Alexander III of Russia

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{{Character Infobox
|name = Alexander III Alexandrovich
|image = Tsar_3_v.png|175px
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|birth = 10 March 1845 [[Petrograd|Saint Petersburg]], [[wikipedia:Russia|Russia]]
|death = 1 November 1894 (aged 49) [[wikipedia:Livadiya|Livadiya]], [[wikipedia:Crimea|Crimea]], [[wikipedia:Ukraine|Ukraine]]
|period = 19th century
|faction = Imperial Russia [[Templars]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''
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{{quote|I have power [[Alexander II of Russia|he]] never dreamed of. You can strike at me a thousand times and you will never succeed.|Alexander III to [[Nikolai Orelov]].|Assassin's Creed: The Fall}}
'''Alexander III Alexandrovich''' (10 March 1845 – 1 November 1894)('''Russian:''' ''Александр Третий Александрович'' (Aleksandr III Aleksandrovich)), also known as '''Alexander the Peacemaker''' (Russian: Александр Миротворец, Aleksandr Mirotvorets), reigned as Emperor of Russia from 13 March 1881 until his death in 1894.

==Biography==
===Early life===
Alexander III Alexandrovich was born on 10 March 1845 in [[Petrograd|Saint Petersburg]], the second son of Tsar [[Alexander II of Russia|Alexander II]] by his wife Princess [[wikipedia:Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse)|Marie of Hesse]]. Personality-wise, he was different very different to his soft-hearted, liberal father, being more straightforward and direct in his expressions and having more rough, sluggish movements, which fit well with his immense physical strength.<ref name="Wikipedia" />

As Alexander had an elder brother, [[wikipedia:Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsarevich of Russia|Nicholas]], Alexander was trained and educated to become an ordinary Grand Duke. As a result, he learned French, English, German and gained an ammount of military insight.<ref name="Wikipedia" />

===Rise to power===
In 1865, Nicholas suddenly died, and Alexander was made heir. Before dying, Nicholas wanted Alexander marry his bride, Princes Dagmar of Denmark, as he would be his successor. On 9 November 1866, Alexander wed Dagmar, forming a happy marriage.<ref name="Wikipedia" />

Alexander was then forced to study the principles of law and administration under [[wikipedia:Konstantin Pobedonostsev|Konstantin Pobedonostsev]]. He came to realize that Alexander had little interest in abstract or intellectual studies, but did manage to make Alexander belief that Russian Orthodox thought was essential for Russian patriotism and every Tsar.<ref name="Wikipedia" />

Alexander became, likely around this time, a member of the [[Templars|Templar Order]], just like his father.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: The Fall - Issue #1">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' - Issue #1</ref>

On 13 March 1881, his father fell victim to an assassination plot by members of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]], who strived to free Russia from Templar control.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: The Fall - Issue #1" /> Alexander and his family rushed to the Tsar, who was bleeding to death with his stomach ripped open and face mutilated as the result of a bombardment. Alexander III succeeded his father as Tsar. He vowed not to have the same fate befall him<ref name="Wikipedia" /> and arrested Assassins throughout Russia.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: The Fall - Issue #1" />

On 1 March 1887, a group of other Assassins, among which were [[Aleksandr Ulyanov]], [[wikipedia:Pakhomiy Andreyushkin|Pakhomiy Andreyushkin]], [[wikipedia:Vasili Generalov|Vasili Generalov]], [[wikipedia:Vasili Osipanov|Vasili Osipanov]], [[wikipedia:Petr Shevyrev|Petr Shevyrev]] and [[wikipedia:Bronisław Piłsudski|Bronisław Piłsudski]], plotted the assassination of Alexander III.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: The Fall - Issue #1" /> Alexander's secret police found out about the plot, and arrested the Assassins. Some of them were pardoned by Alexander, like Piłsudski, but the others were hanged at 20 May.<ref name="Wikipedia" />

===Borki train disaster===
[[File:Train 21 02.png|thumb|left|The Imperial train.]]
In 1888, Alexander III and his family travelled from Crimea to [[Petrograd|Saint Petersburg]] at high speed. Meanwhile, the Assassin [[Nikolai Orelov]] was sent to assassinate Alexander aboard the train. The Assassin jumped to the top of the train from horseback and quietly infiltrated a cabin. Killing his way silently through the guards, Orelov drew his rifle and entered the dinner car, where Alexander supposedly was, but found only the Tsar's family. Alexander sneaked up from behind the Assassin and attacked him. A fight between the two started, with Orelov stabbing Alexander in the kidney with his [[Hidden Blade|hidden blade]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed: The Fall - Issue #1" /> This would later result in kidney failure.<ref name="Wikipedia" />

[[File:Borki train disaster.jpg|thumb|The train derailing from the tracks.]]
As a result from the struggle, the train derailed from the tracks. Alexander held the remains from the roof on his shoulders, allowing his children to escape. While doing so, he noticed Orelov lying a few yards away from him and attacked the Assassin. While Orelov was recovering from the attacks, Alexander carried a box out of the rubble and opened it, revealing the [[The Staff|Staff of Eden]]. He asked the Assassin wether the artifact was what he was looking for and threw into Orelov's hands, daring the Assassin to attack him with it.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: The Fall - Issue #1" />

[[File:Alex & Orelov v.png|thumb|250px|left|Alexander throwing the [[The Staff|Staff of Eden]] to Orelov.]]
Alexander was faster with his attack, though, but suffered a blow to the head with the Staff nonetheless. He managed to disarm the Assassin and punched him to the ground, who in turn showed his hidden blade, ready to attack. Alexander put his foot on his arm and was about to kill the Assassin with the Staff, when the Imperial guard called out for him, saying that his family waited for him. Alexander spared Orelov's life, only because his children would witness his death.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: The Fall - Issue #1" /> Alexander and his family returned to Saint Petersburg by carriage, continueing on to Kazan Cathedral, where their survival was celebrated and university students wanted to unharness the carriage and pull it by hand.<ref name="Wikipedia">[[Wikipedia:Alexander III of Russia|''Wikipedia'': Alexander III of Russia]]</ref>

===Later life===
In 1894, Alexander suffered from [[wikipedia:nephritis|nephritis]], as a result from the stab wound in his kidney caused by Nikolai Orelov, resulting in his death at the [[wikipedia:Livadia Palace|Livadia Palace]] on 1 November 1884. His remains were were interred at the Peter and Paul Fortress in Saint Petersburg. His eldest son [[Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas II]] succeeded him.<ref name="Wikipedia" />

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