Aleksandr nikolaevich
died 1073, italian ecclesiastic: pope 1061–1073.
(aleksandr nikolaevich) 1818–81, czar of russia 1855–81.
alexander (aleksandr nikolaevich) 1899–1977, russian pianist and composer, in the u.s.
his father, nicholas (nikolai nickolaevich) 1873–1945, russian composer and conductor.
noun
1198–1249, king of scotland (1214–49), son of william (the lion)
1818–81, tsar of russia (1855–81), son of nicholas i, who emanc-p-ted the serfs (1861). he was -ss-ssinated by the nihilists
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