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Sons of Russian emperors

  • Alexander III of RussiaGrand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich entered the world on the 10th of March 1845 inside the Winter Palace of Saint Petersburg.
  • Alexander I of RussiaAt 10:45 on the 23rd of December 1777, a baby named Alexander Pavlovich drew his first breath inside the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg.
  • Nicholas I of RussiaThe morning of the 14th of December 1825 dawned at minus eight degrees Celsius in St. Petersburg. A cold so biting that Russian superstition declared it an…
  • Alexander II of RussiaOn the 13th of March 1881, a bomb exploded on the Catherine Canal in Saint Petersburg. The blast shattered the legs of Emperor Alexander II and tore open his…
  • Paul I of RussiaIn 1762, eight-year-old Paul Petrovich lay unnoticed on the floor of his nursery after falling from a crib. Empress Elizabeth had taken him immediately after…