Romanov, Aleksandr II Nikolaevich, EMPEROR AND AUTOCRAT OF ALL RUSSIA |
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Birth |
17 Apr (OS) / 29 Apr (NS) 1818 |
Moskva |
Death |
1 Mar (OS) / 13 Mar (NS) 1881 |
Winter Palace, Sankt-Peterburg |
Interred |
31 Mar (OS) / 12 Apr (NS) 1881 |
Peter and Paul Cathedral, Sankt-Peterburg |
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Father |
Nikolai I Pavlovich, EMPEROR OF RUSSIA (b. 1796) |
Mother |
Aleksandra Fedorovna of Prussia (b. 1798) |
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Spouse (1) |
Maria Aleksandrovna of Hessen (b. 1824) |
Marriage |
28 Apr 1841 (NS), Sankt-Peterburg |
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Spouse (2) |
Ekaterina Mihailovna, Princess Dolgorukaja, cr. Princess Jurievskaja 1880 (b. 1847) |
Marriage |
18 Jul 1880 (NS), Tsarskoe Selo |
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Biography Notes |
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Tsarevich of Russia 1 December 1825 (NS). Reign 1855-1881. Coronation 26 August (OS) / 7 September (NS) 1856, Moskva. Assassinated, died of his wounds in Winter Palace. Called Tsar-Osvoboditel (Царь-Освободитель) = The Liberator Tsar. Emperor Aleksandr's issue by his second (morganatic) marriage was legitimated after the marriage.
Emperor Aleksandr had at least two illegitimate children: A son with Countess Olga Kalinovskaja (1818-1854): Mihail-Bogdan, Prince Oginski (1848-1909), and one son with Princess N. Lubomirska: Joseph Raboxicz (b. abt 1867).
A short biography can be found here. |
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