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Nicholas II of Russia

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Nicholas II of Russia

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Nicholas II of Russia: Encyclopedia II - Nicholas II of Russia - Family background and early life

Nicholas was born in Saint Petersburg, the eldest son of Emperor Alexander III and his Empress Maria Fyodorovna (born Princess Dagmar of Denmark). His paternal grandparents were Alexander II of Russia and his first consort Maximilienne Wilhelmine Marie of Hesse and the Rhine. His maternal grandparents were Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of Hesse. Nicholas was seen as too soft by his hard, demanding father who, not anticipating his own premature death, did nothing to prepare his son for the crown. Nicholas fell in love with Princes ...

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Nicholas II of Russia: Encyclopedia II - Nicholas II of Russia - Family background and early life

Nicholas was the eldest son of Emperor Alexander III and his Empress Maria Fyodorovna (born Princess Dagmar of Denmark). His paternal grandparents were Alexander II of Russia and his first consort Maximilienne Wilhelmine Marie of Hesse and the Rhine. His maternal grandparents were Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of Hesse. Nicholas was seen as too soft by his hard, demanding father who, not anticipating his own premature death, did nothing to prepare his son for the crown. Nicholas fell in love with Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhi ...

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Nicholas II of Russia, Nicholas II of Russia - Family background and early life, Nicholas II of Russia - Family, Nicholas II of Russia - Relationship with the Duma, Nicholas II of Russia - Tsarevich Alexei's illness, Nicholas II of Russia - The Great War, Nicholas II of Russia - Revolution and abdication, Nicholas II of Russia - Death, Nicholas II of Russia - Sainthood, Nicholas II of Russia - Footnotes

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Nicholas II of Russia: Encyclopedia - 1905

1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). 1905 - Events. January 2 - Russo-Japanese War: The Russian Army surrenders at Port Arthur, China; an event which shocked the world. January 22 - Massacre of Russian demonstrators at the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, one of the triggers of the abortive Russian Revolution of 1905. January 26 - The Cullinan Diamond is found near Pretoria, South Africa at the Premier ...

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Nicholas II of Russia: Encyclopedia - 1909

1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). 1909 - Events. January 16 - Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole. January 28 - United States troops leave Cuba after being there since the Spanish-American War. February 12 - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded. February 23 - The Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the ...

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Nicholas II of Russia: Encyclopedia - 1998

1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. 1998 - Events. January 1998 - A massive ice storm, caused by El Niño, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting in widespread power failures, severe damage to forests, and a number of deaths. January 1 - Smoking is banned in all California bars and restaurants. January 2 - Russia begins to circulate new rubl ...

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Nicholas II of Russia: Encyclopedia - 1917

1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. 1917 - Events. 1917 - January-February. January 2 - The Royal Bank of Canada takes over Quebec Bank. January 22 - World War I: President Woodrow Wilson calls for "peace without victory" in Europe. January 25 - The Danish West Indies is sold to the United States for $25 milli ...

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Nicholas II of Russia: Encyclopedia - 1910s

1880s 1890s 1900s - 1910s - 1920s 1930s 1940s 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1910s - Events and trends. The 1910s represent the culmination of European militarism which had its beginings during the second half of the 19th Century. The conservative lifestyles during the first half of the decade, as well as the legacy of military alliances, would forever be changed by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne, on 28 June 1914. The ...

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Nicholas II of Russia: Encyclopedia - 1918

1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. 1918 - Events. 1918 - January-February. January 8 - President Woodrow Wilson announces his "Fourteen Points" for the aftermath of World War I. January 22 - Manitoba, Canada film censor board bans comedies January 24 - a decree of the Council of People's Com ...

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Nicholas II of Russia: Encyclopedia - Saint

In general, the term Saint refers to someone who is exceptionally virtuous and holy. It can be applied to both the living and the dead and is an acceptable term in most of the world's popular religions. The Saint is held up by the community as an example of how we all should act, and his or her life story is usually recorded for the edification of future generations. The process of officially recognizing a person as a Saint, practiced by some churches, is called canonization and serves to hold up those individuals as rol ...

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Nicholas II of Russia: Encyclopedia - 1868

Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. 1868 - Events. 1868 - January—April. January 3 - Meiji Emperor declares "Meiji Restoration", his own restoration to full power, against the supporters of the Tokugawa Shogun ...

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Nicholas II of Russia: Encyclopedia - Tsar

Tsar (Bulgarian and Serbian цар, Russian царь ▶ (help·info)), often spelled Czar or Tzar and sometimes Csar or Zar in English), was the title used for the autocratic monarchs of Bulgaria in 913-1396/1422 and 1908-1946, Serbia in the middle of the 14th century, and Russia from 1547 to 1917 (although this usage is only technically correct until 1721). Tsar - History of usage. "Tsar" is ...

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Nicholas II of Russia: Encyclopedia - Regent

A regent, from the Latin regens "who reigns" is anyone who acts as head of state, especially if not the monarch (who has higher titles). Thus, the common use is for an acting deputy governor. In a monarchy, a regent usually rules due to the actual monarch's absence, incapacity or minority, and may also be elected to rule during the sede vacante when the royal line has died out. This was the case in Finland and Hungary, where the royal line was considered extinct in the aftermath of World War I. In Iceland, the regent repre ...

