Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Nicholas I, Tsar of Russia
Standard Name: Nicholas I,, Tsar of Russia
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Literary Setting | Bernice Rubens | As this frame suggests, the novel's central characters live in struggle. It opens in Odessa, on the winter day in December 1825 when Tsar Nicholas I
came to the throne, with the near-simultaneous birth... |
| politics | Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna | CET
presented a petition on behalf of oppressed Russian Jews to Tsar Nicholas I
. Signatories included many who shared her domestic reform agenda, including Lord Shaftesbury |
| Travel | Elizabeth Rigby | She stayed unexpectedly in St Petersburg until November, prevented from travelling further by an attack of fever. She then departed in a calèche for Reval, where she remained for two years before returning to England... |
Timeline
24 December 1825: Insurrection in Russia was led by secret...
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24 December 1825
Insurrection in Russia was led by secret societies (whose members came to be known as Decembrists for their participation in this conspiracy) which unsuccessfully tried to prevent Tsar Nicholas I
's accession.
March 1853: Tsar Nicholas I demanded that Russia be recognized...
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March 1853
Tsar Nicholas I
demanded that Russia be recognized as the protector of Orthodox Christians in Turkey.
July 1853: Tsar Nicholas I sent Russian troops into...
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July 1853
Tsar Nicholas I
sent Russian troops into the Danubian Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia.
November 1853: On the orders of Tsar Nicholas I, a Russian...
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November 1853
On the orders of Tsar Nicholas I
, a Russian fleet attacked and destroyed a Turkish squadron of ships at Sinope on the Black Sea, killing 4000 Turkish sailors.
November 1854: Tsar Nicholas I of Russia accepted the Four...
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November 1854
Tsar Nicholas I of Russia
accepted the Four Points proposed by Austria in the Crimean War.
March 1855: Tsar Nicholas I died, and was succeeded by...
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March 1855
Tsar Nicholas I
died, and was succeeded by his son Alexander II
.
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