Rurik, Tsar of Russia

Rurik (830 - 89) was the Prince of Ladoga and Novgorod. He was considered the founder of the Rurik Dynasty, which went to rule over Kievan Rus' (and the Tsardom of Russia) until 1598, with the end of Vasily IV's reign. It is claimed by a descendant of Rurik that his wife was Efanda of Norway, his mother Umila, his maternal grandfather Gostomysl, and had a cousin Vadim. What is known of his family that he had two brothers named Sineus and Truvor, and a son named Igor.