 Nevertheless, it was the senior branch of the family who was destined to sit on the throne of Russia.Michael Fedorovich Romanov, the young son of Feodor Nikitich Romanov, himself the elder son of Nikita Romanovich, was elected Tsar of Russia by the nobility in an election held in February 1613, after the old Rurikid dynasty had become completely extinct.At that time, Nikita's father Ivan had also been a candidate for the throne.