ALEXANDER II — Russian Emperor (1855-1881) On the accession to the throne of His Imperial

Majesty Emperor Alexander Nikolaevich: 1) Highest Manifesto on the Accession to the Ancestral Throne of the Sovereign Emperor Alexander Nikolayevich. Printed in St. Petersburg: at the Senate on 18, and from it at the Holy Synod on 19 February 1855. - [1] p.; 2) Decree from His Imperial Majesty of the Holy Governing Synod [regarding the printing of the Imperial Manifesto, sworn allegiance, and a new form of invocation during the highest names' litany in "the required quantity of copies"]. [Unknown place], 19th February 1855. – [1] page; On February 18, 1855, following the death of Emperor Nicholas I, his eldest son, 37-year-old Alexander Nikolaevich, ascended to the Russian throne.