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2 days ago · Alexander II (Russian: Алекса́ндр II Никола́евич, romanized: Aleksándr II Nikoláyevich, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ftɐˈroj nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ]; 29 April 1818 – 13 March 1881) was Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 2 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881.
Jun 23, 2024 · Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich, son of the Russian emperor Paul I (reigned 1796–1801), younger brother of Alexander I (reigned 1801–25), and elder brother of Nicholas I (reigned 1825–55); he was the virtual ruler of the Congress Kingdom of Poland (1815–30).
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1 day ago · In the aftermath of the Great Retreat and the loss of the Kingdom of Poland, Nicholas assumed the role of commander-in-chief after dismissing his cousin, Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolayevich, in September 1915. This was a mistake, as the tsar came to be personally associated with the continuing losses at the front.
Jun 23, 2024 · Grand Prince of Kiev r. 1177–1180, 1174, r. 1182–1194: Mstislav I 1076–1132 Grand Prince of Kiev r. 1125–1132: Yaropolk II 1082–1139 Grand Prince of Kiev r. 1132–1139: Viacheslav 1083–1154 Grand Prince of Kiev r. 1139–1151, 1154: Yuri I Dolgorukiy c. 1099 –1157 Grand Prince of Kiev r. 1149–1151, r. 1155–1157: Vsevolod IV d ...
Jun 14, 2024 · Anastasia, grand duchess of Russia and youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, last emperor of Russia. She was killed with the other members of her immediate family in 1918 following the October Revolution, but numerous women claimed to be the still-living Anastasia in the following years.
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- Anastasia was a grand duchess of Russia and the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last emperor of Russia.
- After the October Revolution that marked the beginning of the Soviet regime, Anastasia was confined in the Urals along with the rest of the imperia...
- No. Numerous women—most famously Anna Anderson—claimed to be Anastasia and thus heir to the Romanov fortune. Each said she had survived the executi...
4 days ago · Nicholas I - Autocrat, Reforms, Crimean War: Alexander I’s unexpected death in southern Russia on December 1, 1825, led to a dynastic crisis. Because Alexander I had no direct male successor, Constantine was next in line for the throne.
5 days ago · Grand Duke Michael Romanov who was killed alongside his faithful British servant Nicholas Johnson. He had devoted his life to serving his master - and, even in the face of certain death,...
