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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.
Jul 2, 2024 · 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.
May 19, 2024 · Emperor Nicholas I of Russia. (more) 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.
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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...
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.
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 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.
