Alexander II
Americannoun
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died 1073, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1061–1073.
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Aleksandr Nikolaevich, 1818–81, czar of Russia 1855–81.
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1198–1249, king of Scotland (1214–49), son of William (the Lion)
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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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The palace entertained Scots royalty with at least three charters being signed there by Alexander II in 1236.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2023
As Birmingham notes, the failed attempt on April 4, 1866 by a young revolutionary to assassinate Tsar Alexander II also inspired Dostoevsky during the final stages of composition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
Plus, Gibson wrote, after being humiliated by France and Britain in the Crimean War, czar Alexander II was more interested in protecting his empire than expanding it.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 16, 2019
Russian Emperor Alexander II visited the palace several times.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2018
Her pity was lingering about a stalwart military figure with the gloom and glint of martyrdom on his face—the face of Alexander II.
From The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia by Cahan, Abraham
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