Fyodorovny

[Kris Groberg]

Alina Israeli wrote:

> >2. after Fyodor Romanov, the founder of the House of Romanov.
>
> I thought Mikhail Fedorovich was the first Romanov czar. How's Fedor
> the founder? I am sure he had a father and a grand-father as well.

Yes, but Fedor Romanov had the added advantage of being the Patriarch
Filaret, so all foreign-born Romanov brides were given the patronymic
Fedorovna upon their entry into the Russian orthodox Church or at the time
of their marriage.

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Kris

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