HIM Emperor Alexander III Alexandrovitch of all the Russias

Royal House

Romanov

Date & place of birth

10 March 1845 St. Petersburg

Born as

HIH Grand Duke of Russia

Alexander Alexandrovitch

Nickname

Sascha

Parents

Emperor Alexander Nikolaievitch II of all the Russias (then Czarevitch of Russia)

Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine)

Siblings

Third of eight children (five brothers two  sister)

Heir to the throne

Czarevitch of Russia 24 April 1865-13 March 1881

Reign as sovereign

13 March 1881-1 November 1893

Crowned

27 May 1883 Kremlin, Moscow

Tenure

12 years 233 days

Predecessor

Emperor Alexander II of all the Russias (father)

Successor

Emperor Nikolai of all the Russias (son)

Married

9 November 1866 Winter Palace, St. Petersburg

Spouse

HRH Princess Dagmar of Denmark

Children (6)

Czarevitch Nikolai Alexandrovich of Russia (Emperor Nikolai II)

Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia

Grand Duke Georgij Alexandrovich of Russia

Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia

Grand Duke Mikhael Alexandrovich of Russia

Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia

Date & place died

1 November 1894 Livadia Palace, Crimea

Burial place

Peter and Paul Cathedral, St. Petersburg  

List of titles

HIH Grand Duke of Russia

HIH Czarevitch of Russia

HIMEmperor of all the Russias

*Czarevitch is the title for the heir apparent to the Russian throne