Person:Nicholas I of Russia (1)

Nicholas I of Russia
b.6 Jul 1796 Gatschina
Facts and Events
Name Nicholas I of Russia
Alt Name Nicolaas I Pavlovitsj van Rusland
Gender Male
Birth? 6 Jul 1796 Gatschina
Marriage 13 Jul 1817 Saint Petersburg, Russiato Alexandra Feodorovna
Death? 2 Mar 1855 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Other? House of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov


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Nicholas I (r Nikolai I Pavlovich; – ) was the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855, known as one of the most reactionary of the Russian monarchs. On the eve of his death, the Russian Empire reached its historical zenith spanning over 20 million square kilometers ( million square miles). He was also the nominal King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland.

Nicholas was born in Gatchina to Emperor Paul I and Empress Maria Feodorovna. He was a younger brother to Alexander I of Russia and Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich of Russia.

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References
  1.   Nicholas I of Russia, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. (Online: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.).