Alexander III of Russia

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"I have power he never dreamed of. You can strike at me a thousand times and you will never succeed."

―Alexander III to Nikolai Orelov.

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. He is featured in Assassin's Creed: The Fall.

Biography

Borki train disaster

In 1888, Alexander III and his family travelled from Crimea to 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.

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 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.

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. 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.

Later life

In 1894, Alexander suffered from nephritis, resulting in his death at the Livadia Palace on 1 November 1984. His remains were were interred at the Peter and Paul Fortress in Saint Petersburg. His eldest son Nicholas II succeeded him.

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