Alexander III of Russia
March 10, 1845 –November 1, 1894
Monarch, Art collector
Lived 49 years
- Born in
- Anichkov Palace
- Passed away in
- Livadia Palace
Alexander III (Russian: Александр III Александрович Романов, romanized: Aleksandr III Aleksandrovich Romanov; 10 March 1845 – 1 November 1894) was Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 13 March 1881 until his death in 1894. He was highly reactionary in domestic affairs and reversed some of the liberal reforms of his father, Alexander II, a policy of "counter-reforms" (Russian: контрреформы).
During his reign, Russia fought no major wars, and he came to be known as The Peacemaker (Russian: Царь-Миротворец, romanized: Tsar’-Mirotvorets
Russian pronunciation: [t͡sarʲ mʲɪrɐˈtvorʲɪt͡s]), a laudatory title enduring into 21st-century historiography. His major foreign policy achievement was the Franco-Russian Alliance, a major shift in international relations that eventually embroiled Russia in World War I. His political legacy represented a direct challenge to the European cultural order set forth by German statesman Otto von Bismarck, intermingling Russian influences with the shifting balances of power.
Awards: Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, Order of the Black Eagle, Godfather promotion of Special Military School of Saint-Cyr, Order of Saint Anna, 1st class, Order of the White Eagle, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class, Order of St. Vladimir, 1st class, Order of the Star of Romania, Order of St. Andrew
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_III_of_Russia