Russian roots of Catherine the Great
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Catherine the Great was widely known as "that German petty princess," motivating her own propaganda to highlight her Russian and Eastern Orthodox credentials. This was already in progress when she was the Russian heir-apparent's wife -- aiming at gathering potential support for the future -- and continued unabated during her reign as Catherine II, Empress of All Russias.
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[edit] Descent from the House of Tver
5. Igor I of Kiev m Olga, Regent of Kiev
8. Yaroslav I of Kiev m Ingegerd of Sweden
9. Grand Prince Vsevolod I of Kiev a.k.a Vsevolod Jaroslavich (fourth son) m Anastasia/Maria/Eirene Monomakhine, daughter of Emperor Constantine IX and descendant of Skleros family of Byzantium
10. Vladimir II of Kiev, a.k.a Vladimir Vsevolodich Monomah m Gytha of Wessex-daugther of Saint King Harold Godwinson of England
11. Grand Prince George I of Kiev a.k.a Yuriy Dolgorukiy, 1st Prince of Suzdal (son of second marriage)
12. Vsevolod III, Grand Prince of Vladimir m Maria of Ossetia
13. Yaroslav II, Grand Prince of Vladimir, Yaroslav Vsevolodovich m Fjodosia Igorievna of Ryazan, maternal granddaughter of Rostislav I of Kiev, Prince of Smolensk
14. Yaroslav III of Tver, 1st Grand Prince of Tver, Yaroslav Yaroslavich m Xenia Yurievna, daughter of a boyar
15. Michael of Tver, St Michael Yaroslavich, 1st Grand Prince of All Rus m Anna Dmitrievna of Rostov, granddaughter of Boris Vasilkovich, Prince of Rostov, and Maria Yaroslavna of Muron
16. Alexander I, Grand Prince of Tver a.k.a Alexander Mihailovich m Anastasia, of Halych
17. Uljana Alexandrovna of Tver m Algirdas, Grand Prince of Lithuania and Ruthenia
18. Alexandra of Lithuania m Ziemowit IV, Duke of Masovia, a descendant of Empress Theophanu
19. Maria of Masovia m Bogislas IX, Duke of Pomerania
20. Sophia of Pomerania m Eric II, Duke of Pomerania
21. Bogislas X, Duke of Pomerania m Anna of Poland, a granddaughter of Jogaila, the eldest son of Uljana of Tver the aforementioned
22. Sophia of Pomerania m Frederick I of Denmark and Norway
23. Elisabeth of Denmark m Ulrich III, Duke of Mecklenburg
24. Sofie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin m Frederick II of Denmark and Norway
25. Augusta of Denmark m John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
26. Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp m Marie Elisabeth of Saxony
27. Sophia Augusta of Holstein m John, Prince of Zerbst
28. John Louis, Prince of Zerbst m Christina Eleanor von Zeutsch
29. Christian August, Prince of Zerbst m Johanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp
30. Catherine the Great, Empress of All Russias m Peter Fedorovich Romanov, matrnal grandson of Peter I of Russia
31. Paul I of Russia m Maria Fedorovna of Württemberg
32. Alexander I of Russia, Helena Pavlovna of Russia, Maria Pavlovna of Russia, Catherine Pavlovna of Russia, Nicholas I of Russia and so forth.
[edit] Descent from Princes of Smolensk
8. Vladimir II Monomah, the aforementioned
9. Mstislav I of Kiev, eldest son of the first marriage
10. Rostislav I of Kiev, Prince of Smolensk, a younger son
11. Rurik II of Kiev, Rjurik Vasili Rostislavich m Anna Georgievna of Turov, daughter of Georgiy Yaroslavich of Turov
12. Jaroslava Rjurikovna of Kiev m Sviatoslav Igorjevich of Vladimir-Volhynsk, son of Igor Sviatoslavich of Chernigov and Eufrosinja Yaroslavna of Lodomeria
13. Agafia Sviatoslavna of Novgorod m Konrad, Duke of Masovia, great-great-grandson of Dobronega of Kiev, daughter of St Vladimir I of Kiev
14. Casimir, Duke of Kujavia m Eufrosyne of Silesia, daughter of Casimir I, Duke of Opole
15. king Ladislas IV of Poland m Jadwiga of Greater Poland
16. Malgorzata Kunigunda of Kujavia m Bernard I, Duke of Swidnica of Silesia
17. Elisabeth of Silesia m Boleslas II, Duke of Opole, grandson of Euphemia of Greater Poland, herself graddaughter of Vyacheslava Yaroslavna of Halych
18. Ladislas, Duke of Opole, Palatine of Hungary m Elisabeth of Valachia, daughter of Basaraba Alexander I, Prince of Valachia
19. Catharina of Opole m Henry VIII, Duke of Glogau, son of Henry V, Duke of Glogau and Anna of Masovia-Plock, herself maternal granddaughter of Jevna Ivanovna of Polatsk
20. John I, Duke of Glogau m Scholastica of Saxony
21. John II, Duke of Sagan m Catharina of Troppau, daughter of Salomea Czastalowicz
22. Anna of Sagan and Glogau m Charles I, Duke of Munsterberg, grandson of king George I of Bohemia
23. Jadwiga of Munsterberg m George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, son of Sofia of Poland
24. Anna Maria of Ansbach m Christopher, Duke of Wurttemberg
25. Eleanor of Wurttemberg m JoachimErnest, Prince of Zerbst
26. Rudolf, Prince of Zerbst
