The Death of the entire ruling Romanov Family in 1917

In 1917, Tsar Nicolas II, together with his wife, the Tsarina Alexandra, their five children (Maria, Anastasia, Olga, Tatiana and crown prince Alexei), and four servants, was executed and hastily buried in non-marked graves. His death ended the monarchic rule of House Romanov in Russia; no Tsar would ever sit on the Imperial throne again. A house which included famous Tsars Peter the Great and Catherine the Great was literally eradicated overnight.