Francis Xavier | Timeline

Francis Xavier (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta; Basque: Frantzisko Xabierkoa; Spanish: Francisco Javier; Portuguese: Francisco Xavier; 7 April 1506 – 3 December 1552), venerated as Saint Francis Xavier, was a Navarrese Catholic missionary and saint who was a co-founder of the Society of Jesus. The Roman Catholic Church considers that it has converted more people to Christianity than any other missionary since St. Paul, deserving the epithet "Apostle of the Orient". He carried out his missionary activity especially in Portuguese India and Japan.

April 7, 1506 - Xavier, Navarre - Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta is born

October 16, 1515 - Xavier - He suffers the grief of his father's death, Don Juan de Jasso

January(?) 1(?), 1525 - Paris, France - Francis Xavier goes to study at the Collège Sainte-Barbe, University of Paris

January(?) 1(?), 1526 - Paris - Bachelor of Arts

January(?) 1(?), 1528 - Paris - Meeting with Ignatius of Loyola in Paris

January(?) 1(?), 1529 - Paris - Francis shares lodgings with Pierre Favre and Ignatius of Loyola

January(?) 1(?), 1530 - Paris - Receives the degree of Master of Arts. Enrollment in the Sorbonne Theology course

June(?) 1(?), 1530(?) - Paris - Begins teaching Aristotelian Philosophy at Beauvais College, University of Paris

August 15, 1534 - Montmartre, outside Paris - Seven students meet in a crypt beneath the Church of Saint Denis (now Saint Pierre de Montmartre), in Montmartre outside Paris: Francis Xavier, Ignatius of Loyola, Alfonso Salmeron, Diego Laínez, Nicolás Bobadilla from Spain, Peter Faber from Savoy, and Simão Rodrigues from Portugal. They make private vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience to the Pope, and also vow to go to the Holy Land to convert infidels =(START)

March 24, 1535 - Paris - Letter to his eldest brother in Spain

November 15, 1536 - Paris - Departure to Venice of the The "Compañia de Jesus" (Company of Jesus) or also "Amigos en El Señor" (Friends in the Lord), which would later be known as "Society of Jesus"

January 2, 1537 - Venice, Italy - Francis Xavier and companions arrive in Venice, where Loyola was already waiting for them

June 24, 1537 - Venice - Francis Xavier and companions are ordained priests by the Bishop of Arbe

March 25, 1538 - Rome, Italy - Arrives in Rome

April 15, 1539 - Rome - After long discussions, Ignatius of Loyola draws up a formula for a new religious order, the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) =(societyofjesusflag)

August 4, 1539 - Rome - D. Pedro de Mascarenhas, Portuguese ambassador in Rome, receives a letter from King John III, asking him to inform him about the activities of Ignatius of Loyola and his companions, and if they were prepared to be sent to India

September 3, 1539 - Rome - Approval of the new Institute by Pope Paul III through the bull "Regimini militantis ecclesiae" (To the Government of the Church Militant)

March 10, 1540 - While in Rome - Letter from the Portuguese ambassador in Rome, informing King John III that Ignatius's company was prepared to respond to the evangelization needs of India

March 15, 1540 - Rome - Francis Xavier leaves Rome on the Portuguese Ambassador's entourage towards the French-Spanish Atlantic border

March 21, 1540 - Bologna, Italy - The Ambassador's entourage arrives in Bologna

March 31, 1540 - Bologna - Letter to Ignatius of Loyola

June 1(?), 1540 - Lisbon, Portugal - The portuguese ambassador and his entourage reach Lisbon, after more than 3-months of voyage on horseback, by Bologna, Parma, Turin, Montpellier, Toulouse, Bayonne, Irún, Loyola, Burgos, Salamanca, Santarém, Lisbon. Francis Xavier and Simão Rodrigues are going to serve at Todos-os-Santos (All Saints) Hospital

June 5(?), 1540 - Lisbon - Francis Xavier is summoned to a private audience with King John III

July 23, 1540 - Lisbon - Letters to Ignatius of Loyola and Nicolás Bobadilla

September 20, 1540 - Lisbon - Francis Xavier witnesses the first "auto-de-fé" celebrated in Portugal, at Rossio Square, in which 23 people are absolved and two are condemned to be burnt, including a french cleric

