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[[File:Alexander_II_1870_by_Sergei_Lvovich_Levitsky.jpg|thumb|175px|Alexander II of Russia]] | [[File:Alexander_II_1870_by_Sergei_Lvovich_Levitsky.jpg|thumb|175px|Alexander II of Russia]] | ||
'''Alexander II''' (29 April 1818 – 13 March 1881), also known as '''Alexander the Liberator,''' was the Emperor of the [[Russia]]n Empire from 3 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881. He was also the King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Finland. Secretly, he was | '''Alexander II''' (29 April 1818 – 13 March 1881), also known as '''Alexander the Liberator,''' was the Emperor of the [[Russia]]n Empire from 3 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881. He was also the King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Finland. Secretly, he was a supporter of the [[Templars|Templar Order]]. | ||
Eventually, the Tsar's promises began to fall flat, and so a group of revolutionaries in Russia, known as the [[Narodnaya Volya|People's Will]], began plotting Alexander's murder. After numerous failed attempts, the [[Assassins]], led by Sofia Perovskya, killed Alexander in a bomb attack on the imperial carriage in [[Saint Petersburg]] in 1881. | Eventually, the Tsar's promises began to fall flat, and so a group of revolutionaries in Russia, known as the [[Narodnaya Volya|People's Will]], began plotting Alexander's murder. After numerous failed attempts, the [[Assassins]], led by Sofia Perovskya, killed Alexander in a bomb attack on the imperial carriage in [[Saint Petersburg]] in 1881. | ||
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Alexander II (29 April 1818 – 13 March 1881), also known as Alexander the Liberator, was the Emperor of the Russian Empire from 3 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881. He was also the King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Finland. Secretly, he was a supporter of the Templar Order.
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. After numerous failed attempts, the Assassins, led by Sofia Perovskya, killed Alexander in a bomb attack on the imperial carriage in Saint Petersburg in 1881.