Emperor of All-Russia
Император Всероссийский
Imperator Vserossiysckiy
Administration
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Status | Head of State and Government |
Presides Over | State Council
Imperial Russian Army |
Residence | Winter Palace, Petrograd, Russia (Primary)
Grand Kremlin Palace, Moscow, Russia (Secondary)
Pavlovsk Palace, Petrograd, Russia (Secondary)
Tsaritsyno Palace, Moscow, Russia (Secondary)
Peterhof Palace, Petrograd, Russia (Secondary)
Alexander Palace, Tsarskoye Selo, Russia (Secondary)
Great Gatchina Palace, Gatchina, Russia (Secondary)
Romanov Palace, Likani, Georgia (Secondary)
Livadia Palace, Livadiya, Russia (Secondary)
Maryinsky Palace, Kiev, the Ukraine (Secondary)
Langinkoski, Gotka, Finland (Secondary)
Imperial Palace, Helsinki, Finland (Secondary)
Nikolaevich Palace, Aleksandriya, the Russian Congo (Secondary)
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Appointed By | Hereditary |
Appointee | Constitution of the Russian Empire |
Term Length | Life |
Legal Instrument | Constitution of the Russian Empire |
Formation | 2 November 1721 |
First Holder | Peter I |
Introduction
The Emperor of All Russia (Russian: Император Всероссийский, Transliteration: Imperator Vserossiyskiy) is the highest political position in the Russian Empire. The Imperial Russian Armed Forces, State Council, as well as virtually all other key instruments of government are subject to the authority of the Emperor. The position was established on 2 November 1721, on order of the Tsar Peter I, following the implementation of his Westernising reforms. The House of Romanov have held the position in unbroken succession since its creation, having previously ruled Russia successively since 1613.
The Russian constitution stipulates that all Emperors are selected by agnatic primogeniture, with zero political input from the Russian populace. The Emepror of All Russia presides over the State Council and controls Russian military and foreign policy. In this regard, the Emperor is both head of state and head of government.
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List of Emperors of Russia
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# | Portrait | Name | Rule | House |
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| Peter I
Пётр I Алексеевич | 2 Nov 1721 8 Feb 1725 | Romanov
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| Catherine I
Екатерина I Алексеевна | 8 Feb 1725 17 May 1727 | Romanov
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| Peter II
Пётр II Алексеевич
The Great | 18 May 1727 6 December 1741 | Romanov
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| Elizabeth
Елизавета Петровна | 6 Dec 1741 5 Jan 1762 | Romanov
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| Peter III
Пётр III Феодорович | 9 Jan 1762 9 Jul 1762 | Romanov
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| Catherine II
Екатерина II Алексеевна
The Great | 9 Jul 1762 17 Nov 1796 | Romanov
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| Paul I
Павел I Петрович
| 17 Nov 1796 23 Mar 1801 | Romanov
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| Alexander I
Александр I Павлович
| 23 Mar 1801 1 Dec 1825 | Romanov
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| Nicholas I
Николай I Павлович | 1 Dec 1825 2 Mar 1855 | Romanov
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| Alexander II
Александр II Николаевич | 2 Mar 1855 13 Mar 1881 | Romanov
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| Alexander III
Александр III Александрович
| 13 Mar 1881 Present | Romanov
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Mandate and StatusThe Emperor of the Russian Empire is recognized as the supreme Russian executive authority, according to the Constitution of 1867. Imperial decrees are legally binding and set government policy, only rescindable by Imperial power. The Emperor also holds the title of "Vozhd of the Most Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church" (Russian: Вождь Священного Синода Русской Православной Церкви, Transliteration: Vozhd' Svyashchennogo Sinoda Russkoy Pravoslavnoy Tserkvi) and plays an active role in Orthodox religious ceremonies alongside regional clerics.
The Constitution of 1867 has done little to limit Imperial powers, in line with the great sweep of Russian history, and the Emperor is imbued with autocratic and virtually unlimited dictatorial powers. The Constitution of 1867 designates the Emperors powers as the following:
1. Dictation of the general policies of the Russian Empire, in conjunction with the State Council of the Russian Empire.
2. Supervision of imperial ministries and enforcement of laws passed by Imperial decree and by the State Council.
3. Resolving and mediating conflicts between vassals, governmental offices, and military branches.
4. Issuing decrees for both civil and religious matters.
5. Assuming supreme command of the armed forces. Ordering the mobilization of the armed forces. Issuing declarations of war with the consent of the State Council.
6. Declaring states of emergency in times of crisis.
7. Appointment, dismissal and acceptance of resignation of all branches of government.
8. Reinstatement and dismissal of government ministers.
9. Approving laws passed by the State Council of the Russian Empire.
10. Dismissal of the State Council, and calling for new appointments.
11. Pardoning or reducing sentences in relation to judicial rulings.
12. The defense of defined Holy Sites within the Russian Empire, and the defense of the Russian Orthodox faith both at home and abroad.
