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Alexander II, Emperor of Russia 1818–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 APR 1818

Birth Location: St. Petersburg, Russia

Death Date: 13 MAR 1881

Death Location: St. Petersburg, Russia

Father: Nicholas Russia

Mother: Alexandra Russias

Spouse(s): Marie Alexandrovna

Children(s): Grand Russia, Grand Russia, Alexander Russias

In 1818, Alexander II, Emperor of Russia / entered the world in St. Petersburg, Russia, born to Nicholas I Emperor Of Russia And Alexandra Charlotte Of Prussia Empress Consort Of All The Russias. Alexander II, Emperor of Russia married Marie Of Hesse And By Rhine Empress Consort Of Russia Alexandrovna, and had children including Alexander Iii Emperor Of All The Russias, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich Of Russia, Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich Of Russia. Alexander II, Emperor of Russia / passed away in 1881 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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Biography

  • In 1818, Alexander II, Emperor of Russia // entered the world in St. Petersburg, Russia, born to Nicholas I Emperor Of Russia And Alexandra Charlotte Of Prussia Empress Consort Of All The Russias.
  • Alexander II, Emperor of Russia // married Marie Of Hesse And By Rhine Empress Consort Of Russia Alexandrovna, and had children including Alexander Iii Emperor Of All The Russias, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich Of Russia, Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich Of Russia.
  • Alexander II, Emperor of Russia // passed away in 1881 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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Alexander Russia's Ancestors

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Alexander Russia
1818–1881
Birth Place: St. Petersburg, Russia
Parents
Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia
1796–1855
Gatchina, Smolensk, Russia
Alexandra ((Charlotte of Prussia), Empress consort of all the) Russias
1798–1860
Charlottenburg Palace
Grandparents
Paul (I, Emperor of all the) Russias
1754–1801
St. Petersburg, Russia
Maria (Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of) Württemberg)
1759–1828
Stettin, Kingdom of Prussia
Frederick (William III, King of) Prussia
1770–1840
Potsdam, Prussia
Louise (of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of) Prussia
1776–1810
Hanover, Holy Roman Empire
Great-Grandparents
Peter Russias
1728–1762
Catherine Russians
1729–1796
Frederick Württemberg
1732–1797
Margravine Brandenburg-Schwedt
1736–1798
Frederick Prussia
1744–1797
Frederika Hesse-Darmstadt
1751–1805
Charles Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1741–1816
Landgravine Hesse-Darmstadt
1752–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Holstein-Gottorp
1700–1739
Grand Russia
1708–1728
Christian Anhalt-Zerbst
1690–1747
Joanna Holstein-Gottorp
1712–1760
Charles Württemberg
1684–1737
Princess Taxis
1706–1756
Frederick Brandenburg-Schwedt
1700–1771
Princess Prussia
1719–1765
Prince Prussia
1722–1758
Louis Hesse-Darmstadt
1719–1790
Countess Zweibrücken
1721–1774
Duke Mecklenburg
1708–1752
Princess Saxe-Hildburghausen
1713–1761
Prince Hesse-Darmstadt
1722–1782

Alexander Russia's Descendants

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Alexander (II, Emperor of) Russia (29 APR 1818–13 MAR 1881) m. Marie (of Hesse and by Rhine, Empress consort of Russia) Alexandrovna (08 AUG 1824–03 JUN 1880)
  1. 1. Grand (Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of) Russia 1847–1909 m. Duchess (Marie of) Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1854–1920
    1. 1. Grand (Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of) Russia 1882–1957 m. Prince (Nicholas of Greece and) Denmark 1872–1938
      1. 1. Princess (Marina of Greece and Denmark Duchess of) Kent 1906–1968 m. Prince (George Duke of) Kent 1902–1942
  2. 2. Grand (Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of) Russia 1857–1905 m. Saint (Elizabeth the New) Martyr 1864–1918
  3. 3. Alexander (III, Emperor of all the) Russias 1845–1894 m. Maria (Feodorovna, Empress consort of All the) Russias 1847–1928
    1. 1. Saint (Tsar Nicholas II Romanov Emperor of) Russia 1868–1918 m. Saint (Tsarina Alexandra (Alix of) Hesse) 1872–1918
      1. 1. Saint (Olga, Grand Duchess of) Russia 1895–1918
      2. 2. Saint (Tatiana, Grand Duchess of) Russia 1897–1918
      3. 3. Saint (Maria, Grand Duchess of) Russia 1899–1918
      4. 4. Saint (Anastasia, Grand Duchess of) Russia 1901–1918
      5. 5. Saint (Alexei, Tsarevich of) Russia 1904–1918

Alexander Russia's Timeline

2 Records

1818
29 APR 1818
Birth of Alexander II, Emperor of Russia // in St. Petersburg, Russia
St. Petersburg, Russia
1881
13 MAR 1881
Age 63
Death of Alexander II, Emperor 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: St. Petersburg, Russia

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

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