Alexander III of Russia
Alexander Alexandrovich Romanov (Alexander III, 10 March 1845, Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire — 1 November 1894, Maley Palace, Livadia, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire) was the Emperor of Russia from 13 March [O.S. 1 March] 1881 until his death on 1 November [O.S. 20 October] 1894. He reversed some of the liberal laws made by his father, Alexander II and promoted the Russian language. Unlike many Tsars, he kept Russia out of wars. Alexander III had six children. His son, Nicholas II of Russia became the next and last Tsar.
| Alexander III | |||||
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 Portrait of Alexander III, by Ivan Kramskoy (1886) | |||||
| Emperor and Autocrat of all the Russias | |||||
| 13 March 1881 – 1 November 1894 | |||||
| Coronation | 27 May 1883 | ||||
| Predecessor | Alexander II | ||||
| Successor | Nicholas II | ||||
| Born | 10 March 1845 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire | ||||
| Died | 1 November 1894 (aged 49) Livadia, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire | ||||
| Burial | 18 November 1894 | ||||
| Spouse | Maria Feodorovna | ||||
| Issue | Nicholas II of Russia Grand Duke Alexander Grand Duke George Grand Duchess Xenia Grand Duke Michael Grand Duchess Olga | ||||
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| House | Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov | ||||
| Father | Alexander II | ||||
| Mother | Maria Alexandrovna | ||||
| Religion | Russian Orthodox | ||||
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Alexander III Of Russia Media
Alexander III as Tsesarevich, by Sergei Lvovich Levitsky, 1865
Alexander receiving rural district elders in the yard of Petrovsky Palace in Moscow; painting by Ilya Repin
Photograph about arriving of Alexander III at the Fontell House (also known as "The House of Emperor") for the first time on August 4, 1885, in Lappeenranta, Finland.
5-ruble coin of Alexander III, 1888
The Borki Cathedral was one of many churches built to commemorate the Tsar's miraculous survival in the 1888 train crash
Alexander III and French President Marie François Sadi Carnot forge an alliance
Alexander III and Maria Feodorovna in the family circle on the porch of his home in Langinkoski, Finland in summer 1889.
Alexander III and Nicholas II on French stamps, c. 1896
Left to Right: Emperor Alexander III, Prince George (later George V of the United Kingdom), Marie Feodorovna, Maria of Greece, Tsesarevich Nicholas (later Emperor Nicholas II of Russia). Probably taken on the imperial yacht near Denmark, c. 1893.
