Russian tzar nicholas ii biography summary
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Nicholas II of Russia
In this article, the patronymic is Alexandrovich and the family name is Romanov.
Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov;[d] 18 May [O.S.
6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918) was the last Emperor of Russia from 1894 until his abdication in March 1917.
He married Princess Alix of Hesse, who was the daughter of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom and the granddaughter of Queen Victoria , and they had five children, Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexi.
Russian tzar nicholas ii biography summary
Alexi suffered from a disease called haemophilia, which caused his parents incredible sadness. After 1905, the royal family became friends with Grigori Rasputin, whom they believed could treat Alexi.[1]
In the first 20 years of his reign, Nicholas tried to make Russia more modern, but these plans were held back by the nobles and the Tsar's weak leadership.
He and his chief ministers Sergei Witte and Pyotr Stolypin encouraged railways, land reform, educ