23. Jadwiga of Munsterberg m George of Ansbach
24. Sabine of Ansbach m John George, Elector of Brandenburg
25. Sophia of Brandenburg m Christian I, Elector of Saxony
26. John George I, Elector of Saxony
[edit] Descent from the House of Halych
7. Grand Prince Vsevolod I of Kiev a.k.a Vsevolod Jaroslavich, the aforementioned, m Anastasia/Maria/Eirene Monomakhine, daughter of Emperor Constantine IX and descendant of Skleros family of Byzantium
8. Vladimir II of Kiev, a.k.a Vladimir Vsevolodich Monomah m Gytha of Wessex
9. Mstislav I of Kiev a.k.a Mstislav Vladimirich, eldest son, m Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden
10. Iziaslav II of Kiev a.k.a Iziaslav Mstislavich, elder son
11. Mstislav II of Kiev a.k.a Mstislav Iziaslavich m Agnes of Poland, a 6th-generation descendant of Empress Theophanu, herself estimated to have been with a Skleros descent
12. Roman II of Kiev the Great a.k.a Roman Mstislavich
13. King Daniel I of Halych a.k.a Danylo Romanovich m Anna Mstislavna of Smolensk and Novgorod,daughter of Mstislav the Bold, Prince of Novgorod and Prince of Halych, a 4th-generation male-line descendant of Grand Prince Vladimir Monomakh
14. King Leo I of Halych a.k.a Lev Danylovich m Constance of Hungary, daughter of Maria Laskarina (the aforementioned, Laskaris-Angelos-Komnenos) of the Nicean Empire and Bela IV of Hungary, himself descendant of Grand Prince Vladimir Monomakh and of Empress Theophanu
15. King George I of Halych a.k.a Yurij Lvovich m Euphemia of Kujavia, granddaughter of Agafia Svjatoslavna of Novgorod and Conrad of Masovia, himself a descendant of Empress Theophanu (Euphemia also descended from Vladimir Monomakh)
16. Maria Yurievna of Halych m Trojden, Duke of Masovia
17. Ziemowit III, Duke of Masovia m Euphemia of Troppau
18. Ziemowit IV, Duke of Masovia m Alexandra of Lithuania
19. Maria of Masovia m Bogislas IX, Duke of Pomerania
20. Sophia, Duchess of Pomerania of Stargard m Eric II, Duke of Pomerania of Wolgast
21. Catharina of Pomerania m Henry I, Duke of Brunswick
22. Catharina of Brunswick m Magnus I, Duke of Lauenburg
23. Dorothea of Lauenburg m Christian III of Denmark and Norway
24. Dorothea of Denmark m William, Duke of Brunswick-Lunenburg
25. George, Duke of Calenberg m Anna Eleanor of Hesse-Darmstadt
26. Sophia Amalia of Brunswick-Calenberg m Frederick III of Denmark and Norway
27. Frederica Amalia of Denmark m Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
28. duke Christian August of Holstein m Albertina of Baden
29. Johanna Elisabeth of Holstein m Christian August, Prince of Zerbst
[edit] Descent from the House of Chernigov
4. Yaroslav I of Kiev, the aforementioned, m Ingegerd of Sweden
5. Svyatoslav of Chernigov, Grand Prince of Kiev, third son
6. Oleg Michael of Sevjersk, Prince of Chernigov, m Theophano Musalonitissa
7. Vsevolod II of Kiev m Maria Mstislavna of Kiev, daughter of Mstislav I of Kiev, descendant of a brother of Svyatopolk
8. Svyatoslav III of Kiev m Maria Vasilkovna of Polatsk, daughter of Vasilko Svyatoslavich, Prince of Polatsk
10. Michael of Chernigov, saint, Grand Prince of Kiev m Maria Romanovna of Halych, daughter of Roman II of Kiev and Predslava Rjurikovna of Ovrutsk
11. Rostislav of Slavonia, ban of Macsva (Serbian march) m Anna of Hungary, daughter of Bela IV of Hungary and Maria Laskarina
12. Kunigunda of Chernigov m king Otakar II of Bohemia
14. Elisabeth I of Bohemia m John of Luxembourg, king of Bohemia and titularly of Poland
15. Bonne of Bohemia m John II of France of Valois
16. Jeanne of France m Charles II of Navarre
17. Charles III of Navarre m Eleanor of Castile
18. Blanche II of Navarre m John II of Aragon
19. Eleanor I of Navarre m Gaston of Foix
20. Infanta Catherine of Navarre m Gaston de Foix, Count of Candale
21. Anna of Foix-Candale m king Vladislaus of Bohemia and Hungary
22. queen Anna of Bohemia and Hungary m Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor of HOuse of Habsburg
23. Maria of Austria m William, Duke of Julich-Cleves-Berg
24. Maria Eleanor of Cleves m Wojciech Fryderyk, Duke of Prussia
25. Magdalena Sibylla of Prussia m John George I, Elector of Saxony
26. Maria Elisabeth of Saxony m Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
27. Augusta Maria of Holstein-Gottorp m Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
28. Albertina Frederica of Baden m Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp
29. Johanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp m Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
30. Catherine II of Russia m Peter III of Russia
31. Paul I of Russia m Maria Fedorovna of Württemberg
32. Alexander I of Russia, Helena Pavlovna of Russia, Maria Pavlovna of Russia, Catherine Pavlovna of Russia, Nicholas I of Russia and so forth.
