- Born
- DiedNovember 2, 1894 · Livadiya, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine] (inflammation of the kidneys)
- Birth nameAlexander Alexandrovich Romanov
- Nicknames
- Sasha
- The Peace-Maker
- Height6′ 4½″ (1.94 m)
- Czar Aleksandr III was born on March 10, 1845 in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was married to Czarina Maria Fyodorovna. He died on November 2, 1894 in Livadiya, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine].
- SpouseCzarina Maria Fyodorovna(November 9, 1866 - November 2, 1894) (his death, 6 children)
- ChildrenGrand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia
- ParentsMaria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse)Catherine Dolgorukova
- RelativesGrand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia(Sibling)Nicholas Alexandrovich(Sibling)Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia(Sibling)Grand Duke Sergei(Sibling)Prince George Alexandrovich Yuryevsky(Half Sibling)Princess Olga Alexandrovna Yurievskaya(Half Sibling)Princess Catherine Alexandrovna Yurievskaya(Half Sibling)Grand Duchess Olga(Grandchild)Grand Duchess Tatiana(Grandchild)Grand Duchess Maria(Grandchild)Grand Duchess Anastasia(Grandchild)Aleksey Nikolaeyvitch Romanov(Grandchild)Princess Maria Pavlovna(Niece or Nephew)Dmitri Pavlovich Romanov(Niece or Nephew)Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia(Niece or Nephew)Queen Olga(Cousin)Louis IV(Cousin)Prince Louis of Battenberg(Cousin)Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna of Russia(Niece or Nephew)Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Alfred(Niece or Nephew)Queen Marie of Romania(Niece or Nephew)Kirill Vladimirovich Romanov(Niece or Nephew)Princess Alexandra of Hohenlohe-Langenburg(Niece or Nephew)Prince Henry of Battenberg(Cousin)
- The great-grandfather of Pavel Bure and Valeri Bure was the Czar's watchmaker.
- His son Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra, and their five children, Grand Duchess Olga, Grand Duchess Tatiana, Grand Duchess Maria, Grand Duchess Anastasia and Tsarvich Alexei where executed by Bolshevik Communists in 1918.
- On his brother Nicholas's deathbed, he told Alexander that he wanted him to marry his bride, Princess Dagmar of Denmark (Marie Feodorovna)
- Had six children: Nicholas (1868-1918), Alexander (1869-1870), George (1871-1899), Xenia (1875-1960), Michael (1878-1918) and Olga (1882-1960).
- His older brother Tsarevich Nicholas died in 1865, which made Alexander the new Tsarevich.
- There are no more worlds to conquer!
- There is nothing impossible to him who will try.
- Among humans I have hardly one true, disinterested friend - indeed, for me there cannot be any: but a dog can be, and Kamchatka was, such a friend,
- Are you still to learn that the end and perfection of our victories is to avoid the vices and infirmities of those whom we subdue?
- An army of sheep led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by a sheep.
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