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Alexander II of RUSSIA 1818–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Apr 1818

Birth Location: Russia - son of Tsar Nicholas I

Death Date: 01 Mar 1881

Death Location: Russia - killed by terrorists bomb

Father: Nicholas ROMANOV

Mother: Charlotte PRUSSIA

Spouse(s): Marie HESSE-DARMSTADT, Ekaterina DOLGORUKOVA

Children(s): Marie RUSSIA, Alexis ROMANOV, Alexander RUSSIA, Paul ROMANOV

In 1818, Alexander II of RUSSIA entered the world in Russia - son of Tsar Nicholas I, born to Nicholas I Romanov And Charlotte Of Prussia. Alexander II of RUSSIA married Ekaterina Catherine Dolgorukova, Marie Of Hesse Darmstadt, and had children including Alexander Iii Russia, Alexis Romanov, Marie Of Russia, Paul Ii Romanov, Sergius Romanov, Vladimir Romanov. Alexander II of RUSSIA passed away in 1881 in Russia - killed by terrorists bomb.

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Biography

  • In 1818, Alexander II of RUSSIA entered the world in Russia - son of Tsar Nicholas I, born to Nicholas I Romanov And Charlotte Of Prussia.
  • Alexander II of RUSSIA married Ekaterina Catherine Dolgorukova, Marie Of Hesse Darmstadt, and had children including Alexander Iii Russia, Alexis Romanov, Marie Of Russia, Paul Ii Romanov, Sergius Romanov, Vladimir Romanov.
  • Alexander II of RUSSIA passed away in 1881 in Russia - killed by terrorists bomb.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander RUSSIA's Ancestors

Self
Alexander RUSSIA
1818–1881
Birth Place: Russia - son of Tsar Nicholas I
Parents
Nicholas I ROMANOV
1796–1855
Russia - son of Paul I
Charlotte (of) PRUSSIA
1798–1860
Prussia - dtr of Frederick William III
Grandparents
Paul (I) ROMANOV
1745–1801
Russia - son of Peter III
Sophia (Dorothea of) WURTTEMBERG
1759–1828
Wurttemberg
Frederick (William III of) PRUSSIA
1770–1840
Prussia - son of Frederick William II
Louisa (of) MECKLENBURG-STRELITZ
1776–1810
Hanover - dtr of Charles of Mecklenburg
Great-Grandparents
Peter RUSSIA
1728–1762
Sophia ANHALT-ZERBST
1729–1796
Frederick PRUSSIA
1744–1797
Frederica HESSE-DARMSTADT
1748–
Charles MECKLENBURG-STRELITZ
1750–1815
Duchess HESSE-DARMSTADT
1755–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles HOLSTEIN-GOTTORP
1700–
Anna ROMANOV
1693–1728
Christian ANHALT-ZERBST
1700–
Johanna HOLSTEIN-GOTTORP
1710–
Augustus HOHENZOLLERN
1722–1758
Louisa BRUNSWICK-BEVERN
–1751
Louis HESSE-DARMSTADT
–1768
Duke MECKLENBURG-STRELITZ
1725–1755
Louis HESSE-DARMSTADT
–1768

Alexander RUSSIA's Descendants

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Alexander (II of) RUSSIA (17 Apr 1818–01 Mar 1881) m. Marie (of) HESSE-DARMSTADT (1824–1880) m. Ekaterina ((Catherine)) DOLGORUKOVA (1858–1941)
  1. 1. Marie (of) RUSSIA 1852– m. Alfred (Duke of) EDINBURGH 1844–1900
    1. 1. Marie (of) SAXE-COBURG 1875–1938 m. Ferdinand (I of) ROMANIA 1865–1927
      1. 1. Carol (II of) ROMANIA 1893–1953 m. Zizi LAMBRINO 1900– m. Helen (of) GREECE 1896– m. Mme (Magda (Wolfe)) LUPESCU 1904–1941
        1. 1. Mircea (of) ROMANIA 1918–
        2. 2. Michael (of) ROMANIA 1921–1947
      2. 2. Nicholas (of) ROMANIA 1903–
      3. 3. Elizabeth (of) ROMANIA 1894– m. George (II of) GREECE 1890–1947
        1. 1. Marina (of) GREECE 1905–1968 m. George (Edward Duke of) KENT 1902–1942
        2. 2. Alexandra (of) GREECE 1926– m. Peter (II of) YUGOSLAVIA 1922–1970
      4. 4. Marie-Mignon (of) ROMANIA 1900–1929 m. Alexander (II of) YUGOSLAVIA 1888–1934
        1. 1. Peter (II of) YUGOSLAVIA 1922–1970 m. Alexandra (of) GREECE 1926–
      5. 5. Ileana (of) ROMANIA 1909–
      6. 6. Sophie (of) ROMANIA 1896– m. William (of) WIED 1876–1945
    2. 2. Alfred (of) EDINBURGH 1874–1889
    3. 3. Beatrice (of) EDINBURGH 1880– m. Alfonso (the Infante of) SPAIN 1875–
    4. 4. Victoria (Melita of) EDINBURGH 1876–1936 m. Ernest (Louis of) HESSE 1868–1937
      1. 1. Vladimir (of) RUSSIA 1917–
      2. 2. Kyra (Kirilovna) ROMANOV 1909– m. Louis (Ferdinand of) PRUSSIA 1907–
      3. 3. Marie ROMANOV 1907– m. Charles (of) LEININGEN 1898–1946
  2. 2. Alexis ROMANOV 1850–1908
  3. 3. Alexander (III) RUSSIA 1845–1894 m. Marie (Sophia Frederika Dagmar of) DENMARK 1847–1928
    1. 1. Nicholas (II of) RUSSIA 1868–1917 m. Alexandra (of) HESSE-DARMSTADT 1872–1918
      1. 1. Olga (III of) RUSSIA 1896–1917
      2. 2. Tatiana (of) RUSSIA –1918
      3. 3. Maria (of) RUSSIA –1918
      4. 4. Anastasia RUSSIA –1918
      5. 5. Alexis (III of) RUSSIA 1904–1918
    2. 2. Marie (of) RUSSIA 1887– m. William (of) SWEDEN 1884–
  4. 4. Paul (II) ROMANOV 1860–1919

Alexander RUSSIA's Timeline

2 Records

1818
17 Apr 1818
Birth of Alexander II of RUSSIA in Russia - son of Tsar Nicholas I
Russia - son of Tsar Nicholas I
1881
01 Mar 1881
Age 63
Death of Alexander II of RUSSIA in St.Petersburg, Russia - Reign from 1855
St.Petersburg, Russia - Reign from 1855

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1818
    Event Place: Russia - son of Tsar Nicholas I
    Record Source: Grolier Encyclopedia.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Russia - aka Aleksandr Nikolaevich

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1855

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Mar 1881
    Event Place: St.Petersburg, Russia - Reign from 1855

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Russia - killed by terrorists bomb

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