Nicholas I

noun

1. Saint Nicholas the Great, died a.d. 867, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 858–867.
2. 1796–1855, czar of Russia 1825–55.

Nicholas I

noun

1. Nicholas I, Saint867MItalianRELIGION: clergymanRELIGION: popeRELIGION: saint Saint, called the Great. died 867 ad , Italian ecclesiastic; pope (858–867). He championed papal supremacy. Feast day: Nov 13
2. Nicholas I17961855MRussianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1796–1855, tsar of Russia (1825–55). He gained notoriety for his autocracy and his emphasis on military discipline and bureaucracy

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Nicholas I. sent an army to quell the revolution, and established his cousin on the Hungarian throne.

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In her estimate of Nicholas I. she seems to have forgotten the republican principles she generally professed.

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The emperor Nicholas I. abolished the earlier forms of knout and substituted the pleti, a three-thonged lash.

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A monument was erected in his honour by the tsar Nicholas I. on the battlefield of Borodino.

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It was indeed a blessing for Europe that Nicholas I. could curb, with an iron hand, the tyranny of kings and nobles.

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