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Nicholas I of Russia

1796 - 1855

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Nicholas I (Russian: Николай I Павлович; 6 July [O.S. 25 June] 1796 – 2 March [O.S. 18 February] 1855) was Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1825 to 1855. He was the third son of Paul I and younger brother of his predecessor, Alexander I. Nicholas's thirty-year reign began with the failed Decembrist revolt. He is mainly remembered as a reactionary whose controversial reign was marked by geographical expansion, centralisation of administrative policies, and repression of dissent both in Russia and among its neighbors. Nicholas had a happy marriage that produced a large family, with all of their seven children surviving childhood. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicholas I of Russia is the 347th most popular politician (down from 219th in 2019), the 39th most popular biography from Russia (down from 29th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Russian Politician.

Nicholas I was the emperor of Russia from 1825-1855. He is most famous for his reactionary policies and his use of censorship.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nicholas I of Russia ranks 347 out of 19,576. Before him are Philip IV of Spain, Ariel Sharon, Probus, Martin Bormann, Odoacer, and Vajiralongkorn. After him are Theodore Roosevelt, Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Mahmud of Ghazni, Marcus Claudius Tacitus, Empress Dowager Cixi, and Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1796, Nicholas I of Russia ranks 1. After him are Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, Princess Charlotte of Wales, Adolphe Quetelet, Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Michael Thonet, Franz Berwald, Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg, Asher Brown Durand, Jakob Steiner, and Walter Hunt. Among people deceased in 1855, Nicholas I of Russia ranks 3. Before him are Carl Friedrich Gauss, and Søren Kierkegaard. After him are Charlotte Brontë, Adam Mickiewicz, Gérard de Nerval, William John Swainson, Adelaide of Austria, Infante Carlos, Count of Molina, Maria Theresa of Austria, William Parry, and Pavel Nakhimov.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Nicholas I of Russia ranks 39 out of 3,761. Before him are Konstantin Chernenko (1911), David Hilbert (1862), Yul Brynner (1920), Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873), Valentina Tereshkova (1937), and Georgy Zhukov (1896). After him are Alexander I of Russia (1777), Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844), Vyacheslav Molotov (1890), Boris Pasternak (1890), Elizabeth of Russia (1709), and Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (1901).

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Among POLITICIANS In Russia

Among politicians born in Russia, Nicholas I of Russia ranks 15. Before him are Boris Yeltsin (1931), Yuri Andropov (1914), Alexander II of Russia (1818), Alexander III of Russia (1845), Konstantin Chernenko (1911), and Georgy Zhukov (1896). After him are Alexander I of Russia (1777), Vyacheslav Molotov (1890), Elizabeth of Russia (1709), Paul I of Russia (1754), Georgy Malenkov (1902), and Alexander Kerensky (1881).

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