Nicholas II of Russia
Last Emperor of Russia before 1917
Born
May 18th, 1868
157 years ago
Died
1918
107 years ago — 50 years old
Category
Leaders & Politicians
Country
Russia
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Born in 1868, the last Emperor of Russia ruled from 1894 until his abdication in 1917 during the Russian Revolution. Nicholas II faced numerous challenges, including military defeats in World War I and widespread social unrest. His reign saw the fall of the Russian Empire, and he and his family were executed by Bolsheviks in 1918. Historically significant, his reign marked the end of over three centuries of Romanov rule.
Abdicated the throne in 1917
Executed with his family in 1918
Lost the Russian Empire due to revolution
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