Alexander I | |
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Alexander I | |
Emperor of Alaska | |
Reign | 17 October 1934 - 23 October 1960 |
Coronation | 10 November 1934 |
Predecessor | Nicholas I |
Successor | Alexander II |
Born | 1 September 1879 Aleksandrgrad, Alaska |
Died | 23 October 1960 Sitka, Alaska |
Burial | 26 October 1960 |
Spouse | Feodora Feodorovna |
Issue | Princess Feodora Aleksandrovna Princess Anastasia Aleksandrovna Alexander II Princess Konstantina Aleksandrovna |
Full name | |
Aleksandyr Nikolayevitch Dmitrov | |
House | House of Dmitrov |
Father | Nicholas I |
Mother | Aleksandra Ivanovna |
Aleksandyr Nikolayevitch Dmitrov (Russ: Александр Николэйевич Дмайтров) (9/1/1879-10/23/1960), more commonly known as Alexander I of Alaska, was the 5th Tsar of Alaska, reigning from 1934 until his death in 1960. While his reign was considerably shorter than that of his father, Nicholas I (who ruled for 41 years), Alexander I is still styled as Alexander the Great (a name occasionally afforded his nephew, Alexander III of Alaska). His reign was notable for expansive democratic reform, his transformation of Alaska from a sparsely populated backwater into a legitimate regional power, the growth of the Alaskan economy through the oil industry and trade, and for his victory in the Alaskan-Siberian War, as well as pioneering semi-socialized medicine and vast education initiatives. The Premier for the bulk of his reign, Yakov Sighovaryin, is often regarded as Alaska's best Premier, much in the way that Alexander I is regarded as one of its best Tsars. He was succeeded by his son Crown Prince Aleksandr Aleksandreyevitch Dmitrov as Alexander II following his death on October 23, 1960.