Historedia
Person

Alexander III

Events
5
Episodes
8
Years
1891–1894

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Alexander III, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. France and Russia conclude a defensive understanding

    1891

    Role: Emperor of Russia

    1. August 1891 · Kronstadt1891 Political Understanding

      France and Russia concluded a political understanding in August 1891, formalized through an exchange of letters between foreign ministers.

  2. Franco-Russian Alliance concluded

    1892–1894

    Role: Emperor of Russia

    1. August 17, 1892 · General staffsSigning of the Military Convention

      Representatives of the Russian and French general staffs signed a military convention in August 1892.

    2. January 4, 1894 · Exchange of lettersExchange of Letters Ratifying the Alliance

      Both governments announced their ratification of the military convention through an exchange of letters concluding in January 1894.

  3. Sergei Witte succeeds Ivan Vyshnegradsky as Russian finance minister

    1892

    Role: Emperor of Russia

    1. August 1892 · Russian EmpireWitte Appointed Finance Minister

      Sergei Witte was appointed Minister of Finance in August 1892, succeeding Ivan Vyshnegradsky, who had served since 1887.

  4. Alexander III dies; Nicholas II becomes Emperor of Russia

    1894

    Role: Emperor of Russia

    1. 1 November 1894 · Maly Palace, LivadiaDeath of Alexander III

      Alexander III died on 1 November 1894 at Maly Palace in Livadia from kidney disease, succeeded by his son Nicholas II.

  5. Nicholas II marries Alix of Hesse at the Winter Palace

    1894

    Role: Deceased Father

    1. 26 November 1894 · Grand Church of the Winter PalaceWedding Ceremony at the Winter Palace

      Nicholas II and Alix married in the Grand Church of the Winter Palace on 26 November 1894, following Alix's conversion to Orthodoxy.

    2. 26 November 1894 · Winter PalaceProcession to the Winter Palace

      Nicholas departed the Anichkov Palace to the Winter Palace, where Alexandra was dressed in imperial mantle, contrary to his preference for privacy.

    3. 26 November 1894 · Grand Church of the Winter PalaceAttendance of Royal Relatives

      Foreign royal relatives, including King Christian IX of Denmark, processed into the church alongside the Romanov Grand Dukes.

Sources

  1. Alexander III of Russia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06
  2. Wedding of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-22