Alexander III of Russia

In this article, the patronymic is Alexandrovich and the family name is Romanov.

Alexander III
Portrait photograph, 1885
Emperor of Russia
Reign	13 March 1881 – 1 November 1894
Coronation	27 May 1883
Predecessor	Alexander II
Successor	Nicholas II
Born	(1845-03-10)10 March 1845 Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	1 November 1894(1894-11-01) (aged 49) Maley Palace, Livadia,[a] Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire
Burial	18 November 1894 Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Spouse	Dagmar of Denmark ​ (m. 1866)​
Issue Detail	Nicholas II Grand Duke Alexander Grand Duke George Grand Duchess Xenia Grand Duke Michael Grand Duchess Olga
Full name Alexander Alexandrovich Romanov
House	Romanov-Holstein-Gottorp
Father	Alexander II of Russia
Mother	Marie of Hesse and by Rhine
Religion	Russian Orthodox
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Alexander III (Russian: Александр III Александрович Романов, tr. Aleksandr III Aleksandrovich Romanov; 10 March 1845 – 1 November 1894)^[1] was Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 1881 until his death in 1894.^[2] He was the second son of Emperor Alexander II and Empress Maria Alexandrovna. He was also the father of Nicholas II, the last Russian Emperor.

Alexander was born as Alexander Alexandrovich on March 10, 1845 at Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg to Alexander II and Marie of Hesse. In 1866, he married Princess Dagmar of Denmark. They had six children together named Nicholas, Alexander, George, Xenia, Michael, and Olga.

In 1881, Alexander became the emperor after the assassination of his father. He was emperor of thirteen years until his death in 1894. After his death, his eldest son Nicholas II, became the last Russian emperor.

Notes

1. Modern-day Livadiya, Crimea

References

1. 10 March [O.S. 26 February] 1845 – 1 November [O.S. 20 October] 1894
2. 13 March [O.S. 1 March] 1881 – 1 November [O.S. 20 October] 1894.