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Commons]'']]     Nicholas I, Tsar of Russia from 1825 to 1855; born 25 June 1796, son of [[Paul I, Emperor of Russia (1754-1801)|Tsar Paul I]] and Maria Feodorovna.  He was the younger brother of [[Alexander I, Emperor of Russia  (1777-1825)|Alexander I]], whom he succeeded in 1825.  Nicholas married Charlotte of Prussia (1798-1860) who became known as Alexandra Feodorovna. Nicholas died 18 February 1855 and was succeeded by his son [[Alexander II, Emperor of Russia (1818-1881)|Alexander II]].

Nicholas was benevolent to the Mennonites. In 1835 he gave the immigrant Prussian Mennonites under [[Lange, Wilhelm (ca. 1764-1840)|Wilhelm Lange]] permission to settle 40 families from [[Brenkenhoffswalde and Franztal (Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland)|Brenkenhoffswalde]], although he had previously forbidden any new immigration, and on 31 December 1854, he gave an interesting document of praise to the [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna Mennonites]] for their part in the [[Crimean War (1853-1856) |Crimean War]] in gifts of money and the care of the wounded and sick. To [[Cornies, Johann (1789-1848)|Johann Cornies]], the great promoter of agriculture, he showed appreciation. He was therefore held in high esteem by the Mennonites of Russia.
= Bibliography =
Friesen, Peter M. <em>Die Alt-Evangelische Mennonitische Brüderschaft in Russland (1789-1910) im Rahmen der mennonitischen Gesamtgeschichte</em>. Halbstadt: Verlagsgesellschaft "Raduga", 1911: 80, 488.

Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em>Mennonitisches Lexikon, </em>4 vols. Frankfurt &amp; Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 255.
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