Tsar of Russia 18941917. He was dominated by his wife, Tsarina
Alexandra, who was under the influence of the religious charlatan
Rasputin. His mismanagement of the Russo-Japanese War and of internal affairs led to the revolution of 1905, which he suppressed, although he was forced to grant limited constitutional reforms. He took Russia into World War I in 1914, was forced to abdicate in 1917 after the
Russian Revolution, and was executed with his family.
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