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Nicholas I[ pron 1 ] (6 July [ O.S. 25 June] 1796 – 2 March [ O.S. 18 February] 1855) was Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland. He was the third son of Paul I and younger brother of his predecessor, Alexander I. Nicholas's thirty-year reign began with the failed Decembrist revolt.
Nicholas I (born July 6 [June 25, Old Style], 1796, Tsarskoye Selo [now Pushkin], near St. Petersburg, Russia—died February 18 [March 2, New Style], 1855, St. Petersburg) was a Russian emperor (1825–55), often considered the personification of classic autocracy.
Nicholas I reign ended in a disastrous defeat in the Eastern War, but he was the person behind Russia’s industrial growth. “With all my courage, I could not withstand the terrible glare of his...
Sep 17, 2024 · Russian Empire - Autocracy, Reforms, Nicholas I: Nicholas was quite unlike Alexander. With a rough nature and incurious intellect, he was conscious of his inferiority and sincerely disliked the idea of becoming emperor.
Nicholas I, Russian Nikolay Pavlovich, (born July 6, 1796, Tsarkoye Selo, near St. Petersburg, Russia—died March 2, 1855, St. Petersburg), Tsar of Russia (1825–55). He was the son of Paul I and was trained as an army officer.
For Nicholas 1 true glory meant expansion of Russian territory and people angrily thought he saw himself as omnipotent. His aggressive interest in Turkey results in the Crimean War, the loss of which was very detrimental to Russia's position as a frontrunner of power.
Nicholas I (Russian: Николай I Павлович, Nikolai I Pavlovich), July 6 (June 25, Old Style), 1796 – March 2 (18 February Old Style), 1855), was the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855, known as one of the most reactionary of the Russian monarchs.
May 21, 2018 · NICHOLAS I (1796–1855), tsar and emperor of Russia [1] from 1825 to 1855. Nicholas Pavlovich Romanov came to power amid the Decembrist Revolt of 1825 and died during the Crimean War [2].
Nicholas I reigned from 1825 to 1855. During his reign Russian 19th-century autocracy reached its greatest power. The third son of Tsar Paul I, Nicholas was tutored in political economy, government, constitutional law, jurisprudence, and public finance.
Nicholas I. Born: Gatchina, 25 June (6 July) 1796. Died: St. Petersburg, 18 February (2 March) 1855. Reigned: 1825-1855. In the 1820s, the Grand Duke Nicholas Pavlovich (the future Emperor Nicholas I) experienced a dramatic change of fate.
