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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
In 1853, [[France|French]] Emperor [[Napoleon III]] sent a warship into the [[Black Sea]] to | In 1853, the [[France|French]] Emperor [[Napoleon III]] sent a warship into the [[Black Sea]] to push the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] Sultan [[Abdülmecid I]] to recognize French Catholicism as the official authority over [[Christianity|Christian]] sites in the {{Wiki|Holy Land}}. This angered Tsar Nicholas, as those sites were controlled by the {{Wiki|Eastern Orthodox Church}}, and he responded by sending two corps to the banks of the {{Wiki|Danube}}. Diplomatic relations soured from there, and since the [[United Kingdom|British]] and the French were leery of Russian expansionism and already had troops in the area, they allied with the Ottomans against the Russians.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Crimean War]]</ref> | ||
The conflict, which became known as the [[Crimean War]], ended in 1856 when the allies took the key | The conflict, which became known as the [[Crimean War]], ended in 1856 when the allies took the key Russian city of {{Wiki|Sevastopol}}. Recognising the inevitability of defeat, Nicholas sued for peace.<ref name="ACS"/> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *In the [[database]] entry for the Crimean War, [[Shaun Hastings]] states that Nicholas sued for peace following the loss of Sevastopol. However, historically, Sevastopol was captured in 1856, a year after Nicholas died of pneumonia and was succeeded by his son, [[Alexander II of Russia|Alexander II]]. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:07, 3 May 2026
Nicholas I Pavelovich (Russian: Николай I Павлович; 1796 – 1855), born Nicholas Pavlovich Romanov, reigned as Tsar of Russia from 1825 until his death in 1855.
Biography[edit | edit source]
In 1853, the French Emperor Napoleon III sent a warship into the Black Sea to push the Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid I to recognize French Catholicism as the official authority over Christian sites in the Holy Land. This angered Tsar Nicholas, as those sites were controlled by the Eastern Orthodox Church, and he responded by sending two corps to the banks of the Danube. Diplomatic relations soured from there, and since the British and the French were leery of Russian expansionism and already had troops in the area, they allied with the Ottomans against the Russians.[1]
The conflict, which became known as the Crimean War, ended in 1856 when the allies took the key Russian city of Sevastopol. Recognising the inevitability of defeat, Nicholas sued for peace.[1]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- In the database entry for the Crimean War, Shaun Hastings states that Nicholas sued for peace following the loss of Sevastopol. However, historically, Sevastopol was captured in 1856, a year after Nicholas died of pneumonia and was succeeded by his son, Alexander II.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (mentioned in Database entry only)