The Decline and Fall of the Romanov Dynasty In 1894, Tsar Alexander III died suddenly of Kidney failure at a very young age. His son, Nicholas II took over the position (he was only 26) through succession, not knowing that he would soon become the tsar who brought the Romanov rule to an end after more than 300 years of autocratic rule. The same year, Tsar Nicholas married Princess Alix (Alexandra) of Hesse-Darmstadt. The marriage was a love …showed first 75 words of 1843 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1843 total…were not found until the 1970's. The Tsar's downfall was a result of many different proceedings. Many believe the if Alexis did not have Hemophilia, Rasputin would not have been in the picture and therefore the Duma would not have been so corrupt... But many believe that is was the Tsar's complete lack of connection with the people and his 17th Century mind-set in the way he ruled his country that ultimately brought him down.