Main article: History of Russia
Romanov and Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov dynasty
1762
Holstein-Gottorp dynasty begins to rule the Russian Empire
Thanks to the inheritance along the female line, the Holstein-Gottorp dynasty took the name of the Romanovs and in 1762, represented by Emperor Peter III, became the head of the Russian Empire.
The wife of Peter III overthrows him from the throne and begins to rule under the name of Catherine II
1845: Birth of Tsarevich Alexander Alexandrovich - the second son of Alexander II
March 10 (February 26, old style) 1845, in the Anichkov Palace, the heir to the throne of Tsarevich Alexander Nikolaevich, the future emperor Alexander II, and his wife Maria Alexandrovna had a second son.
This event was announced to the residents of the capital, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, by the 301st cannon shot from the bastions of the Peter and Paul Fortress, and in the evening the city was luxuriously illuminated. Newborn, in honor of his father was named Alexander.
1865: Death of the heir to the throne Nicholas Alexandrovich in Nice
Heir to Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich with his bride, Danish Princess Dagmar. 1864 In the spring of the following 1865, the Tsarevich will die in Nice from spinal cord tuberculosis, and Dagmar, with the name Maria Fedorovna, will become the wife of Nicholas's younger brother - the future emperor Alexander III and the mother of Nicholas II
1884
Tsesarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich (future Emperor Nicholas II) and Grand Duke George Alexandrovich with his mentor Charles Heath, circa 1884
1890
Empress Maria Fedorovna during a trip to hunting grounds, Russian Empire, 1890.
1893
Nicholas II with his cousin, the future King George V of Britain, 1893.
1894
Grand Duchess Ksenia Alexandrovna with her husband Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich and brother Tsesarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich (future Emperor Nicholas II).
St. Petersburg. 1894
1895
Grand Duchess Ksenia, Princess Victoria of Great Britain and Empress Alexandra of Russia, 1895
1896
Emperor Nicholas II in the uniform of the Scottish Grenadier Regiment. 1896
Nicholas II in uniform and in the rank of colonel honorary commander of the 2nd Royal Scottish Life Dragoon Regiment "Scottish Greys," Balmoral Castle, Kingdom of Scotland, Edinburgh, September 1896. Color Recovery: Olorin Maiar
1898
Telegramma Nicholas II from Livadia to Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich with support for his proposal to establish a Commission for the construction of a festival in honor of the 100th anniversary of his birth
A.S. Pushkin. Autographed led. Prince K.K. Romanova. November 7, 1898 SPF ARAN. F.6. Op.1. D.13. L.56.
Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Fedorovna. 1898
1900
1902
Sofia Merenberg - granddaughter of A.S. Pushkin by mother, wife of the grandson of Nicholas I, Grand Duke Mikhail Mikhailovich. 1902.
1906
Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna. Russia, 1906
1907
Alexandra Fedorovna, wife of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia. 1907
1909
Official photo portrait of Emperor Nicholas II in a naval uniform with epaulettes of captain of the 1st rank, photo studio "Boasson and Eggler (Frederic Genrikhovich Boasson and Fritz Osipovich Eggler )/Boissonas & Eggler," St. Petersburg province, 1909
Official photo portrait of Emperor Nicholas II in the form of Admiral of the British Fleet, photo studio "Boasson and Eggler (Frederick Genrikhovich Boasson and Fritz Osipovich Eggler )/Boissonas & Eggler," St. Petersburg province, 1909. Color: Tatiana Z
1911
Crown Prince Aleksei Nikolaevich Romanov, the fifth child and only son of Nicholas II and Alexandra Fedorovna. Russia. 1911
Official photo portrait of the daughter of Nikolai II, velikoy Princess Tatyany Nikolaevna in the uniform platye of the 8th Ulansky Ascension Regiment, St. Petersburg province, Tsarskoye Selo Uyezd,
Tsarskoye Selo, 1911. Color: Laurehelene
1913
IV International Automobile Exhibition in St. Petersburg, May 1913. Emperor Nicholas II inspects trucks. On the right is the French all-wheel drive artillery tractor Châtillon -Panhard K13, in the background is the domestic 5-ton truck "Russo-Balt T 40/65"
Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with other members of the Romanov House at a picnic, 1910s.
1914
Grand Duchess Tatyana Nikolaevna, May 1914
During the visit of the family of Nicholas II to Constanta (Romania). Grand Duchesses Olga Nikolaevna, Tatyana Nikolaevna, Maria Nikolaevna and Anastasia Nikolaevna on board the imperial yacht "Standard," Constanta - Odessa, June 1-2, 1914. Colour: Olorin Maiar
Color photography of the Romanovs, 1914
1915
1916
Nicholas II and Tsarevich Alexei on the banks of the Dnieper, 1916.
Heir to the throne Alexei Nikolaevich with friends of cadets Zhenya Makarov and Vasya Agaev on a water walk along the Dnieper River on the Desna steamer in the vicinity of Mogilev, Mogilev province, July 1916.