[edit] Descent from Ruthenian consorts of early Kings of Hungary
4. Yaroslav I of Kiev, the aforementioned, m Ingegerd of Sweden
5. Grand Prince Iziaslav I of Kiev, second son, the eldest who survived father, and his immeddiate successor
7. Predslava of Kiev m Almos of Hungary
8. Bela II of Hungary m Jelena of Serbia
9. Geza II of Hungary m Euphrosyne of Kiev, daughter of Ljubava Dmitrievna Savidich and Mstislav I of Kiev, eldest son of Grand Prince Vladimir Monomah
10. Bela III of Hungary m Agnes of Antioch
11. Andrew II of Hungary m Gertrude of Merania
12. Bela IV of Hungary m Maria Laskarina
13. Constance of Hungary m king Leo I of Halych
14. king George I of Halych m Euphemia of Kujavia
15. Maria Yurievna of Halych m Trojden of Masovia
16. Euphemia of Masovia m Casimir I, Duke of Teschen
17. Premislas I, Duke of Teschen m Elisabeth of Silesia Bytom
18. Anna of Silesia Teschen m Henry IX, Duke of Silesia in Lueben etc
19. Louis III, Duke of Silesia in Ohlau m Malgorzata of Silesia Opole
20. John II, Duke of Silesia in Lueben m Jadwiga of Silesia-Brieg
21. Frederick I, Duke of Liegnitz and Brieg m Ludmila of Bohemia
22. Frederick II, Duke of Liegnitz m Sophia of Brandenbirg-Ansbach
23. Sophia of Silesia m John George, Elector of Brandenburg
24. Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg m Catharina of Brandenburg-Kustrin
25. Anna Catharina of Brandenburg m Christian IV of Denmark and Norway
26. Frederick III of Denmark and Norway m Sophia Amalia of Brunswick-Calenberg
27. Frederica Amalia of Denmark m Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
28. duke Christian August of Holstein m Albertina of Baden
29. Johanna Elisabeth of Holstein m Christian August, Prince of Zerbst
[edit] Descent from Princes of Tmutarakan, Novgorod, Lodomeria and Volhynia
8. Yaroslav I of Kiev, the aforementioned, m Ingegerd of Sweden
9. Vladimir Jaroslavich, Prince of Novgorod, the eldest son, predeceased the father
10. Rostislav Vladimirovich, Prince of Rostov, Novgorod and Vladimir-Volhynsk
11. Volodar, Prince of Przemysl and Tmutorokan
12. Volodymyrko of Halych
13. Yaroslav I of Halych m Olga Yurievna of Suzdal, daughter of Yuriy Dolgoruky, Grand Prince of Kiev, Prince of Suzdal and Rostov, and a daughter of khan Aepa of the Polovtchy
14. Vyatcheslava Yaroslavna of Lodomeria m Odo, Duke of Poznan and Kalisz
15. Wladyslaw III of Poznan
16. Premislas I of Poland m Elisabeth of Silesia, daughter of Henry II, Duke of Wroclaw and Anna of Bohemia
17. Constance of Poland m Konrad I, Margrave of Brandenburg
18. Agnes of Brandenburg m Albert I, Prince of Zerbst
19. Albert II, Prince of Zerbst m Beatrix of Saxony (Wittenberg)
20. John I, Prince of Zerbst m Elisabeth of Henneberg
21. Sigismund I, Prince of Zerbst m Jutta of Querfurt
22. George I, Prince of Zerbst m Anna of Lindow-Ruppin
23. Ernest, Prince of Zerbst m Margaret of Podebrady, daughter of Henry I, Duke of Munsterberg from Bohemia, son of Kunhuta z Sternberka and George I of Bohemia z Kunstat Podebrad
24. John II, Prince of Zerbst m Margaret of Brandenburg
25. Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt m Eleanor of Wurttemberg
26. Rudolf, Prince of Zerbst m Magdalena of Oldenburg
27. John, Prince of Zerbst m Sophia Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp
28. John Louis, Prince of Zerbst m Christina Eleanor von Zeutsch
29. Christian August, Prince of Zerbst m Johanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp
30. Catherine the Great, Empress of All Russias m Peter Fedorovich Romanov
31. Paul I of Russia
32. Alexander I of Russia and so forth
