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Rurik, Grand Prince of Novgorod, 1st Tsar of Russia (830 – 879) Primogenitor of the Rurikid dynasty

The Invitation of the Varangians by Viktor Vasnetsov: Rurik and his brothers Sineus and Truvor arrive at the lands of the Ilmen Slavs. Viking Rurik becomes governor of Novgorod, at the request of Slavs who are exhausted by long-running inter-tribal wars.

Rurik on the monument “Millennium of Russia” in Veliky Novgorod.

Viking settlements from 8th through 11th centuries

Ivan IV “The Terrible” Vasilyevich (1530 – 1584) Tsar of All Russia effectively, the last Rurikid Tsar of Russia

Portrait of Catherine II in her 50s, by Johann Baptist von Lampi the Elder

The Rurikid dynasty that Varangian prince Rurik and his two brothers founded in 862 came to a formal end with the death of Feodor I, Ivan the Terrible’s son, in 1598. He failed to produce male heirs and his Rurikid cousins didn’t step forward afterward to claim the throne of one of the oldest European royal houses.

Catherine II “the Great” (1729 – 1796) , an agnatic cousin of the Rurikids, did, however, more than step forward to claim the throne when she deposed her husband, Peter III, in 1762.  After the assasination of her son Tsar Paul I Romanov (1754 – 1801), the Oldenburgs (Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp lineage) resumed as rulers of Russia as Romanovs by surname until the formal end of Russian Empire with the assasination of Nicholas II Alexandrovich Romanov (1868 – 1918). They were agnatic descendants of Charlemagne, King of Franks (742 – 814).

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Rurik, Grand Prince of Novgorod, 1st Tsar of Russia (830 – 879)
Birth 830 in Sweden
Death 879 in Novgorod, Russia

agnatic descendant of Sigge “Odin” Fridulfsson of Asgard (50 BC – 30 AD) 1st King of Scandinavia , agnatic forebear of Vladimir I Svyatoslavich (ca. 950 – 1015) Ruler of Kievan Rus  and Ivan IV “The Terrible” Vasilyevich (1530 – 1584) Tsar of All Russia 

Ancestry.com citation/Lineages

35th great-grandfather BRUCE-STEWART-DE LA HAY-TATE-CHANDLER-SIMMONS-COLLINS

36th great-grandfather BRUCE-STEWART-MACDONALD-FINLAY-COLLINS

33rd great-granduncle NORMANDY-MARSHAL-WARREN-PLANTAGENET-CARRINGTON-HOLLAND-SIMMONS-COLLINS

34th great-granduncle NORMANDY-D’EVREUX-MARSHALL-WARREN-CARRINGTON-HOLLAND-SIMMONS-COLLINS

35th great-granduncle YNGLING-NORMANDY-SINCLAIR-CAMPBELL-MACDONALD-FINLAY-COLLINS

36th great-granduncle NORMANDY-SINCLAIR-MACDONALD-FINLAY-COLLINS

39th great-granduncle YNGLING-COLLINS

40th great-granduncle YNGLING-NORMANDY-AUBIGNY-D’EU-HASTINGS-HERON-COLLINGWOOD-COLLINS

2nd cousin 38x removed CAROLMAN-BLOIS-NORMANDY-CARRINGTON-HOLLAND-SIMMONS-COLLINS

3rd cousin 34x removed CAROLINGAN-LENS-DEMAREST-TERHUNE-BANTA-BRINKERHOFF-OUTWATER-COLLINS

5th cousin 40x removed NORTHUMBRIA-WESSEX-HOWARD-WOOD-COLLINS

husband of 40th great-grandaunt YNGLING-MONTGOMERY-COLLINGWOOD-COLLINS

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The Patricians, A Genealogical Study – Ebook Editions US$5.95

Author at Harrod’s Deli – London

Steven Wood Collins (1952 – ) Antiquarian, Genealogist, Novelist 

By Steven Wood Collins

I spent most of my life unaware of my ancestral heritage. Sure, I knew of the personal history of my more immediate relatives; but beyond that, I never had any inkling as to my ancestral heritage. Then one day many years ago my sister said to me, “I sometimes wonder about our family background.” And so my quest to discover our genealogical roots commenced.

I started building my family tree with the very basic relationships, going back in time from my grandparents, one ancestor at a time. That initial effort proved to be the hardest part of the pursuit, mainly due to my lack of expertise as a novice genealogical researcher. As I gained familiarity with the databases and how to efficiently mine them, my progress gained ever-increasing momentum. Today, The Patricians! tree (Ancestry.com) contains nearly 120,000 individuals, stretching over 135 generations, 5,800 of which are my direct ancestors in a genealogical sense.

During this trek back in time, I encountered fascinating figures in both history and obscurity. This blog contains many stories about their genealogical relationship to me (and many of you). By far and away, as a student of history, the historically obscure individuals are of particular interest to me. I cite Baron “Blue Beard” Montmorency-Laval de Rais (1405 – 1440) as an example of a historically maligned personage whose real contribution to history, as both a playwright and hero of France, has yet to be properly recognized. Another example is Earl Edward de Vere (1550 – 1604), who’s yet to gain widespread recognition as the actual author of the body of literary work wrongly ascribed to William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616).

My life-long interest in international economics and finance continues unabated. I primarily demonstrate this professional involvement as a contributor to the Long Room, the members-only international finance professionals' forum hosted by the Financial Times of London.

I'm an avid recreational scuba diver who enjoys traveling to exotic dive sites. My love of the sea and marine life gives me an unbounded appreciation and support of “green” issues, especially those devoted to the conservation of endangered species and coral reefs.

He continually posts results of his personal genealogical research to his Goodreads Authors Blog. Entitled The Patricians - The Ancestral Heritage of Steven Wood Collins, the work represents thousand of hours of his research efforts and related commentary.

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