Nicholas I
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Saint Nicholas the Great, died a.d. 867, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 858–867.
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1796–1855, czar of Russia 1825–55.
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Saint, called the Great. died 867 ad , Italian ecclesiastic; pope (858–867). He championed papal supremacy. Feast day: Nov 13
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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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The 1825 Decembrist revolt against Czar Nicholas I was inspired in part by the American Revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
It's not without irony that the expression should have been coined by Emperor Nicholas I of Russia to describe the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century.
From Reuters ● Aug. 10, 2023
Nicholas: I would ask what my family is doing, and how democracy and how the world are going.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2022
In 1853, Czar Nicholas I threatened to take over part of the Ottoman Empire in the Crimean War.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
Jewish soldier under Czar Nicholas I, torn from his parents as a child, and forcibly estranged from Judaism.
From Yiddish Tales by Various
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