September 28, 1540 - Lisbon - Letter to Martín de Azpilicueta in Coimbra

November 4, 1540 - Lisbon - Letter to Martín de Azpilicueta in Coimbra

January(?) 1(?), 1541 - Lisbon - John III decides to send Francis Xavier with Paulo Camerte and Francisco de Mansilha to India, leaving Simão Rodrigues in Portugal

March 18, 1541 - Lisbon - Letters to Claude Jay and Diego Lainez in Rome

April 7, 1541 - Lisbon - Francis Xavier departs Lisbon in his 37th birthday aboard the "Santiago" with new Governor of India, Martim Afonso de Sousa

August 1(?), 1541 - Island of Mozambique - Francis Xavier arrives in Mozambique

March 15(?), 1542 - Island of Mozambique - Francis Xavier departs for Goa

March(?) 22(?), 1542 - Mailindi, Kenya - Stop at Mailindi, where they are visited by the local king

April(?) 1(?), 1542 - Island of Socotra, Horn of Africa - Stop at Socotra to load fresh water

May 6, 1542 - Goa, Portuguese India - Martim Afonso de Sousa and Francis Xavier arrive in Goa

September 20, 1542 - Goa - Letter to Ignatius of Loyola

September 30(?), 1542 - Goa - Francis Xavier sets sail to Cape Comorin (Southern tip of India) to indoctrinate the 30 pearl fishing villages situated around Manapadd, Punicale and Thoothukudi (Tuticorin)

October 28, 1542 - Thoothukudi (Tuticorin) - Letter to Ignatius of Loyola

December(?) 1(?), 1542 - Kombuthurai, Tamil Nadu - Miracle atributed to Francis Xavier when visiting Kombuthurai: A pattangatti lady was suffering from labour for nearly three days. He baptized her and her family and within a short time, she delivered a child. Due to this miracle, the whole of this village along with its headmen and prince of the land converted to Christianity. Since then he visited the village numerous times. The second miracle is believed to be the greatest miracle that Francis Xavier ever performed. A boy named Matthew drowned in the well which is called well of miracle (or well of baptism) by the pattangatti, and was brought into the church just before mass, and through Francis Xavier's prayer, he was revived from death

November 1(?), 1543 - Goa - Returns to Goa where he receives the news that Ignatius of Loyola had been elected General of the Company, as well as his own appointment as superior of the Eastern Missions from the Cape of Good Hope to China

January 1(?), 1544 - Goa - Solemn vows in the Society in the presence of the Bishop of Goa; Francis Xavier is appointed Superior of the Mission in the East

January 15, 1544 - Cochin - Letter to the Society of Jesus

January 27, 1544 - Cochin - Letters to the Society of Jesus and Simão Rodrigues

February 1(?), 1544 - Manapadd, near the southern tip of India - Returns to Manapadd

February 23, 1544 - Punicale - Letter to Francisco Mansilhas

March 14, 1544 - Manapadd - Letter to Francisco Mansilhas

March 27, 1544 - Manapadd - Letter to Francisco Mansilhas

April 23, 1544 - Livar - Letter to Francisco Mansilhas

May 1(?), 1544 - Kombuthurai, Tamil Nadu - Francis Xavier builds St.Stephen's Church in Kombuthurai

June 11, 1544 - Virapandyanpatanam - Letter to Francisco Mansilhas

June 16, 1544 - Manapadd, near the southern tip of India - Letter to Francisco Mansilhas

June 30, 1544 - Manapadd - Letter to Francisco Mansilhas

August 3, 1544 - Manapadd - Letter to Francisco Mansilhas

August 19, 1544 - Manapadd - Letter to Francisco Mansilhas

August 29, 1544 - Punicale - Letter to Francisco Mansilhas

September 5, 1544 - Alentalai - Letter to Francisco Mansilhas

September 12, 1544 - Manapadd - Letter to Francisco Mansilhas

December 16, 1544 - Cochin - Returns to Cochin

December 18, 1544 - Cochin - Letter to Francisco Mansilhas

January 20, 1545 - Cochin - Letter to King John III

March 29, 1545 - Nagapattinam (Negapatam, between Chennai and Ceylon) - Francis Xavier embarks in a ship to Malacca.

