| The Saltykovs rivalled the Romanovs in nobility - abolished the crown in 1917 [Queen of Shebah] Princess Dagmar of Denmark ~ Morgenstierne ~ Narodnaya Volya Наро́дная во́ля, was a Russian left-wing terrorist organization, best known for the successful assassination of Tsar Alexander II of Russia. en.wikipedia.org Alexander III, the second son of Alexander II, was born in St. Petersburg on February 26, 1845 and was never trained for statesmanship, but Nicholas, the heir apparent, died an early death in 1865 and Alexander inherited his crown and his fiancée Princess Dagmar of Denmark, who took the name of Maria in second baptism. After the assassination of his father, Alexander III came to the throne on March 1, 1881, at the age 36 and was crowned on May 15, 1883. --Александр II Освободитель Николаевич Романов -- ALEXANDER II (ALEXANDER NIKOLAEVICH) 1818-1881 EMPEROR OF ALL RUSSIA 1855-1881 Eldest son of Emperor Nicholas I, Alexander was born in Moscow on April 17, 1818, and came to the throne on February 19, 1855, after the death of his father. He was crowned in the Dormition Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin on August 26, 1856. After his accession to the throne, Alexander II implemented important reforms, notably the abolition of serfdom, as well as changes in national, military and municipal organization. He also rethought foreign policy: Russia now refrained from overseas expansion and concentrated on strengthening its borders. In 1867, he sold Alaska and the Aleutian ... |
