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Alexander Romanov II 1818 – 1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Apr 1818

Birth Location: Moscow Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation

Death Date: 13 Mar 1881

Death Location: St Petersburg, Russia

Father: Nicholas Romanov

Mother: Frederica Prussia

Spouse(s): Maximilienne Rhyne, Sophie Behse

Children(s): Alexander Romanov, Grand Alexandrovich, Charlotte Romanov

In 1818, Alexander Romanov II Tsar of Russia entered the world in Moscow Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation, born to Nicholas I Romanov and Frederica Louise Charlotte Wilhelmina of Prussia. Alexander Romanov II Tsar of Russia married Maximilienne Wilhelmine Marie Hesse by Rhyne, Sophie Charlotte Dorthea Behse, and had children including Alexander Alexandrovich Romanov, Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich, Charlotte Henriette Sophie Romanov. Alexander Romanov II Tsar of Russia passed away in 1881 in St Petersburg, Russia.

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  • In 1818, Alexander Romanov II Tsar of Russia entered the world in Moscow Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation, born to Nicholas I Romanov and Frederica Louise Charlotte Wilhelmina of Prussia.
  • Alexander Romanov II Tsar of Russia married Maximilienne Wilhelmine Marie Hesse by Rhyne, Sophie Charlotte Dorthea Behse, and had children including Alexander Alexandrovich Romanov, Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich, Charlotte Henriette Sophie Romanov.
  • Alexander Romanov II Tsar of Russia passed away in 1881 in St Petersburg, Russia.

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Alexander II's Ancestors

Self
Alexander II
1818 – 1881
Birth Place: Moscow Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Parents
Nicholas I Romanov
1796 – 1855
Gatchina Palace, Gatchina, Russian Empire
Frederica (Louise Charlotte Wilhelmina of) Prussia
1798 – 1860
Charlottenburg Palace
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander II's Descendants

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Alexander (Romanov) II (29 Apr 1818 – 13 Mar 1881) m. Maximilienne (Wilhelmine Marie Hesse by) Rhyne (8 Aug 1824 – 8 Jun 1880) m. Sophie (Charlotte Dorthea) Behse (14 Feb 1828 – 14 Apr 1886)
  1. 1. Alexander (Alexandrovich) Romanov (10 Mar 1845 – 20 Oct 1894) m. Maria (Feodorovna of) Denmark (26 Nov 1847 – 13 Oct 1928)
    1. 1. Nicholas (Alexandrovich) Romanov (6 May 1868 – 17 Jul 1918) m. Alexandra (Victoria Helena Louise Beatrice) Hesse (6 Jun 1872 – 17 Jul 1918)
      1. 1. Olga (Nikolaevna) Romanova (15 Nov 1895 – 17 Jul 1918)
      2. 2. Tatiana (Nikolaievna) Romanova (10 June 1897 – 17 July 1918)
      3. 3. Anastasia (Nikolaevna) Romanova (18 June 1901 – 17 July 1918)
      4. 4. Alexei (Nicholaevich) Romanov (12 August 1904 – 17 July 1918)
    2. 2. Grand (Duke Alexander Alexandrovich) Romanov (7 June 1869 – 2 May 1870)
    3. 3. Grand (Duke George Alexandrovich) Romanov (9 May 1871 – 10 July 1899)
    4. 4. Xenia (Alexandrovna) Romanova (6 April 1875 – 20 April 1960) m. Alexandre (Mikhailovitch) Romanov (13 April 1866 – 26 February 1933)
    5. 5. Grand (Duke Michael Alexandrovich) Romanov (4 Dec1878 – 13 Jun 1918)
    6. 6. Grand (Duchess Olga Alexandrovna) Romanov (13 Jun 1882 – 24 Nov 1960)
  2. 2. Grand (Duke Paul) Alexandrovich (3 October 1860 – 30 Jan 1919) m. Princess (Alexandra of Greece and) Denmark (14 May 1854 – 24 Sep 1891) m. Elisabeth (Alexandra Louise) Alice (1 November 1864 – 18 July 1918) m. Princess (Olga Valerianovna) Paley (2 Dece 1865 – 2 Nov 1929)
    1. 1. Grand (Duke Dmitri) Pavlovich (12 Oct 1876 – 12 October 1938)
    2. 2. Grand (Duke Boris Vladimirovich of) Russia (24 November 1877 – 9 November 1943)
    3. 3. Grand (Duchess Maria) Pavlovna (17 Jan 1882 – 13 Mar 1957)
    4. 4. Vladimir Pavlovich (28 Dec 1896 – 18 Jul 1918)
    5. 5. Princess (Irina Pavlovna) Paley (21 Dec 1903 – 15 Nov 1990)
    6. 6. Princess (Natalia Pavlovna) Paley (5 Dec 1905 – 27 Dec 1981)
  3. 3. Charlotte (Henriette Sophie) Romanov (15 Nov 1844 – 27 Jul 1915)

Alexander II's Timeline

2 Records

1818
29 Apr 1818
Birth of Alexander Romanov II Tsar of Russia in Moscow Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Moscow Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
1881
13 Mar 1881
Age 63
Death of Alexander Romanov II Tsar of Russia in St Petersburg, Russia
St Petersburg, Russia

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1818
    Event Place: Moscow Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1881
    Event Place: St Petersburg, Russia

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