April 7, 1545 - Nagapattinam - Letter to Francisco Mansilhas

May 8, 1545 - Meliapor (Mylapore, Chennai) - Arrives at Meliapor and visits the tomb of Thomas the Apostle. He spends four months there. Letters to Master Diogo and Micer Paulo in Goa

September 1(?), 1545 - Meliapor - Continues his voyage to Malacca

September 25, 1545 - Malacca (Today Malaysia) - Francis Xavier arrives in Malacca, via Ceylon, Nagapattinam and Meliapor

November 1, 1545 - Malacca - Letter to the Society of Jesus

January 1, 1546 - Malacca - Sails for ambon Island, Maluku Islands

February 14, 1546 - Ambon Island - Reaches Ambon, where he finds a spanish fleet. Preaches the Gospel at Ambon for a year and a half

May 10, 1546 - Ambon Island - Letter to Ignatius of Loyola

May 16, 1546 - Ambon Island - Letter to King John III

June 15(?), 1546 - Ternate, Baranura, Morotai - Visit to other Maluku Islands

March(?) 1(?), 1547 - Ambon Island - Returns to Ambon Island after Easter

July 1(?), 1547 - Malacca - Returns to Malacca

December 7, 1547 - Malacca - Ship captain Jorge Alvares introduces a japanese fugitive, Anjirō, to Father Francis Xavier

December 15(?), 1547 - Malacca - Francis Xavier sails to Goa with Anjiro to begin missionary work that was to bear fruit for the next hundred years, until the Japanese closed their doors to all foreigners

January 20, 1548 - Cochin - Returns to Cochin. Letters to King John III and Ignatius of Loyola

March 20, 1548 - Goa - Francis Xavier returns to Goa to attend to his responsabilities as superior of the mission there

March 30(?), 1548 - Baçaim (Vasai, near Mumbai) - Travels to Baçaim to join Viceroy D.João de Castro

April 15(?), 1548 - Goa - Returns to Goa with the (sick) Viceroy

June 6, 1548 - Goa - At Viceroy D. João de Castro's deathbed, who dies in his arms. Francis Xavier returns to the fishing coast

November 1(?), 1548 - Goa - Returns to Goa to prepare his trip to Japan

January 14, 1549 - Cochin - Letter to Ignatius of Loyola

January 20, 1549 - Cochin - Letter to Ignatius of Loyola in Rome: "I asked a Portuguese merchant, … who had been for many days in Anjirō’s country of Japan, to give me … some information on that land and its people from what he had seen and heard …. All the Portuguese merchants coming from Japan tell me that if I go there I shall do great service for God our Lord, more than with the pagans of India, for they are a very reasonable people"

January 26, 1549 - Cochin - Letter to King John III

April 15, 1549 - Goa - Francis Xavier and Anjirō depart to Canton, via Cochin and Malacca

April 25, 1549 - Cochin - Francis Xavier departs for Malacca

May 31, 1549 - Malacca - Francis Xavier arrives at Malacca. He meets Fernão Mendes Pinto again

June 20, 1549 - Malacca - Letter to King John III

June 24, 1549 - Malacca - Departs for Japan with Fernão Mendes Pinto

July 27, 1549 - Kyushu, Japan - Francis Xavier arrives in Japan with Mendes Pinto, Anjirō and 3 other jesuits

August 15, 1549 - Kagoshima, Japan - Francis Xavier is allowed to go ashore

September 29, 1549 - Kagoshima - Friendly reception by Shimazu Takahisa, daimyō of Satsuma. He is hosted by Anjirō's family until October

November 5, 1549 - Kagoshima - Letter to Ignatius of Loyola

September 1(?), 1550 - Kagoshima - Francis Xavier departs Kagoshima

October 30(?), 1550 - Amami Island, NE of Okinawa - Francis Xavier arrives in Amami Island, then continues to Hirado Island, Japan

December 20(?), 1550 - Yamaguchi, Japan - Arrives at Yamaguchi

February 1(?), 1551 - Kyoto, Japan - Departs for Kyoto but fails to meet with the Emperor

March 1(?), 1551 - Yamaguchi, Japan - Returns to Yamaguchi

November 20, 1551 - Yamaguchi - Returns to Yamaguchi

November(?) 25(?), 1551 - Island near Guangzhou, China - A storm forces the ship to stop on an island near Guangzhou. Meets Diogo Pereira, a rich merchant and an old friend from Cochin. Pereira showed him a letter from Portuguese prisoners in Guangzhou, asking for a Portuguese ambassador to speak to the Chinese Emperor on their behalf

