Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovich of Russia

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Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovich of Russia was the eldest son and heir apparent of Emperor Alexander II, whose early death in 1865 altered the line of succession and led to his younger brother becoming Tsar Alexander III.

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instanceOf Russian grand duke
heir apparent
associatedWithCity Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
surface form: Saint Petersburg
associatedWithResidence Alexander Palace
birthDate 1843-09-20
birthPlace Alexander Palace, Tsarskoye Selo
Tsarskoye Selo
surface form: Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire
burialPlace Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg
countryOfCitizenship Russian Empire
deathCause tuberculosis
deathDate 1865-04-24
deathPlace Kingdom of Sardinia
surface form: Nice, Kingdom of Sardinia
education Page Corps (Imperial Russia)
surface form: Corps of Pages, Saint Petersburg
engagedTo Dagmar of Denmark
surface form: Princess Dagmar of Denmark
era 19th century
familyName House of Romanov
surface form: Romanov
father Alexander II of Russia
fiancéeLaterMarried Alexander III of Russia
fullName Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov
surface form: Nicholas Alexandrovich Romanov
givenName Nicholas
grandfather Nicholas I of Russia
grandmother Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia) NERFINISHED
heirApparentTo throne of the Russian Empire
house House of Romanov
surface form: Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov
languageSpoken French
Russian
maternalGrandfather Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse NERFINISHED
maternalGrandmother Princess Wilhelmine of Baden NERFINISHED
memberOfDynasty House of Romanov
monarchHeirTo Alexander II of Russia
mother Maria Alexandrovna of Russia NERFINISHED
nobleRank grand duke
notableEvent engagement to Princess Dagmar of Denmark, later Empress Maria Feodorovna
his early death in 1865 altered the Russian imperial line of succession
patronymicName Alexandrovich
positionHeld Tsesarevich of Russia
religion Russian Orthodox Church
sibling Alexander III of Russia
Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
surface form: Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (1853–1920)

Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia
Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia
Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia
Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia
style His Imperial Highness
successorAsHeirApparent Alexander III of Russia
title Grand Duke of Russia
Tsesarevich and heir apparent of Russia

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