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4 giorni fa · It is the opinion of most historians that Nicholas was a failure: feckless, dimwitted, reactionary—and henpecked to boot. But as Robert Massie makes clear in his admirable biography, Nicholas and Alexandra, the real Nicholas was more complex, more human and more interesting than the caricature.
4 giorni fa · Romanov dynasty, rulers of Russia from 1613 until the Russian Revolution of February 1917. Among notable Romanov rulers were Peter the Great (reigned 1682–1725), Catherine the Great (1762–96), and Nicholas II (1894–1917), the last Romanov emperor, who was killed by revolutionaries soon after abdicating the throne.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
2 giorni fa · Nicholas II ruled Russia from 1894 and was commander of the army from September 1915 until his abdication in March 1917 amidst popular demonstrations against bread shortages, the war and autocracy. Historians dispute the relative importance of modernisation, the autocratic system, wartime dislocations and Nicholas’ personality in the monarchy’s collapse.
17 ore fa · Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg. Religion. Lutheran (1626–1654) Catholic (1654–1689) Signature. Christina ( Swedish: Kristina; 18 December [ O.S. 8 December] 1626 – 19 April 1689) was a member of the House of Vasa, and the Queen of Sweden in her own right from 1632 until her abdication in 1654.
2 giorni fa · Alexander particularly placed hope in his eldest son, Tsesarevich Nicholas. In 1864, Alexander II found Nicholas a bride, Princess Dagmar of Denmark, second daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark and younger sister to Alexandra, Princess of Wales and King George I of Greece. In 1865, Nicholas died of cerebrospinal meningitis.
2 giorni fa · Riasanovsky, Nicholas V. The Image of Peter the Great in Russian History and Thought (1985). Waugh, Daniel Clarke. "We have never been modern: Approaches to the study of Russia in the age of Peter the Great". Jahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas H. 3 (2001): 321-345 online in English Archived 19 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine.
3 giorni fa · Correspondents and other persons mentioned in the letters Appendices Material relevant to the Brownings that appears in The Brownings’ Correspondence; Milsand Correspondence A checklist of Milsand family correspondence with text of selected letters Milsand Album Carte-de-visites from the Joseph Milsand family album
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