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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

According to available records, Alexander Romanov II Tsar of Russia was born in 1818 in Moscow Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation, the child of Nicholas I Romanov and Frederica Louise Charlotte Wilhelmina of Prussia. Following those early years, Alexander Romanov II Tsar of Russia married Maximilienne Wilhelmine Marie Hesse by Rhyne and Sophie Charlotte Dorthea Behse, and their family grew to include Alexander Alexandrovich Romanov, Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich and Charlotte Henriette Sophie Romanov. In the later years of life, Alexander Romanov II Tsar of Russia died in 1881 in St Petersburg, Russia.

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Nicholas Romanov
1796 – 1855
Birth Location: Gatchina Palace, Gatchina, Russian Empire
NR
Frederica Prussia
1798 – 1860
Birth Location: Charlottenburg Palace
FP

Spouses(s)

Maximilienne Rhyne
1824 – 1880
Birth Location: Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
MR
Sophie Behse
1828 – 1886
Birth Location: St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
SB

Children(s)

Alexander Romanov
1845 – 1894
Birth Location: Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg Federal City, Russian Federation
AR
Grand Alexandrovich
1860 – 1919
Birth Location: Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire
GA
Charlotte Romanov
1844 – 1915
Birth Location: St Petersburg, Russia
CR

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

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