Alexander II of Russia

Alexander II (29 April 1818 –13 March 1881) was Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 2 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881. Alexander's most significant reform as emperor was the emancipation of Russia's serfs in 1861, for which he is known as Alexander the Liberator. The tsar was responsible for other reforms, including reorganising the judicial system, setting up elected local judges, abolishing corporal punishment,promoting local self-government through the zemstvo system, imposing universal military service, ending some privileges of the nobility, and promoting university education. After an assassination attempt in 1866, Alexander adopted a somewhat more conservative stance until his death.

Issue

 * 1) Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia (30 August 1842 – 10 July 1849) died in infancy.
 * 2) Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia (20 September 1843 – 24 April 1865) died unmarried.
 * 3) Alexander III of Russia (10 March 1845 – 1 November 1894) married Priuncess Dagmar of Denmark and had issue.
 * 4) Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia (April 1847 – 17 February 1909) married Princess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and had issue.
 * 5) Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia (14 January 1850 – 14 November 1908)
 * 6) Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia 17 October 1853 – 24 October 1920) married Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and had issue.
 * 7) Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia (11 May 1857 – 17 February 1905) married Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine but had no issue.
 * 8) Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia (3 October 1860 – 28 January 1919) married Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark and had issue.

Titles and styles

 * 29 April 1818 – 1 December 1825 His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Alexander Nikolaevich of Russia.
 * 1 December 1825 – 2 March 1855 His Imperial Highness The Tsesarevich of Russia.
 * 2 March 1855 – 13 March 1881 His Imperial Majesty The Emperor.