November Autograph Auction - Part II
Catalogue Information: 980 lots | 978 with images
Lot 834: ALEXANDER II
ALEXANDER II (1818 - 1881) Emperor of Russia responsible for the emancipation of the serfs, and made important contributions to the reform of the judiciary, economy and educational systems. Historic handwritten report to Alexander II with notations m [...more]
Lot 835: CATHERINE II
CATHERINE II (1762 - 1796) "Catherine the Great", Czarina of Russia who murdered her husband Peter III and proclaimed herself Czarina (1762). She added huge tracts of land to the Russian Empire, while suppressing the peasants and serfs within her re [...more]
Lot 836: ELIZABETH
ELIZABETH (1709 - 1762) Czarina of Russia and daughter of Peter the Great, she overthrew her despised cousin Anna, founded the University of Moscow and the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, and reigned avoiding political entanglements as much a [...more]
Lot 837: ALEXANDER I
ALEXANDER I (1777 - 1825) Russian Czar whose greatest achievement was the destruction of the armies under Napoleon leading to the abdication of the Emperor and Russian participation in the Congress of Vienna. Manuscript D.S. "Alexander" in Russian, [...more]
Lot 838: NICHOLAS I
NICHOLAS I(1796 - 1855) Russian czar, his accession to the throne was marred by the Decembrist uprising, his reign was noted for its autocracy, bureaucracy, and militarism. Partly-printed D.S. "Nikolai" as Czar, 2pp. legal folio, St. Petersburg, Feb. [...more]
