Michael of Russia and western music began to take hold in Russia. From his marriage to Eudoxia Streshneva, Michael fathered 10 children: Michael of Russia Michael I of Russia (Russian: Михаи́л Фёдорович Рома́нов, "Mikhail Fyodorovich Romanov") () became the first Russian Tsar of the House of Romanov after the zemskiy sobor of 1613 elected him to rule the Tsardom of Russia. He was the son of Feodor Nikitich Romanov (later known as Patriarch Filaret) and of Xenia (later known as "the "great nun"" Martha). He was also a nephew of Feodor I (the last Rurikid Tsar) through his great-aunt Anastasia Romanovna (his paternal
Vasili IV of Russia hatchet and the block? He has nothing more important to do than conspire anew, to succeed, to have himself elected Tsar, to fall and during his fall to preserve more dignity and strength of spirit than he had ever had in his entire life." Only Pushkin's death in a duel at the age of 37 prevented him from composing further plays about the reigns of Tsars Dmitriy and Vasili IV. Vasili IV of Russia Vasili IV of Russia (, "Vasíliy Ivánovich Shúyskiy", other transliterations:" Vasily, Vasilii"; 22 September 155212 September 1612) was Tsar of Russia between 1606 and 1610 after