233 HRH Grand Dukeheir Aleksandr Nikolajevitj of Russia

HRH Grand Dukeheir Aleksandr Nikolajevitj of Russia

✶ 17 April 1818 in Kreml, Moskva
✟ 1 March 1881 at the Winter Palace, S:t Petersburg

Appointed

The Royal Palace of Stockholm 6 March 1826.
Assigned the collar, unknown when.

motto

Missing

shield
  1. Painted 1831 by C G Eckstein, not preserved.
  2. Painted 1881 by Carl Högberg.
other awards

None

Biography

Oldest son of Emperor Nikolaj I. Successor to the throne at the fathers ascent to the throne 1825. Succeeded him as Emperor Aleksandr II 1855. Died from his wounds after a bombing.

Placement