Alexander II of Russia

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19th-century monarch Russian emperor emperor human monarch

Alexander II of Russia was the 19th-century Emperor of Russia best known for emancipating the serfs and initiating major liberal reforms before his assassination in 1881.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Alexander II Nikolaevich	1
Tsar Alexander II	1
Tsar Alexander II of Russia	1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century monarch ⓘ Russian emperor ⓘ emperor ⓘ human ⓘ monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Alexander the Liberator ⓘ
birthDate	1818-04-29 ⓘ
birthPlace	Moscow ⓘ Moscow Kremlin ⓘ
burialPlace	Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg ⓘ surface form: Peter and Paul Cathedral
causeOfDeath	bombing ⓘ
child	Alexander III of Russia ⓘ Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia ⓘ surface form: Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia ⓘ Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia ⓘ Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia ⓘ Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia ⓘ
conflict	Crimean War ⓘ Russo-Turkish Wars ⓘ surface form: Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
countryOfCitizenship	Russian Empire ⓘ
deathDate	1881-03-13 ⓘ
deathPlace	St. Petersburg ⓘ surface form: Saint Petersburg Winter Palace ⓘ
dynasty	House of Romanov ⓘ surface form: Romanov dynasty
education	military education ⓘ
era	19th century ⓘ
father	Nicholas I of Russia ⓘ
fullName	Alexander II of Russia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Alexander II Nikolaevich
givenName	Alexander ⓘ
house	House of Romanov ⓘ
killedBy	Ignacy Hryniewiecki ⓘ Narodnaya Volya ⓘ
knownFor	Emancipation reform of 1861 ⓘ surface form: Great Reforms in Russia emancipation of the serfs in Russia ⓘ expansion of the Russian Empire in Central Asia ⓘ judicial reforms of 1864 ⓘ local self-government reforms (zemstvo system) ⓘ military reforms of the 1860s ⓘ relaxation of censorship ⓘ
mannerOfDeath	assassination ⓘ
monarchOf	Grand Duchy of Finland ⓘ Kingdom of Poland (Congress Poland) ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Poland Russian Empire ⓘ
mother	Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia) ⓘ surface form: Alexandra Feodorovna of Prussia
nativeLanguage	Russian ⓘ
notableWork	Emancipation reform of 1861 ⓘ
patronymicName	Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia ⓘ surface form: Nikolaevich
politicalIdeology	liberal conservatism ⓘ
positionHeld	Emperor of All the Russias ⓘ Grand Duke of Finland ⓘ King of Poland ⓘ
predecessor	Nicholas I of Russia ⓘ
reignEnd	1881-03-13 ⓘ
reignStart	1855-03-02 ⓘ
religion	Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spouse	Catherine Dolgorukova ⓘ Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia ⓘ surface form: Maria Alexandrovna
successor	Alexander III of Russia ⓘ
title	Emperor of All the Russias ⓘ surface form: Autocrat of all the Russias Tsar of Russia ⓘ

Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg → burialPlaceOf → Alexander II of Russia ⓘ

Nicholas I of Russia → child → Alexander II of Russia ⓘ

Alexander III of Russia → father → Alexander II of Russia ⓘ

Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia → father → Alexander II of Russia ⓘ

Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia → father → Alexander II of Russia ⓘ

State Bank of the Russian Empire → foundedBy → Alexander II of Russia ⓘ

Alexander II of Russia → fullName → Alexander II of Russia self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexander II Nikolaevich

House of Romanov → hasMember → Alexander II of Russia ⓘ

Congress Poland → headOfState → Alexander II of Russia ⓘ

Finnish markka → introducedBy → Alexander II of Russia ⓘ

Crimean War → involvedPerson → Alexander II of Russia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsar Alexander II

Kingdom of Poland (Congress Poland) → monarch → Alexander II of Russia ⓘ

Alexander Archipelago → namedAfter → Alexander II of Russia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsar Alexander II of Russia

Crimean War → notableCommander → Alexander II of Russia ⓘ

House of Oldenburg → notableMember → Alexander II of Russia ⓘ

Russian Empire → notableRuler → Alexander II of Russia ⓘ

Emperor of All the Russias → officeHolder → Alexander II of Russia ⓘ

Tsarskoye Selo → patron → Alexander II of Russia ⓘ

Alexander III of Russia → predecessor → Alexander II of Russia ⓘ

Emancipation reform of 1861 → promulgatedBy → Alexander II of Russia ⓘ

Imperial Russian administrative system → reformedBy → Alexander II of Russia ⓘ

Emancipation reform of 1861 → reignOf → Alexander II of Russia ⓘ

Vilna Governorate → rulingMonarchInMid19thCentury → Alexander II of Russia ⓘ

Alaska Purchase → sellerHeadOfState → Alexander II of Russia ⓘ

Emancipation reform of 1861 → signedBy → Alexander II of Russia ⓘ

Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia → spouse → Alexander II of Russia ⓘ

Nicholas I of Russia → successor → Alexander II of Russia ⓘ

Grand Duke of Finland → titleHolder → Alexander II of Russia ⓘ

Imperial Crown of Russia → usedBy → Alexander II of Russia ⓘ