Empress of Russia

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The Empress of Russia was the female monarch and autocratic ruler of the Russian Empire, holding supreme political and ceremonial authority over the state.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state role
monarchical title
sovereign title
associatedSymbol Imperial Crown of Russia
Imperial regalia of Russia
double-headed eagle of Russia
capitalOfRealm Moscow
Saint Petersburg
ceremonialRole supreme ceremonial authority of the Russian Empire
country Russian Empire
dynastyAssociatedWith Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov dynasty
Romanov dynasty
endedBy Russian Revolution of 1917
endOfRole 1917
firstFemaleMonarch Catherine I of Russia
gender female
governmentForm autocracy
hasJurisdiction Imperial Russia
Russia
Russian Empire
languageOfTitle Russian
linkedInstitution Imperial Court of Russia
Russian imperial family
Russian monarchy
notableTitleHolder Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse) NERFINISHED
Anna of Russia NERFINISHED
Catherine I of Russia
Catherine II of Russia
Catherine the Great
Elizabeth of Russia NERFINISHED
Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg) NERFINISHED
politicalRole supreme political authority of the Russian Empire
positionInGovernment absolute monarch
head of state
supreme ruler
powerBasis autocratic authority
divine right monarchy
religionAssociatedWith Eastern Orthodoxy
Russian Orthodox Church
residenceType imperial palace
seatOfPower Catherine Palace
Kremlin
Winter Palace
styleOfAddress Empress and Autocrat of All the Russias
Her Imperial Majesty
successionType hereditary monarchy
successorOffice head of state of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
titleHolderOf autocratic ruler of the Russian Empire
usedInPeriod Russian Empire period

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