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Nicholas II of Russia (May 18, 1868–July 17, 1918)(Russian II, Nikolay II) was the last Emperor of Russia, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland. He ruled from 1894 until his forced abdication in 1917. Nicholas proved unable to manage a country in political turmoil and command its army in World War I. His rule ended with the Russian Revolution of 1917, after which he and his family were executed by Bolsheviks. Nicholas's full name was Nikolay Aleksandrovich Romanov His official title was Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias. He is sometimes referred to as Nicholas the Martyr due to his execution and as Bloody Nicholas because of the tragic events during his coronation and his government's suppression of dissent. Subsequent to his canonization, he has been regarded as Saint Nicholas The Passion Bearer by the Russian Orthodox Church.------------------Nicholas was born in Saint Petersburg, the second eldest son of Emperor Alexander III and Maria Fyodorovna (born Princess Dagmar of Denmark). His paternal grandparents were Alexander II of Russia and his first consort Maria Alexandrovna of Hesse. His maternal grandparents were Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of Hesse-Kassel. His older brother Alexander, who would have been Tsar Alexander IV had he lived, died in infancy. ---------------------- Nicholas did not have an easy childhood. He was constantly bullied by his father Alexander III who did not appreciate Nicholas's shy and sensitive disposition. In front of his friends, his father called him a "girly girl". His mother, Maria Fyodorovna, was a clinging possessive woman who spoiled Nicholas. --------------------- Nicholas fell in love with the Princess Alix, a daughter of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, the latter a daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Alexander did not approve of this match; hoping to cement Russia's new alliance with France, he had hoped that Nicholas would marry Princess Hélène, the daughter of Count Philippe of the House of Orleans. Portrait by L. Tuxen of the coronation of Nicholas II and Alexandra Fyorodovna, which took place at the Upensky Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin on May 14/26, 1896 amongst great splendor and pomp. Seated upon the dais, from left to right, the Dowager Empress Maria Fyodorovna, Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna, and Tsar Nicholas II Enlarge Portrait by L. Tuxen of the coronation of Nicholas II and Alexandra Fyorodovna, which took place at the Upensky Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin on May 14/26, 1896 amongst great splendor and pomp. Seated upon the dais, from left to right, the Dowager Empress Maria Fyodorovna, Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna, and Tsar Nicholas II . ----------------------- As Tsarevich, Nicholas did a considerable amount of travelling. During a notable trip to the Empire of Japan, a failed assassination attempt by a sword-wielding man left him with a scar on his forehead. The quick action of his cousin, Prince George of Greece, who parried the second blow with his cane, possibly saved his life. The motivations for this attack remain unclear.