List of heirs to the Russian throne
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This is a list of the individuals who were, at any given time, considered the next in line to inherit the throne of Russia or Grand Prince of Moscow. Those who actually succeeded (at any future time) are shown in bold. Stillborn children and infants surviving less than a month are not included.
[edit] 1281 to 1552
| Heir | Status | Relationship to Monarch | Became heir | Reason | Ceased to be heir | Reason | Next in succession | Monarch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yury of Moscow | Heir presumtive | Son | 1281 | Oldest son | 1303 | became Grand prince | Ivan I of Moscow | Daniel of Moscow |
| Ivan I of Moscow | Heir presumptive | son | 1303 | Oldest son | 1325 | became Grand prince | Simeon | Yury of Moscow |
| Simeon | Heir presumptive | son | 1325 | Oldest son | 1340 | became Grand prince | Ivan II | Ivan I of Moscow |
| Ivan II of Moscow | Heir presumptive | brother | 1340 | Oldest brother | 1348 | birth of Simeon son | unknown Simeon son | Simeon |
| Unknown Simeon son | Heir presumptive | oldest son | 1348 | son | 1353 | died | Ivan II of Moscow | Simeon |
| Ivan II of Moscow | Heir presumptive | brother | 1353 | Oldest brother | 1353 | became Grand prince | Dmitri Donskoi | Simeon |
| Dmitri Donskoi | Heir presumptive | son | 1353 | father became Grand prince | 1359 | became Grand prince | Ivan Ivanovich | Ivan II of Moscow |
| Ivan Ivanovich | Heir presumptive | brother | 1359 | brother became Grand prince | 1364 | died | Daniil Dmitrievich | [Dmitri Donskoi]] |
| Daniil Dmitrievich | Heir presumptive | oldest son | 1370 | son | 1379 | died | Vasily I of Moscow | Dmitri Donskoi |
| Vasily I of Moscow | Heir presumptive | son | 1379 | brother death | 1389 | became Grand Prince | Yury Dmitrievich | Dmitri Donskoi |
| Yury Dmitrievich | Dmitri Donskoi law | brother | 1389 | coup | 1433 | became Grand Prince | Vasiliy Kosoy | Vasily I and Vasily II |
| Vasiliy Kosoy | Heir presumptive | son | 1433 | father has become Grand Prince | 1434 | became Grand Prince | Dmitry Shemyaka | Yury Dmitrievich |
| Dmitry Shemyaka | Heir presumptive | brother and cousin | 1434 | brother has become Grand Prince | 1440 | birth of Vasily II son | Ivan III | Vasiliy Kosoy and Vasily II |
| Ivan III | Heir presumptive | son | 1440 | oldest son | 1462 | became Grand Prince | Ivan Ivanovich | Vasily II of Moscow |
| Ivan Ivanovich | Heir presumptive | son | 1462 | father has become Grand Prince | 1490 | died | Dmitry Ivanovich | Ivan III |
| Dmitry Ivanovich | Heir presumptive | grandson | 1490 | father has died | 1502 | court coup | Vasily III of Moscow | Ivan III |
| Vasily III of Moscow | Heir presumptive | son | 1502 | court coup | 1505 | became Grand Prince | Yury | Ivan III |
| Yury | Heir presumptive | brother | 1505 | brother has become grand prince | 1530 | birth of Vasily III son | Ivan IV | Vasily III of Moscow |
| Ivan IV | Heir presumptive | son | 1530 | born | 1533 | became grand prince | Yury | Vasily III of Moscow |
| Yury | Heir presumptive | brother | 1533 | born | 1552 | birth of Ivan IV son | Dmitry | Ivan IV |
[edit] 1552 to 1725
| Heir | Status | Relationship to Monarch | Became heir | Reason | Ceased to be heir | Reason | Next in succession | Monarch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dmitry | Heir presumptive | son | 1552 | born | 1553 | killed | Yury | Ivan IV |
| Yury | Heir presumptive | brother | 1533 | death of Dmitry | 1552 | birth of Ivan IV son | Ivan Ivanovich | Ivan IV |
| Ivan Ivanovich | Heir presumptive | son | 1554 | born | 1582 | killed | Feodor I of Russia | Ivan IV |
| Feodor I of Russia | Heir presumptive | son | 1582 | born | 1584 | became Tsar of all Russia | Dmitriy Ivanovich | Ivan IV |
| Dmitriy Ivanovich | Heir presumptive | brother | 1584 | brother became tsar | 1591 | killed | Feodor II of Russia | Feodor I of Russia |
| Feodor II of Russia | Heir presumptive | son | 1598 | father became tsar | 1605 | became tsar | Sigismund III Vasa | Boris Godunov |
| Sigismund III Vasa | Heir presumptive | father | 1610 | son became ruler of Moscowy | 1612 | Polish forces are defeated | Feodor Romanov | Władysław IV Vasa |
| Feodor Romanov | Heir presumptive | father | 1612 | son became tsar | 1629 | birth of tsar son | Alexis I of Russia | Michael of Russia |
| Alexis I of Russia | Heir presumptive | son | 1629 | born | 1645 | became tsar | Dmitri Alexeevich | Michael of Russia |
| Dmitri Alexeevich | Heir presumptive | son | 1648 | born | 1649 | died | Alexei Alexeevich | Alexis I of Russia |
