Alexander II of Russia

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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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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

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Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia sibling Alexander II of Russia
Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia father Alexander II of Russia
Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia notableRelative Alexander II of Russia
this entity surface form: Tsar Alexander II of Russia
Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia father Alexander II of Russia
Savior on Spilled Blood builtInMemoryOf Alexander II of Russia
Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia father Alexander II of Russia
Congress Kingdom monarch Alexander II of Russia
Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia grandfather Alexander II of Russia
this entity surface form: Tsar Alexander II of Russia
Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia relative Alexander II of Russia
this entity surface form: Tsar Alexander II of Russia
Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia relative Alexander II of Russia
this entity surface form: Tsar Alexander II of Russia
Maria Alexandrovna spouse Alexander II of Russia
Maria Alexandrovna relative Alexander II of Russia
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna the Younger relative Alexander II of Russia
this entity surface form: Tsar Alexander II of Russia
Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia notableRelative Alexander II of Russia
this entity surface form: Tsar Alexander II of Russia
Princess Charlotte of Prussia child Alexander II of Russia
Vladimir Alexandrovich Romanov father Alexander II of Russia
tsesarevich (title of the heir apparent to the Russian throne) notableHolder Alexander II of Russia
subject surface form: Tsesarevich
this entity surface form: Alexander Nikolaevich (later Alexander II of Russia)
Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovich of Russia father Alexander II of Russia
Dmitry Milyutin appointedBy Alexander II of Russia
Alexander Gorchakov monarchServed Alexander II of Russia