Born: 18 May 1868 · Died: 17 July 1918 · Age at death: 50
How old was Nicholas II of Russia when he died?
Nicholas II of Russia died aged 50. He was born on 18 May 1868 and died on 17 July 1918.
Last Tsar of Russia, who abdicated in 1917 and was executed with his family by the Bolsheviks in 1918
Did you know?He was a first cousin of Britain’s King George V, and the two monarchs were noted for their strikingly similar physical appearance.
Quick facts
Date of birth18 May 1868
Date of death17 July 1918
Age at death50
Cause of deathGunshot wound
NationalityRussian
BirthplacePushkin, Russia
Occupationmonarch, aristocrat, philatelist
Editor's Take:
Nicholas II was the last tsar of Russia. A devoted husband and father, he was ill-suited to rule an empire in turmoil. Defeat by Japan in 1905 sparked revolution, and he was forced to accept a parliament. His family's reliance on the mystic Rasputin damaged the monarchy. He took personal command of the army in the First World War, and was blamed for its failures. He abdicated in 1917. The Bolsheviks shot him and his family in Yekaterinburg the next year.
Key Milestones
1894: Tsar – accession
1905: Revolution and the Duma
1914: First World War – Russia enters
1917: Abdication – February Revolution
Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; 18 May 1868 – 17 July 1918) was Emperor of Russia from 1 November 1894 until his abdication in 1917. He was the last Russian monarch before the Russian Revolution and oversaw the Russian Empire's participation in World War I.
Nicholas II of Russia's birthday is May 18. He was born on May 18, 1868 in Pushkin, Russia.
How old was Nicholas II of Russia when he died?
Nicholas II of Russia died on July 17, 1918, aged 50.
Who shares a birthday with Nicholas II of Russia?
Famous people who share Nicholas II of Russia's May 18 birthday include John Paul II, Bertrand Russell, Walter Gropius, Frank Capra and Peter Grünberg.