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Nicholas II of Russia: Encyclopedia - Victor Renquist

Victor Renquist is a fictional vampire (though he himself uses the term nosferatu) created by Mick Farren. He has appeared in a series of books known as 'the Renquist Quartet'. He was born in the 12th century, the bastard son of a nobleman, and grew up to become a sword for hire. When he was in his forties, he worked for a breakaway Christian sect known as the Cathars. During the hopeless last stand against the forces of Pope Innocent III, he was mortally wounded. To save his life, the Cathars called upon an entity known as Lamia the Great Vampire. ...

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Nicholas II of Russia: Encyclopedia - Black Widow comics

The Black Widow is the name of at least three fictional superspy characters in the Marvel Comics universe. Black Widow comics - Natasha Romanoff. Black Widow (Natasha Romanova). Art by Gabriele Dell'otto. Marvel's best-known Black Widow is Natalia Alianovna Romanova, who initially was a non-costumed Communist spy and frequent antagonist of Iron Man, but later defected to the U.S. from the Soviet Union. Adopting miniature, high-tech weapons, she became a costumed ally and eventual ...

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Nicholas II of Russia: Encyclopedia - Alexandra Fyodorovna of Hesse

Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine (German: Victoria Alix Helene Luise Beatrice Prinzessin von Hessen und bei Rhein) or Saint Alexandra, 6 June 1872 - 17 July 1918), under the title Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna, was Empress consort of Russia. She was the wife of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, the last Tsar. She was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Although born Alix – a German corruption of her mother's name, Alice – she assumed the name ...

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Nicholas II of Russia: Encyclopedia - Alexander III of Russia

Alexander (Aleksandr) III (Russian: Александр III Александрович) (b.March 10, 1845 – d.November 1, 1894) was the Emperor of Russia from March 14, 1881 until his death. Alexander III of Russia - Principles. Alexander was the second son of Alexander II and Marie of Hesse and by Rhine. In natural disposition he bore little resemblance to his soft-hearted, liberal minded father, and still less to his refined, philosophic, sentimental, chivalrous, yet cunning grand-uncle Alexander I, who ...

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Nicholas II of Russia: Encyclopedia II - Pretender - Mexican House of Iturbide

Agustín de Iturbide, liberator and subsequently Emperor of Mexico, originated from a noble family that has its roots in Navarre. The Iturbide family had been ennobled in 1440 by King Juan II of Aragon. Don Martin de Iturbide was Alcalde of the valley of Baztan in 1432 and exercised jurisdiction in the King's name. The Iturbide family continued to hold high office in the Basque lands from the 15th century onwards and many prominent members of the family are recorded in the archives of Pamplona. Don Juan de Iturbide and two of hi ...

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Pretender, Pretender - Some modern pretenders, Pretender - Pretenders in the Roman Empire, Pretender - Cypriot Pretenders, Pretender - French Pretenders, Pretender - Russian Pretenders, Pretender - British Scottish Welsh and Irish Pretenders, Pretender - Mexican House of Iturbide, Pretender - Ottoman Pretenders, Pretender - Iraqi Pretenders, Pretender - Fake pretenders

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Nicholas II of Russia: Encyclopedia II - Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia - Marriage

Michael began a relationship with Natalya Sergeyevna Wulffert née Sheremetevskaya, a twice-divorced commoner. Their only child, George, was born in 1910, and the couple married in secret on October 30, 1911 (N.S.) in Vienna. She was not entitled to be known as Grand Duchess. Natalya and her son were created Countess Brasova and Count Brasov. Count Brasov died in a car crash at age 21 on July 22, 1931. On July 28, 1935, Countess Brasova was granted the title of HSH Princess Romanovskaya-Brasova ...

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Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia - Marriage, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia - Murder

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Nicholas II of Russia: Encyclopedia II - Tsar - Russia

In 1547, Ivan IV of Russia, of the Moscovian dynasty, changed his title from "Veliki Kniaz (Grand Duke) of the whole Rus" to "tsar of the whole Rus" as a symbol of change in the nature of the Russian state. In 1721 Peter I adopted the title Emperor (Император [Imperator]), by which he and his heirs were recognised, and which continued to be used informally as a synonym of Tsar. Actually, the new style was adopted precisely to underline a claim that Russia, by now a rising major power in Europe, invoking a marria ...

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Tsar, Tsar - Etymology and spelling, Tsar - History of usage, Tsar - Bulgaria, Tsar - Russia, Tsar - Full title of Russian tsars, Tsar - Titles in the Russian Royal/Imperial family, Tsar - Notes, Tsar - Serbia, Tsar - Metaphorical uses, Tsar - Sources and References

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Nicholas II of Russia: Encyclopedia II - Priory of Sion - History

Priory of Sion - The Plantard Plot. The Priory of Sion is an association that was founded in 1956, in the French town of Annemasse. As with all associations, French law required the association to be registered with the government. This took place at the Sous-Prefecture of Saint Julien-en-Genevois, in May 1956, and its registration was noted on 20 July 1956 in the ‘Journal Officiel de la République Française’. The founders and signatories are inscribed as Pierre Plantard known as Chyren, Andre Bonhomme know ...

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Priory of Sion, Priory of Sion - History, Priory of Sion - The Plantard Plot, Priory of Sion - Holy Blood Holy Grail, Priory of Sion - Et in Arcadia ego..., Priory of Sion - Cultural influences, Priory of Sion - Alleged Grand Masters of the Priory of Sion

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