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Hace 5 días · Life. The future Tsar Alexander II was the eldest son of the grand duke Nikolay Pavlovich (who, in 1825, became the emperor Nicholas I) and his wife, Alexandra Fyodorovna (who, before her marriage to the Grand Duke and baptism into the Orthodox Church, had been the princess Charlotte of Prussia).
Hace 12 horas · Thus, they have no relation to the founder of Moscow, Grand Duke Yury Dolgoruky. The ancestor of the family was 15th century Prince Ivan Obolensky, a descendant of Rurik.
Hace 1 día · Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; [d] 18 May [ O.S. 6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918) or Nikolai II was the last reigning Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1 November 1894 until his abdication on 15 March 1917. During his reign, Nicholas gave support to the economic and political reforms promoted ...
Hace 4 días · Brothers Romanov — Tsesarevich and Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovich (future Emperor Nicholas II, 1868-1918) with his younger brother Grand Duke George Alexandrovich (1871-1899). These 2 photos were taken in 1883, the year of their father Emperor Alexander III’s Coronation on 27 May (O.S. 15 May) in Moscow.
Hace 4 días · In his memoirs, Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia wrote that the Tsar behaved like a teenage boy when in Catherine's presence and she also appeared to adore him. At one point in family company, the Tsar asked George, his oldest child by Catherine, if he would like to become a Grand Duke.
Hace 4 días · Her paternal grandfather, Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II, was a first cousin of both Emperor Friedrich III of Prussia and Tsar Alexander II of Russia. He was also a close friend of another contemporary, King Christian IX of Denmark.
Hace 3 días · As a result, Russian society was less active, productive and stable than was good for it. Russia and the Russians presents this argument again, but in a slightly different light. Most obviously, the chronological boundaries are pushed back at both ends -- and this matters. Russia: People and Empire was a historian’s cliffhanger: it left the ...
