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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.
2 days ago · The House of Oldenburg is an ancient dynasty of German origin whose members rule or have ruled in Denmark, Iceland, Greece, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Livonia, Schleswig, Holstein, and Oldenburg.
3 days ago · Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia (1904–1918) Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia: June 7, 1869: May 2, 1870: Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia: May 9, 1871: July 10, 1899: Died unmarried: Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia: April 6, 1875: April 20, 1960
3 days ago · The driving force was not the state authorities, but the public, which literally forced Tsar Alexander II to fulfill his moral duty to the fraternal people of the Balkans and punish the cruel...
2 days ago · Alexander became grand duke of Finland, but Finland was not incorporated into the Russian Empire, and its institutions were fully respected. In 1810, when Napoleon’s former marshal, Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, was elected heir to the Swedish throne, he showed no hostility toward Russia.
5 days ago · By 1903, Nicholas and Alexandra had produced four daughters. The next year, the first male heir appeared — His Imperial Highness Alexei Nicolaievich, Sovereign Heir Tsarevich, Grand Duke of Russia. Tsar Nicholas with Tsarevich Alexei, 1904. From his father, the baby Alexei inherited a claim to the throne.
1 day ago · On March 25, 1984, Pope John Paul II sought to finally accomplish what Our Lady of Fatima had requested seven decades earlier. He set out to consecrate communist Russia to her Immaculate Heart, the promised step to turning the Soviet state away from its wicked ways.
