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Abdication statement of Nicholas II, signed 2 March 1917 O.S. Manifesto of abdication. The abdication of Nicholas II on 2 March 1917 O.S. Pictured aboard the Imperial Train: Minister of the Imperial Court Baron Woldemar Freedericksz, Commander of the Northern Front General Nikolai Ruzsky, State Duma deputies Vasily Shulgin and Alexander Guchkov, Nicholas II.
Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; [d] 18 May [O.S. 6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918) or Nikolai II was the last reigning Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1 November 1894 until his abdication on 15 March 1917.
Nicholas II had no other choice than to follow Rodzianko's advice. On 2 March 1917 a Russian Provisional Government was formed, which included members of the Social Revolutionary Party. Rodzianko appointed General Lavr Kornilov as head over the troops in Petrograd. In the evening Rodzianko led abdication talks with the Tsar, to satisfy the crowds.
2013: King Albert II of Belgium. Abdication date: July 21, 2013. Age at abdication: 75 years old. Length of reign: 20 years. Succeeded by: His son, the now-King Philippe
Here's a look at photos from inaugurations past. President-elect Donald Trump is set to take the oath of office for a second time on Inauguration Day. Here's a look at photos from inaugurations past.
The news comes weeks after Queen Margrethe II of Denmark step down from her role as the country's monarch. The 83-year-old abdicated after 52 years of service, becoming the first Danish monarch to ...
The Russian Imperial Romanov family (Nicholas II of Russia, his wife Alexandra Feodorovna, and their five children: Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei) were shot and bayoneted to death [2] [3] by Bolshevik revolutionaries under Yakov Yurovsky on the orders of the Ural Regional Soviet in Yekaterinburg on the night of 16–17 July 1918.
Napoleon's first abdication, signed at the Palace of Fontainebleau on 4 April 1814 Dom Pedro I , ruler of the Empire of Brazil , delivers his abdication letter on 7 April 1831 Instrument of abdication signed by King Edward VIII and his three brothers, Albert , Henry and George , 10 December 1936