A Family Genealogy of
the Gentle House of Stapleton
the Gentle House of Stapleton
(Prince of Ladoga and Novgorod) RURIK I #65484
ABT 830 - 879
Personal Information
- TITLE: Prince of Ladoga and Novgorod
- BIRTH: ABT 830
- DEATH: 879, Novgorod, Russia
Notes
Founder of the House of Rurik
Rurik was a Varangian chieftain of the Rus' who, according to tradition, was invited to reign in Novgorod in the year 862. The Primary Chronicle states that Rurik was succeeded by his kinsman Oleg who was regent for his infant son Igor.
Traditionally, Rurik has been considered the founder of the Rurik dynasty, which was the ruling dynasty of Kievan Rus' and its principalities, and ultimately the Tsardom of Russia, until the death of Feodor I in 1598.
Rurik was a Varangian chieftain of the Rus' who, according to tradition, was invited to reign in Novgorod in the year 862. The Primary Chronicle states that Rurik was succeeded by his kinsman Oleg who was regent for his infant son Igor.
Traditionally, Rurik has been considered the founder of the Rurik dynasty, which was the ruling dynasty of Kievan Rus' and its principalities, and ultimately the Tsardom of Russia, until the death of Feodor I in 1598.
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