Alexander II of Russia

Alexander (Aleksandr) II (Russian: ????????? II ??????????) (April 17, 1818–March 13, 1881) was the Emperor (tsar) of Russia from March 2, 1855 until his assassination. As such, he was also the Grand Duke of Finland 1855-1881.

Marriages and Children

On April 16, 1841 he married Princess Marie of Hesse in St. Petersburg, the daughter of Ludwig II, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, thereafter known as Maria Alexandrovna. The marriage produced six sons and two daughters:

Related Topics:
April 16 - 1841 - Princess Marie of Hesse - Ludwig II, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine - Maria Alexandrovna

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• Alexandra Alexandrovna (1842-1849).
• Nicholas Alexandrovich (1843-1865). He was engaged to princess Dagmar of Denmark, who later married his brother Alexander III under the name Maria Fyodorovna.
• Alexander Alexandrovich, the future emperor
• Maria Alexandrovna (1853-1920). Married Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
• Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia (1847-1909). Married Princess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and had issue: three sons (Grand Dukes Kirill, Boris and Andrey Vladimirovich) and a daughter (Grand Duchess Elena, who married Prince Nicholas of Greece).
• Alexei Alexandrovich (1850-1908). Married Alexandra Zhukovsky and had a son (executed by the Communist regime in 1932).
• Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia (1857-1905). Assassinated. Married Elisabeth of Hesse-Darmstadt, who was murdered by the Bolsheviks in Alapaevsk in 1918. They had no children.
• Paul Alexandrovich of Russia (1860-1919). Married first Alexandra of Greece (daughter of George I of Greece) and second Olga Karnovich von Pistolkors, Princess Paley, and had issue by both. Both Grand Duke Paul and his son Prince Vladimir Paley (1897-1918), a remarkable poet, were killed by the Bolsheviks.

On July 6, 1880, less than a month after Tsarina Maria's death on June 8, Alexander formed a morganatic marriage with his mistress Princess Catherine Dolgoruki, with whom he already had three children. A fourth child would be born to them before his death.

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July 6 - 1880 - June 8 - Morganatic marriage - Catherine Dolgoruki

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• George Alexandrovich Romanov Yurievsky (1872-1913). Married Countess Alexandra Zarnekau and had issue. They later divorced.
• Olga Alexandrovna Romanov Yurievsky (1873-1925). Married Count George von Merenberg.
• Boris Alexandrovich Yurievsky (1876-1876).
• Catherine Alexandrovna Romanov Yurievsky (1878-1959). Married first Prince Alexander V. Bariatinsky and second Prince Serge Obolensky, whom she later divorced.