Alexander II of Russia
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| Emperor of Russia | |
| Reign | 2 March 1855 – 13 March 1881 |
| Coronation | 7 September 1856 |
| Predecessor | Nicholas I |
| Successor | Alexander III |
| Born | 29 April 1818 Moscow Kremlin, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 13 March 1881 (aged 62) Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Burial | Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
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| House | Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov |
| Father | Nicholas I of Russia |
| Mother | Charlotte of Prussia |
| Religion | Russian Orthodox |
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Alexander II (Russian: Алекса́ндр II Никола́евич, tr. Aleksándr II Nikoláyevich; 29 April 1818 – 13 March 1881)[a] was Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 1855 until his assassination in 1881.[1] Alexander's most significant liberal reform as emperor was the emancipation of Russia's serfs in 1861, for which he is known as Alexander the Liberator.
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ Old style: 17 April 1818; 1 March 1881
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Wallace 1911, p. 561.
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