Alexander III of Russia
Alexander III (Russian: Александр III Александрович Романов, tr. Aleksandr III Aleksandrovich Romanov; 10 March 1845 – 1 November 1894)[1] was Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 1881 until his death in 1894.[2] He was the second son of Emperor Alexander II and Empress Maria Alexandrovna. He was also the father of Nicholas II, the last Russian Emperor.
| Alexander III | |||||
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| File:Tsar Alexander III c. 1885.jpg Portrait photograph, 1885 | |||||
| Emperor of Russia | |||||
| 13 March 1881 – 1 November 1894 | |||||
| Coronation | 27 May 1883 | ||||
| Predecessor | Alexander II | ||||
| Successor | Nicholas II | ||||
| Born | 10 March 1845 Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire | ||||
| Died | 1 November 1894 (aged 49) Maley Palace, Livadia,[a] Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire | ||||
| Burial | 18 November 1894 Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire | ||||
| Spouse | Dagmar of Denmark (m. 1866) | ||||
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| House | Romanov-Holstein-Gottorp | ||||
| Father | Alexander II of Russia | ||||
| Mother | Marie of Hesse and by Rhine | ||||
| Religion | Russian Orthodox | ||||
| Signature | Alexander III's signature | ||||
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Alexander was born as Alexander Alexandrovich on March 10, 1845 at Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg to Alexander II and Marie of Hesse. In 1866, he married Princess Dagmar of Denmark. They had six children together named Nicholas, Alexander, George, Xenia, Michael, and Olga.
In 1881, Alexander became the emperor after the assassination of his father. He was emperor of thirteen years until his death in 1894. After his death, his eldest son Nicholas II, became the last Russian emperor.
Alexander III Of Russia Media
Alexander receiving rural district elders in the yard of Petrovsky Palace in Moscow; painting by Ilya Repin
- Keisarintalo Lappeenranta.jpg
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 Roubles à l'effigie du Tsar d'Alexandre III, 1888.jpg
5-ruble coin of Alexander III, 1888
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The Borki Cathedral was one of many churches built to commemorate the Tsar's miraculous survival in the 1888 train crash
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Alexander III and French President Marie François Sadi Carnot forge an alliance
- Александр III и Мария Федоровна на крыльце своего дома в Лангинкоски в Финляндии.jpg
Alexander III and Maria Feodorovna in the family circle on the porch of his home in Langinkoski, Finland in summer 1889.
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Alexander III and Nicholas II on French stamps, c. 1896
- Tzar Alexander III and members of the Royal family.jpg
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.
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Alexander and his wife Empress Maria Fyodorovna on holiday in Copenhagen in 1893.
Notes
- ↑ Modern-day Livadiya, Crimea