December 2, 1551 - Strait of Singapore - Letter to Francisco Pérez in Malacca

December 27, 1551 - Malacca - Upon arriving in Malacca, he learned that he had been appointed provincial of East India (from the Cape of Good Hope to China)

January 24, 1552 - Cochin - Returns to Cochin. Send letters to Europe and to King John III, asking him for help in the mission of Japan

January 31, 1552 - Cochin - Letter to King John III: "Fernão Mendes Pinto has been serving your highness in these parts and has lend me 300 cruzados to build a house in Yamaguchi"

February 15(?), 1552 - Goa - Francis Xavier returns to Goa to prepare for his expedition to China

April 17, 1552 - Goa - Sets sail for China with Diogo Pereira aboard the "Santa Cruz"

July 10(?), 1552 - Malacca - After arriving in Malacca, Xavier is was confronted by the captain Álvaro de Ataíde da Gama who now had total control over the harbour. The captain refused to recognize his title of Nuncio, asked Pereira to resign from his title of ambassador, named a new crew for the ship, and demanded the gifts for the Chinese Emperor be left in Malacca

July 13, 1552 - Malacca - Letter to Gaspar Barzaeus in Goa

August 30(?), 1552 - Shangchuan, near Taishan (WSW of Macao, China) - The "Santa Cruz" reaches the chinese Island of Shangchuan

Tomb of St.Francis Xavier, Goa

October 22, 1552 - Shangchuan - Letter to Francisco Pérez

November 12, 1552 - Shangchuan - Letter to Diogo Pereira

November 15(?), 1552 - Shangchuan - Francis Xavier is taken seriously ill. He writes a letter saying that a man agreed to taken him to the mainland in exchange for a large sum of money

December 3, 1552 - Shangchuan, near Taishan (WSW of Macao, China) - Francis Xavier dies from a fever while he was waiting for a ship to mainland China, aged 46 =(END)

Nicholas II of Russia | Timeline

Nicholas II or Nikolai II Alexandrovich Romanov (18 May 1868 – 17 July 1918), known in the Russian Orthodox Church as Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer, was the last Emperor of All Russia, ruling from 1 November 1894 until his forced abdication on 15 March 1917. During his reign the Russian Empire fell from one of the foremost great powers of the world to economic and military collapse. He was reviled by Soviet historians as a weak and incompetent leader whose decisions led to military defeats and the deaths of millions of his subjects. By contrast Anglo-Russian historian Nikolai Tolstoy, leader of the International Monarchist League, said in 2012, "There were many bad things about the Czar's regime, but he inherited an autocracy and his acts are now being seen in perspective and in comparison to the terrible crimes committed by the Soviets." (Intro from Wikipedia)

May 18, 1868 - Tsarkoye Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Nikolai Aleksandrovich (Nicholas II) is born

July 1, 1873 - London, England - Alexander III and family visit the United Kingdom for two months

March 13, 1881 - Winter Palace, Saint-Petersburg - Following the assassination of his grandfather, Tsar Alexander II, Nicholas becomes heir apparent upon his father's ascension as Alexander III

May 27, 1883 - Moscow - Coronation of his father, Tsar Alexander III

June 1(?), 1884 - Winter Palace, Saint-Petersburg - 16-year old Nicholas II meets 12-year old Princess Alix of Hesse at the wedding of her sister Elisabeth to Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, the younger brother of Tsar Alexander III

October 29, 1888 - Borki, Ukraine - The imperial train derails. No member of the imperial family is hurt on the crash
January 1(?), 1889 - Saint-Petersburg - Princess Alix of Hesse visits Saint-Petersburg. Both she and Nicholas fall in love
March 23, 1890 - Saint-Petersburg - Meets ballerina Mathilde Kschessinska at the Imperial Ballet, in her graduation, and they begin a relationship
November 4, 1890 - Gatchina - Nicholas departs on a eurasian journey =(START)

Details of this journey are sketchy due to confusions related with the differences between Old style and New Style calendars (12 days of difference). At the same time, there's at least 4 or 5 different cronologies on articles and books about the tsarevich's journey). You can help us.

