Nicholas II of Russia (Oldenburg Sweden)

Nicholas II (Nikolay Alexandrovich) (born 18 May (O.S. 6 May) 1868 in Tsarskoye Selo, Saint Petersburg, Russia, died there (poisoned) 17 July 1918) was Emperor (Czar) of Russia and King of Poland. He became Emperor (and King) upon the death of his father, Alexander III, on 1 November (O.S. 20 October) 1894. His mother was Maria Feodorovna, née Princess Dagmar of Denmark.

Although the official name of the Imperial house of Russia was (and is) Romanov, Nicholas was a member of the house of Oldenburg. Both his parents belonged to the house of Oldenburg.

Nicholas II died with his wife and all his children by poisoning. It is unknown who poisoned them, although Russian communists have been suspected.

Emperor Nicholas II married on 26 November 1894 to Alix of Hesse and by Rhine, who became Alexandra Feodorovna, born 1872, died (poisoned 1918), a daughter of Grand Duke Louis IV of Hesse and by Rhine and his wife, Princess Alice of Great Britain and Ireland. Nicholas and Alexandra had the following children, who all died as a result of poisoning:

Olga (1895-1918)

Tatiana (1897-1918)

Mary (1899-1918)

Anastasia (1901-1918)

Alexei (1904-1918)

As it is not known at exactly which time of the day they died, and in what order, it might well be that Alexei technically inherited the throne, thus making him Emperor of Russia and King of Poland (if he survived his father, if only for a few minutes), but we will probably never know that for sure. The throne passed to Emperor Nicholas's younger brother Michael, who became Emperor Michael II.