulers of Kievan Rus and the Russian principalities formed after its collapse were Rurikovich.

 6. Yaroslav Vladimirovich the Wise (c. 978 - 1054) - Prince of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod, Grand Duke of Kiev.

7. Svyatoslav Igorevich (between 920 and 942 - 972) - Prince of Novgorod and Grand Duke of Kiev from 945 (actually from 961) to 972, became famous as a commander.

8. Vladimir Vsevolodovich Monomakh (1053–1125) - Prince of Rostov, Smolensk, Chernigov, Pereyaslavl, Grand Duke of Kiev.

10. Yuri Dolgoruky - Grand Duke of Kiev and Rostov-Suzdal. He is traditionally considered the founder of Moscow.

11. Ivan II Ivanovich the Red (1326 - 1359) - son of Ivan I Danilovich Kalita. Prince of Zvenigorod until 1354. Prince of Moscow and Grand Duke of Vladimir in 1353 - 1359. Prince of Novgorod in 1355 - 1359.

12. Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy (1350 - 1389) - Prince of Moscow, Grand Duke of Vladimir and Prince of Novgorod. Son of Prince Ivan II the Red and his second wife, Princess Alexandra. Nicknamed “Donskoy” for his victory in the Battle of Kulikovo.

13. Ivan III Vasilyevich (January 22, 1440 - October 27, 1505) - Grand Duke of Vladimir and Moscow from 1462 to 1505, sovereign of all Rus', in some documents he was titled tsar, in a number of foreign sources he was called kaiser and emperor.

 

Technique, Material:   Handcoloured copperplate engraving / Paper
Artist:   Engraver: Giarre Stanghi
Date, Publisher: Giulio Ferrario's,  "Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World", Florence, 1831.
Size: sheet  22,5 х 14,5 cm 

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