“Nicholas II (Russian: Николай II, Николай Александрович Романов, tr. Nikolay II, Nikolay Alexandrovich Romanov) (18 May [O.S. 6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918) was the last Emperor of Russia, Grand Prince of Finland, and titular King of Poland. His official title was Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias and he is known as Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer by the Russian Orthodox Church. Nicholas II, his wife, his son, his four daughters, the family's medical doctor, the Tsar's valet, the Empress' lady-in-waiting and the family's cook were murdered in the same room by the Bolsheviks on the night of 16/17 July 1918”. – Wikipedia

The Empress Maria Fyodorovna of Russia, (1847–1928), (left), her husband Tsar Alexander III, (1845–1894), and their children. In the group are Tsar Nicholas II, (1868–1918), as Tsarevich, Grand Duke Michael, Grand Duke George, Grand Duchess Xenia, and Grand Duchess Olga. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1890

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (1868–1918). (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Getty Images). Circa 1890

Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, visits England for the wedding of King George V and Queen Mary. (Photo by Mullins/Keystone/Getty Images). 6th July 1893

Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, with her son Edward, Prince of Wales (right), and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (left). Seated on the left is Alexandra, Tsarina of Russia, holding her baby daughter Grand Duchess Tatiana. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). UK, 1896

Tsar Nicholas II (1868–1918) with his wife. (Photo by W. & D. Downey/Getty Images). Circa 1900

Wilhelm II of Germany (1859–1941) riding through the streets of Berlin with Tsar Nicholas II. (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Getty Images). Circa 1900

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1900

Tsar Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). Circa 1905

Tsar Nicholas II (1868–1918) of Russia and his wife Alexandra (1872–1918). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1905

Alexis, Tsarevich of Russia, (1904–1918), the son of Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1910

Prince Edward of Wales (later the Duke of Windsor) with Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarevich Alexei and Prince George of Wales (later George V) at Cowes. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). Circa 1910

The Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia, centre, daughter of the last Tsar of Russia Nicholas II and the Tsarina Alexandra, with her sisters and brother. From left, the Grand Duchesses Marie, Tatiana, Anastasia and Olga, and the Tsarevich Alexis. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1910

Grigory Yefimovich Rasputin (1871–1916) peasant, mystic and self styled holy man who had a magnetic influence over Alexandra and her husband, Tsar Nicholas II is in the midst of a group of his followers. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). Circa 1911

Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (1859–1941), with Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (1868–1918). (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images). Circa 1913

The four daughers of Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia. From left, Grand Duchess Marie (1899–1914), Grand Duchess Tatiana (1897–1918), Grand Duchess Anastasia (1901–1918), and Grand Duchess Olga (1895–1918). All lost their lives at Ekaterinburg. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1914

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (1868–1918) with King George V of England (1865–1936), both in full military regalia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1914

Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of Tsar Nicholas II, and her son the Tsarovitch who is playing with her pearls. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1915

Nicholas II, emperor of Russia (1868–1918), Supreme Commander of the Russian Army and Navy, with his son, Grand Duke Alexis (1904–1918), honorary chief of the Corps of Naval Cadets. The Tsar was forced to abdicate in March 1917. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1916

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia with members of his family in the private grounds of Tsarskoe Selo, the summer palace. From left to right: an officer attending on the Emperor, Nicholas II, Grand Duchess Tatiana, Grand Duchess Olga, Grand Duchess Marie, Grand Duchess Anastasia and (in front of them) Tsarevich Alexis. The four boys on the right are Prince Nikita, Prince Rostislav, Prince Dmitri and Prince Vasili Alexandrovitch, sons of the Emperor's eldest sister Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). 1916

Tsar Nicholas II with Alexis, the Tsarevich, Grand Duchess Tatiana and his nephew Prince Nikita. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). 1916

Nicholas II (1868–1918), the last Tsar of Russia, sits in the woods around the time he was forced to abdicate. He and his family were shot by the Red Guards the following year. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1st March 1917

Tsar Nicholas II and his children sitting on the roof of a conservatory during their captivity in Tobolsk, from September 1917 to April 1918. From left to right: Grand Duchesses Olga and Anastasia, Tsar Nicholas and the Tsarevich, and Grand Duchesses Tatiana and Marie. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1918