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'''Alexander II''' (1818 – 1881), born '''Alexander Nikolaevich Romanov''', also known as '''Alexander the Liberator''', was the Emperor of the [[Russia]]n Empire from 3 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881, the King of {{Wiki|Congress Poland}} and the Grand Duke of [[Finland]]. Secretly, he was influenced by the [[Templars|Templar Order]].<ref name="The Fall">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''</ref> | '''Alexander II''' (1818 – 1881), born '''Alexander Nikolaevich Romanov''', also known as '''Alexander the Liberator''', was the Emperor of the [[Russia]]n Empire from 3 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881, the King of {{Wiki|Congress Poland}} and the Grand Duke of [[Finland]]. Secretly, he was influenced by the [[Templars|Templar Order]].<ref name="The Fall">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''</ref> He was succeeded by his son [[Alexander III of Russia|Alexander III]]. | ||
Eventually, the Tsar's promises began to fall flat, and so a group of [[Russian Revolution|revolutionaries]] in Russia known as the [[Narodnaya Volya|People's Will]] began plotting Alexander's murder. Despite numerous failed attempts, in 1881, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ignacy Hryniewiecki]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed (film)|Assassin's Creed: The Movie]]'' – ''[[Who's In Your Blood?]]''</ref> killed Alexander in a bomb attack on the Imperial carriage in [[Saint Petersburg]].<ref name="The Fall" /> | Eventually, the Tsar's promises began to fall flat, and so a group of [[Russian Revolution|revolutionaries]] in Russia known as the [[Narodnaya Volya|People's Will]] began plotting Alexander's murder. Despite numerous failed attempts, in 1881, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ignacy Hryniewiecki]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed (film)|Assassin's Creed: The Movie]]'' – ''[[Who's In Your Blood?]]''</ref> killed Alexander in a bomb attack on the Imperial carriage in [[Saint Petersburg]].<ref name="The Fall" /> | ||
Revision as of 21:16, 12 December 2020
This article is about the Tsar of Russia from 1855 to 1881. For other uses, see Alexander.
Alexander II (1818 – 1881), born Alexander Nikolaevich Romanov, also known as Alexander the Liberator, was the Emperor of the Russian Empire from 3 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881, the King of Congress Poland and the Grand Duke of Finland. Secretly, he was influenced by the Templar Order.[1] He was succeeded by his son Alexander III.
Eventually, the Tsar's promises began to fall flat, and so a group of revolutionaries in Russia known as the People's Will began plotting Alexander's murder. Despite numerous failed attempts, in 1881, the Assassin Ignacy Hryniewiecki[2] killed Alexander in a bomb attack on the Imperial carriage in Saint Petersburg.[1]