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19th and 20th Romanov Tsars (Nicholas I (5 Facts (raised by Catherine,…
19th and 20th Romanov Tsars
Alexander I
5 Facts
Succeeded his father to take the throne
Tutored by Swiss republican philosopher, La Harpe
Emotionally torn between his father and grandmother; both used him for their own purpose
Obsessed with God and Christianity
Defeated Napoleon; war claimed thousands of lives
Words to Summarize Reign
upsetting
more potential
Reigned from March 23, 1801 - December 1, 1825
2 # Facts
November 19, 1825 reportedly took his own life in the town of Taganrog
17 years old when he married his wife Elizabeth of Baden
Circumstances of Death
Killed himself or became monk, nobody knows where he went
Nicholas I
Reigned from 1825-1855
Circumstances of Death
died of pneumonia
5 Facts
raised by Catherine
created the "Nicholas System"
many nationalities and religions were oppressed to "Russification"
triumph of the state bureaucracy, rank was increasingly based on service to the nation and not birth
his reign was a period of great corruption and the arbitrary use of power
2 # Facts
3rd son of Paul and Maria, has 2 older brothers
5 leaders were executed during the Decembrists Revolt
Words to Summarize Reign
disastrous
unwanted Czar
Alexander II
Reigned from 1855-1881
Circumstances of Death
killed by an assassin
5 Facts
sold Alaska to the U.S.
successful in the war of 1877-78 against the Ottoman Empire
emancipated serfs by a proclamation on Feb 19,1861
took over after his father lost the Crimean War
signed a manifesto that would have created a national consultative assembly the same day that he was killed
2 # Facts
had 7 children with Maria of Hessen-Darmstadt
sold Alaska for $7.2 million t the time
Words to Summarize Reign
reform leader
sad ending
Alexander III
Reigned from 1881-1894
Circumstances of Death
Kidney inflammation
5 Facts
took over after his father was assassinated
did not grant the Russian people their constitution
tightened censorship of the press and sent thousands of revolutionaries to Siberia
reign known as Age of Counter Reform
considered to be a great father and adored his children
2 # Facts
died of kidney inflammation 6 years after lifting the roof of a car to save his family
died at 49 years old
Words to Summarize Reign
backwards
tyrannical
Nicholas II
Reigned from 1894-1918
assassinated along with his entire family
5 Facts
last Tsar to reign over Russia
lifted weights to make up for his short height
best-educated European monarch of his time
developed narrow ideas of honor, service, and tradition which would harm his ability to govern Russia in the future
loved Russia first and then his family
2 # Facts
400,000 men were killed, wounded or captured in the Russo-Japanese War
material losses from the war w/ the Japanese were valued at 2.5 billion gold rubes
Words to Summarize Reign
disastrous
bloody
