Profile of the Day: Alexander III

Posted March 10, 2015 by Amanda | No Comment
Alexander III

Alexander III

Do you have Russian roots? On March 10, 1845, Alexander III, tsar of Russia, was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

The second son of Emperor Alexander II of Russia and Maria Alexandrovna, Alexander became heir apparent when his older brother Nicholas died suddenly in 1865. On his deathbed, Nicholas expressed the wish that his fiancée, Princess Dagmar of Denmark, should marry his successor. Alexander and the Princess wed in 1866, and the union proved to be a happy one to the end.

After his father was assassinated in March 1881, Alexander ascended to the thrown. He was styled “The Peacemaker” because the empire fought no major wars during his reign.

Explore Alexander III’s family tree on Geni and discover how you’re related to the Russian tsar!

 

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