How is Mikhail Romanov tsar related to Ivan the terrible?

Mikhail Romanov, who became tsar in 1613, is a distant descendant of Ivan the Terrible through the Rurik dynasty. Ivan IV, known as Ivan the Terrible, was the first tsar of Russia and ruled from 1547 to 1584. After Ivan's death, the Rurik lineage faced turmoil, leading to the Time of Troubles, during which the Romanov family emerged as a new ruling dynasty, marking a shift in Russian history. Thus, while there is no direct father-son connection, they are part of the broader royal lineage of Russia.