HIM Emperor Alexander II Nikolaievitch of all the Russias

Royal House

Romanov

Date & place of birth

29 April 1818 Kremlin, Moscow

Born as

HIH Grand Duke of Russia

Alexander Nikolaievitch

Parents

Emperor Nikolai I Pavlovitch of all the Russias (then Grand Duke of Russia)

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia (Princess Charlotte of Prussia)

Siblings

Eldest of seven children (three brothers three  sister)

Heir to the throne

Czarevitch of Russia 1 December 1825-2 March 1855

Reign as sovereign

2 March 1855-13 March 1881

Crowned

7 September 1856 Kremlin, Moscow

Tenure

24 years 207 days

Predecessor

Emperor Nikolai I of all the Russias (father)

Successor

Emperor Alexander III of all the Russias (son)

Married

28 April 1841 Winter Palace, St. Petersburg

18 July 1880 Tsarkoe Selo

Spouse

HGDH Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine

Ekatarina Dolgoruky

Children (8)

Grand Duke Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia

Grand Duke Nikolai alexandrovitch of Russia

Czarevitch Alexander Alexandrovitch of Russia (Emperor Alexander III)

Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia

Grand Duke Aleksej Alexandrovich of Russia

Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia

Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia

Grand Duke Georgij Alexandrovich of Russia

Date & place died

13 March 1881 St. Petersburg (assassinated) (age 63)

Burial place

St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral, St. Petersburg  

List of titles

HIH Grand Duke of Russia

HIH Czarevitch of Russia

HIMEmperor of all the Russias

*Children are from first marriage.   

*Emperor Alexander was killed by a bomb thrown by Ignaty Grinevitsky.