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26/05/1896 Nicholas II becomes the last Tsar of Imperial Russia

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The Last Days of the Romanovs | National Geographic

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Tsar's Family Death | National Geographic

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Russian Royal Family At Various Events (1910-1917)

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Russia reopens Tsar Nicolas murder case

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Nicholas II | The Last Tsar of Russia

Nicholas II or Nikolai II, known as Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer in the Russian Orthodox Church, was the last Emperor of Russia, ruling from 1894 until his forced abdication in 1917. His reign saw the fall of the Russian Empire from one of the foremost great powers of the world to economic and military collapse.