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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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

Alexander II believed in allowing capitalism to do more to grow Russia’s economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

The palace entertained Scots royalty with at least three charters being signed there by Alexander II in 1236.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2023

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

Alexander II, the Czar of the Russians, was the intimate friend of the tanner's son, who became the world's benefactor.

From Makers of Modern Medicine by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh