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Tsarevich Nikolay Aleksandrovich Romanov
Romanov

The House of Romanov was the second and last monarchy dynasty of Russia, which ruled the country from 1613 to 1917. From 1762 until the February Revolution of 1917, the Russian Empire was ruled for five generations by a line of the House of Oldenburg descended from the marriage of a Romanov grand duchess to the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp....
 , full title: Heir, Tsarevich and Grand Duke of Russia
List of Grand Dukes of Russia

This is a list of those members of the Romanov who bore the title Velikiy Knjaz . This courtesy title was borne by the sons and male-line grandsons of the Emperor of Russia, along with the style of His/Her Imperial Highness....
  ( — ) was Tsarevich
Tsesarevich

Tsesarevich was the title of the heir apparent or Heir Presumptive to the emperors of Russia. It was used preceding the first name and patronymic, or used in lieu thereof....
 - the heir apparent
Heir apparent

An heir apparent is an heir who cannot be displaced from inheriting; the term is used in contrast to heir presumptive, the term for a conditional heir who is currently in line to inherit but could be displaced at any time in the future....
 - of Imperial Russia, from March 2 1855 until his death in 1865. He was nick-named Nixa.

He was born at Tsarskoe Selo, the eldest son of Tsarevich Alexander Nikolaievich
Alexander II of Russia

Alexander II Nikolaevich , also known as Alexander the Liberator was the List of Russian rulers of the Russian Empire from 3 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881....
, eldest son of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia
Nicholas I of Russia

Nicholas I , , was the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855, known as one of the most reactionary of the List of Russian rulers. On the eve of his death, the Russian Empire reached its historical zenith spanning over 20 million square kilometres....
, and Princess Maximilienne Wilhelmine Marie of Hesse and by Rhine. In 1855, his paternal grandfather died and his father succeeded as Emperor Alexander II.

olas was engaged in the summer of 1864 to Princess Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar of Denmark.






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Tsarevich Nikolay Aleksandrovich Romanov
Romanov

The House of Romanov was the second and last monarchy dynasty of Russia, which ruled the country from 1613 to 1917. From 1762 until the February Revolution of 1917, the Russian Empire was ruled for five generations by a line of the House of Oldenburg descended from the marriage of a Romanov grand duchess to the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp....
 , full title: Heir, Tsarevich and Grand Duke of Russia
List of Grand Dukes of Russia

This is a list of those members of the Romanov who bore the title Velikiy Knjaz . This courtesy title was borne by the sons and male-line grandsons of the Emperor of Russia, along with the style of His/Her Imperial Highness....
  ( — ) was Tsarevich
Tsesarevich

Tsesarevich was the title of the heir apparent or Heir Presumptive to the emperors of Russia. It was used preceding the first name and patronymic, or used in lieu thereof....
 - the heir apparent
Heir apparent

An heir apparent is an heir who cannot be displaced from inheriting; the term is used in contrast to heir presumptive, the term for a conditional heir who is currently in line to inherit but could be displaced at any time in the future....
 - of Imperial Russia, from March 2 1855 until his death in 1865. He was nick-named Nixa.

He was born at Tsarskoe Selo, the eldest son of Tsarevich Alexander Nikolaievich
Alexander II of Russia

Alexander II Nikolaevich , also known as Alexander the Liberator was the List of Russian rulers of the Russian Empire from 3 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881....
, eldest son of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia
Nicholas I of Russia

Nicholas I , , was the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855, known as one of the most reactionary of the List of Russian rulers. On the eve of his death, the Russian Empire reached its historical zenith spanning over 20 million square kilometres....
, and Princess Maximilienne Wilhelmine Marie of Hesse and by Rhine. In 1855, his paternal grandfather died and his father succeeded as Emperor Alexander II.

Engagement

Nicholas was engaged in the summer of 1864 to Princess Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar of Denmark. She was the second eldest daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark
Christian IX of Denmark

Christian IX was King of Denmark from November 16, 1863 to January 29, 1906....
 and Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel
Louise of Hesse-Kassel

Louise of Hesse was a Germany noblewoman and the Queen Consort to King Christian IX of Denmark of Denmark....
 (or Hesse-Cassel) and a sister-in-law of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
Edward VII of the United Kingdom

Edward VII was Monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death on 6 May 1910....
, heir to the British throne. It is believed that when on his deathbed, Nicholas expressed his wish that his fiancée should become the bride of his younger brother and successor as Tsarevich, Alexander
Alexander III of Russia

Alexander III Alexandrovich , also known as Alexander the Peacemaker reigned as Tsar of Russia from 13 March 1881 until his death in 1894....
.

Death

Nicholas was thought to have a strong constitution until it became apparent that it was failing. He is believed to have contracted bronchitis
Bronchitis

Bronchitis is an inflammation of the large bronchus in the lungs. It can progress to pneumonia. Acute bronchitis is usually caused by viruses or bacteria and may last several days or weeks....
 and was sent to Southern France
Southern France

Southern France , colloquially known as le Midi, is a loosely defined geographical area consisting of the regions of France that border the Atlantic Ocean south of the Gironde, Spain, the Mediterranean Sea, Italy, and Switzerland south of the Jura Mountains....
. While in France, his health deteriorated and he died on April 24, 1865 in Nice
Nice

Nice is a city in Southern France France located on the Mediterranean Sea coast, between Marseille, France, and Genoa, Italy, with 1,197,751 inhabitants in the 2007 estimate....
, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Provence-Alpes-C?te d'Azur is one of the 26 Regions of France of France. It is made up of:*the former French Provinces of France of Provence...
. He is believed to have died of tuberculosis
Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is a common and often deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacterium, mainly Mycobacterium tuberculosis . Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect the central nervous system, the lymphatic system, the circulatory system, the genitourinary system, the gastrointestinal system, bones, joints, and even the...
.

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