Is it true that the Czars of Russia were desendents ofd Caesar of Rome?

Answer 1

The Romanovs weren't even descendants of the original Tsars of Russia- they came to the throne in 1613 because they were related by marriage to Ivan the Terrible. The first "Tsar" as such was Vladimir of Kiev in the 11th century, whose ancestry was mixed but paternally he was a descendant of Vikings (Vladimir is a version of Waldemar, which is a Norse name). Vladimir was married to Anna, the sister of two Byzantine emperors (Basil II and Constantine VII), but their family was not descended from the Roman caesars and had in fact only been emperor of the Byzantine empire for two generations.

The descendants of the original Caesars (the dynasty begun by Augustus) pretty much withered away after Nero. There were descendants but they were of no real importance; for one thing, other than Claudius the last few emperors of that line- Nero, Caligula, and Tiberius- were hated and insane, and for another the family was so inbred by that time that they were unhealthy and considered "ruined" for lack of a better word. Their lineage stopped being recorded long before the fall of Rome, so if the Tsars were descendants

1- they didn't know it
2- it's total coincidence
3- by now probably everybody with European ancestry is as well

Now, that said, the Russian Tsars ARE considered by some to be the heirs of the Eastern Roman (or Byzantine) empire due to a very complicated series of events and marriages over the years, but even that's far-fetched. Besides which, dynasties in the Byzantine empire had worse track records that Rome- the descendants of Constantine, who had many sons, were completely out of power within a few decades of his death, while some emperors slaughtered every member of the previous dynasty strictly as a safeguard and some came to power on links as tenuous as being a relative of the spouse of a former emperor or empress and some didn't even have that- they came to power by force and worried about legitimacy after they got there.

The closest living known relatives to the last Tsar today are some illegitimate descendants of his brother and some legitimate descendants of his sisters, none of whom have a claim to the throne. King George V was a first cousin of Nicholas II through their shared maternal grandparents (King Christian IX & Queen Louise of Denmark) and a first cousin of Alexandra through their shared paternal grandmother (Prince Albert & Queen Victoria of England) but had no Russian blood or claims to his throne even if it had been available.

Trivia: the Royal Family of England can trace its ancestry to Satan through King Henry II. Henry's father, Count Geoffrey of Anjou, traced his ancestry to a great-grandmother named Melusine who, the family actually boasted (it helped them in battle to be seen as evil and fearless) was the daughter of Satan himself. I've never heard the Queen or Prince Charles/Prince William mention this though. ;)

Answer 2

These are the Romanov Czars. Pick a first name ----------------------------- Name ( Born–Died ) Michael I ( 1596–1645 ) Aleksey I ( 1629–1676 ) Feodor III ( 1661–1682 ) Peter I (Peter the Great) ( 1672–1725 ) Ivan V (joint ruler with Peter I) ( 1666–1696 ) Peter I (the Great) ( 1672–1725 ) Catherine I ( 1684–1727 ) Peter II ( 1715–1730 ) Anna ( 1693–1740 ) Ivan VI (formally) ( 1740–1764 ) Elizabeth ( 1709–1762 ) Peter III ( 1728–1762 ) Catherine II (the Great) ( 1729–1796 ) Paul I ( 1754–1801 ) Alexander I (the Blessed) ( 1777–1825 ) Constantine I ( 1779–1831 ) Nicholas I (the Conqueror) ( 1796–1855 ) Alexander II (the Liberator) ( 1818–1881 ) Alexander III (the Peace-maker) ( 1845–1894 ) Nicholas II (the Bloody) (the Martyr) ( 1868–1918 )

Answer 3

The title is related. The people were not.

Ivan the Terrible was the first Czar. He chose the title to declare the religious nature of his right to lead Russia. The Russians are more closely related to the Vikings than the Romans.

Answer 4

NO! But the word is derived from Caesar. There is no evidence that the Romanov's decended from Romans. Also keep in mind Caesars of Rome are not always related.

Answer 5

no, they are not descendents of the ceasers of rome. The czar was a reference to ceaser, thats it, like kaiser. However the Romanovs were a family, not 'of Rome' like someone said earlier.
Thus the czars were not descendents of the ceasers of rome. I should know, learning Russian history, and lived in Russia.

Answer 6

No. The name "czar" was derived from the term "Caesar" from Roman times.

Answer 7

No they were Hapsburg and related to the roil family of England and many other European nations. Title title was an attempt to suggest that they were like Cesar of Rome. I cant say that it worked out all that well for them.

BTW The remains of Anestassia have been found and identified. Pity it was fun to think that there might be an hear to the Russian throne.

Answer 8

I don't think so, but the name (meaning "ruler") is the same in the Russian language. It's sometimes spelled Tsar. In Germany and Austria, it was spelled Kaiser, and referred to the Holy Roman Emporers.

Answer 9

Yes. Also, the Prince Albert of England (Queen Elizabeth's Husband) is a direct descendant of Nicholas Romanov, the last czar of Russia.

Answer 10

Yes, that's where the name Czar comes from.

Caesar vs. Czar vs. Kaiser vs. Tsar etc.

They all have the same root.

Besides, the name of the royalty: Romanov! Of Rome! It's not just a coincidence.