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Nicholas I of Russia

The 11th Emperor of Russia (1825-1855) · Russia · Models · Lived 1796 to 1855 · aged 58

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Autocracy in human form: the iron-willed emperor who crushed revolts from Warsaw to the Caucasus, expanded Russia to 20 million square kilometers, then led it into the Crimean disaster that exposed the rot beneath the polish.

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A life in dates

1855Died18 February 18551853“The Danubian principalities are in fact an independent State under my protection; that solution may continue.”In their words14 January 1853Remarks to the ambassador of Queen Victoria, Sir Hamilton Seymour (14 January 1853), quoted in Imbert de Saint-Amand, Napoleon III and His

1852Order of the Merit under the title of Saint LouisAward1826“Neither in the characteristics nor the ways of the Russian is this design to be found. ... The heart of Russia was and will be impervious to it. ...”In their words13 July 1826Manifesto announcing the sentencing of the Decembrists (13 July 1826), quoted in Richard Wortman, Russian Monarchy: Representation and Rule

1825Emperor of all the RussiasOffice1825-1855Grand Duke of FinlandOffice1825-18551801“I wish to base the whole structure and administration of the state on the full power and vigour of the law.”In their wordsHugh Seton-Watson, The Russian Empire, 1801-1917 (1967), p. 200

“Here is the model which I intend to follow for the whole of my reign.”In their wordsOn Peter the Great, quoted in Hugh Seton-Watson, The Russian Empire, 1801-1917 (1967), p. 200

1796Born25 June 1796

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Portrait of Grand Duke Nicholas Pavlovich (c. 1808), by anonymous painter after Johann Friedrich August Tischbein, located in the Russian Museum, Saint PetersburgPortrait of Grand Duke Nicholas Pavlovich (c. 1808), by anonymous painter after Johann Friedrich August Tischbein, located in the Russian Museum, Saint PetersburgParade in Potsdam in 1817 by Franz Krüger. A painting commemorating his visit to Berlin to marry Princess Charlotte of PrussiaParade in Potsdam in 1817 by Franz Krüger. A painting commemorating his visit to Berlin to marry Princess Charlotte of PrussiaImperial monogramImperial monogramNicholas I "Family Ruble" (1836) depicting the Tsar on the obverse and his family on the reverse: Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna (center) surrounded by Alexander II as Tsarevich, Maria, Olga, Nicholas, Michael, Konstantin, and AlexandraNicholas I "Family Ruble" (1836) depicting the Tsar on the obverse and his family on the reverse: Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna (center) surrounded by Alexander II as Tsarevich, Maria, Olga, Nicholas, Michael, Konstantin, and AlexandraNicholas I with Alexander II in Bogdan Willewalde's studio in Saint Petersburg in 1854, oil on canvas, State Russian MuseumNicholas I with Alexander II in Bogdan Willewalde's studio in Saint Petersburg in 1854, oil on canvas, State Russian MuseumMonument to Nicholas I on St. Isaac's SquareMonument to Nicholas I on St. Isaac's Square

In their own words 5

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  1. The Danubian principalities are in fact an independent State under my protection; that solution may continue.

    Jan 14, 1853, Remarks to the ambassador of Queen Victoria, Sir Hamilton Seymour (14 January 1853), quoted in Imbert de Saint-Amand, Napoleon III and His, Own words

  2. Neither in the characteristics nor the ways of the Russian is this design to be found. ... The heart of Russia was and will be impervious to it. ...

    Jul 13, 1826, Manifesto announcing the sentencing of the Decembrists (13 July 1826), quoted in Richard Wortman, Russian Monarchy: Representation and Rule, Own words

  3. I wish to base the whole structure and administration of the state on the full power and vigour of the law.

    1801, Hugh Seton-Watson, The Russian Empire, 1801-1917 (1967), p. 200, Own words

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Awards

Order of the Merit under the title of Saint Louis1852
Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Honorary Citizen of Berlin
Order of the White Eagle
Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky
Order of St. Vladimir, 1st class
Order of St. Andrew
Order of St. George, 4th class, for 25 years of service
Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class
Knight Grand Cross of the Military Order of William
Order of Saint Anna
Order of Saint John of Jerusalem
Medals of Turkish War 1828-1829
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary
Order of Albert the Bear
Order of Saint Hubert
Order of Fidelity
Order of the Zähringer Lion
Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order
Imperial Order of the Rose
Order of the Southern Cross
Order of the Garter
Order of the Crown
Order of Military Merit (Württemberg)
Order of St. George
Royal Guelphic Order
Order of Ludwig I
House Order of the Golden Lion
Order of the Redeemer
Order of the Elephant
Order of the Oak Crown
Order of the Netherlands Lion
Order of Saint Januarius
Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit
House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis
Order of the Tower and Sword
Order of the Black Eagle
Order of the Red Eagle
Order of the White Falcon

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Third son of Paul I, Nicholas took the throne in 1825 when the Decembrist revolt tried and failed to stop him. Trained as a military engineer, he saw himself as a soldier obsessed with spit and polish, micromanaging every detail with a nervous, relentless energy. He seized modern Armenia and Azerbaijan from Qajar Iran, helped forge an independent Greece, crushed Poland's November Uprising in 1831, and sent troops to save Austria during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. Then came the Crimean War in 1853, where his meddling strangled his own generals and the strategy collapsed. He died in 1855 with an empire spanning continents and a legacy historians call "a catastrophic failure in both domestic and foreign policy," leaving a desperate need for the reforms he'd spent twenty-nine years refusing.

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Lived 1796 to 1855 · aged 58

In common with Nicholas

Vladimir DalBoth received Medals of Turkish War 1828-1829Nikolay ArkasBoth received Medals of Turkish War 1828-1829

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