Alexander II

American  

noun

1. died 1073, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1061–1073.

2. Aleksandr Nikolaevich, 1818–81, czar of Russia 1855–81.

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Alexander II British  

noun

1. 1198–1249, king of Scotland (1214–49), son of William (the Lion)

2. 1818–81, tsar of Russia (1855–81), son of Nicholas I, who emancipated the serfs (1861). He was assassinated by the Nihilists

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Alexander II

In 1061, rival factions elected two competing popes, Alexander II and Bishop Cadalus of Parma, who became known as Honorius II.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

With the exception of the liberalizing Alexander II, who reigned from 1855 to 1881, that gives the Romanovs too much credit, but the path was plausible enough.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

While Jewish people had already been settling in the area, pogroms across Russia and neighbouring countries following the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in 1881 saw more people arrive in an already-crowded part of town.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2025

Lest the Confederacy open a maritime Pacific front, Czar Alexander II put one of his naval squadrons at Abraham Lincoln’s disposal.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 12, 2022

It was probably while he was learning this lesson—it was certainly entirely in this spirit—that he began his political agitation on the accession of Alexander II.

From Contemporary Socialism by John Rae

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