# Nicholas I - Emperor of all Russia

URL: https://history-russia.com/rulers/nicholas-i
Reign: 1825 - 1855
Born-Died: 1796 - 1855
Dynasty: Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_I_of_Russia

Nicholas I began his reign by crushing the Decembrists and ruled as a conservative autocrat under the doctrine of 'Orthodoxy, Autocracy, Nationality'. He died during the Crimean War.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Alexander I](https://history-russia.com/rulers/alexander-i)
- Succeeded by: [Alexander II](https://history-russia.com/rulers/alexander-ii)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1825 - [Decembrist revolt](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1825-decembrist-revolt)
- 1826 - [The Third Section](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1826-the-third-section)
- 1828 - [Treaty of Turkmenchay](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1828-treaty-of-turkmenchay)
- 1830 - [November Uprising](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1830-november-uprising)
- 1833 - [Official Nationality](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1833-official-nationality)
- 1837 - [Death of Pushkin and the first railway](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1837-death-of-pushkin-and-the-first-railway)
- 1842 - [Gogol's Dead Souls](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1842-gogol-s-dead-souls)
- 1849 - [The Petrashevsky Circle](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1849-the-petrashevsky-circle)
- 1851 - [Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1851-moscow-saint-petersburg-railway)
- 1853 - [Battle of Sinop](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1853-battle-of-sinop)
- 1854 - [Siege of Sevastopol](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1854-siege-of-sevastopol)
- 1855 - [Alexander II ascends the throne](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1855-alexander-ii-ascends-the-throne)