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Alexander III (Russian: Александр III Александрович Романов, romanized: Aleksandr III Aleksandrovich Romanov; 10 March 1845 – 1 November 1894) was Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 13 March 1881 until his death in 1894.
Alexander III. Russian in full: Aleksandr Aleksandrovich. Born: March 10 [February 26, Old Style], 1845, St. Petersburg, Russia. Died: November 1 [October 20, Old Style], 1894, Livadiya, Crimea (aged 49) Title / Office: emperor (1881-1894), Russia.
He died in the Livadia Palace on November 1, 1894 and was buried at the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg. Alexander III was succeeded by his eldest son Nicholas II of Russia . A memorial to Tsar Alexander III is located in the city of Irkutsk at the embankment of the Angara River.
In 1865, Alexander III's older brother Nicholas suddenly died. On his deathbed, Nicholas requested that his fiancée, Princess Dagmar of Denmark, should marry Alexander III. Alexander III and Princess Dagmar of Denmark married at the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg the following year.
Born: St. Petersburg, 26 February (10 March) 1845. Died: Livadiya, 20 October (1 November) 1894. Reigned: 1881-1894. Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich (the future Emperor Alexander III) was the second son of Alexander II and the Empress Maria Alexandrovna.
Nov 6, 2015 · Now, AFP reports, Russian officials will exhume Alexander III, the country's second-to-last tsar, in a bid to conclusively answer questions about the fates of Tsar Nicholas II and his family....
John Etty assesses the historical significance of one of the lesser known Tsars. The reign of Alexander III will always be compared either with that of his ‘liberating’ father, Alexander II, or of his ill-fated son, Nicholas II. While it is easy to see Alexander III as the repressive antithesis of his father, or the strong autocrat his son ...