November 6, 1890 - Vienna, Austria - Nicholas reaches Vienna by train
November 7, 1890 - Trieste - Reaches Trieste by train and boards the armored cruiser "Pamiat Azova". The ships is escorted by the frigate "Vladimir Monomakh"
November 15(?), 1890 - Piraeus, Greece - Stop at Piraeus, where Nicholas meets his uncle, King George I of Greece
November 22, 1890 - Port Said, Egypt - Arrives in Egypt
December(?) 1(?), 1890 - Aswan, Egypt - Visit to Aswan, Egypt
December(?) 21(?), 1890 - Aden - Departs to Bombay
December 23, 1890 - Bombay, India - Nicholas arrives in Bombay
December(?) 26(?), 1890 - Ahmedabad - Visit to Ahmedabad
January 13, 1891 - Lahore - Arrives in Lahore by train
January 15, 1891 - Lahore - Departs from Lahore
January 16(?), 1891 - Amritsar - Visit to Amritsar
January(?), 20(?), 1891 - Agra, India - Visit to Agra
January(?) 25(?), 1891 - Benares (Varanesi, India) - Visits the Marahaja of Benares with Prince George of Greece
January(?) 30(?), 1891 - Calcutta - Reaches Calcutta
February 7, 1891 - Adyar, near Madras, India - Nicholas visits the Theosophical Society at Adyar
February 8(?), 1891 - Tuticorin, India - Nicholas visits Tuticorin before crossing to Ceylon
February 11, 1891 - Colombo, Ceylon - Nicholas arrives in Ceylon
March 2, 1891 - Singapore - Nicholas arrives in Singapore
March 4, 1891 - Singapore - Departs from Singapore
March 7(?), 1891 - Batavia (Jakarta, Indonesia) - Visit to Batavia
March 19, 1891 - Bangkok, Thailand - Nicholas arrives in Bangkok
March 25, 1891 - Bangkok - Departs from Bangkok
March 28(?), 1891 - Saigon, Vietnam - Visit to Saigon
April 4, 1891 - Hong Kong - Arrives in Hong Kong
April 21, 1891 - Wuhan, China - Arrives in Wuhan

Tsarevich (Prince heir) Nicholas, Nagasaki, 1891

April 27, 1891 - Nagasaki, Japan - Arrives in Nagasaki, Japan
May 11, 1891 - Ōtsu, Japan - Nicholas is attacked by a deranged japanese police officer
May 18, 1891 - Osaka, Japan - Celebration of his 23rd birthday
May 19, 1891 - Kobe, Japan - Departs from Kobe
May 23, 1891 - Vladivostok, Russia - Nicholas arrives in Vladivostok and says goodbye to the crews of the "Pamiat Azova" and the "Vladimir Monomakh"
May 31, 1891 - Vladivostok - Nicholas inaugurates the construction of the Far East segment of the Trans-Siberian railway
June 2, 1891 - Vladivostok - Nicholas departs to Saint-Petersburg across vast Siberia
June 5(?), 1891 - Ussuriysk - Reaches Ussuriysk by horse drawn carriage
June(?) 10(?), 1891 - Khabarovsk - Reaches Khabarovk on the steamer "Vestnik"
June(?) 12(?), 1891 - Blagoveshchensk (Russia-China border) - Reaches Blagoveshchensk, on the Russia-China border
June(?) 18(?), 1891 - Nerchinsk, E. of Chita - Reaches Nerchinsk
June(?) 20(?), 1891 - Chita - Reaches Chita
June(?), 23(?), 1891 - Irkutsk - Reaches Irkutsk
July 1(?), 1891 - While crossing Siberia on his way to Saint-Petersburg - A french squadron visits Kronstadt. An agreement for a military alliance is concluded with France
July(?) 2(?), 1891 - Tomsk - Reaches Tomsk
July(?) 4(?), 1891 - Narym - Reaches Narym through river Tom
July(?) 6(?), 1891 - Surgut - Reaches Turgut through river Ob
July 10, 1891 - Tobolsk - Nicholas arrives in Tobolsk after changing direction to the SW after leaving Turgut
July(?) 15(?), 1891 - Tara - Nicholas travels to the SE, probably through River Irtysh and reaches Tara
July(?) 20(?), 1891 - Omsk - Nicholas reaches Omsk, probably through River Irtysh
August(?) 1(?), 1891 - Orenburg - Nicholas reaches Orenburg in European Russia
August 16, 1891 - Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas returns to Saint-Petersburg from his Eurasian journey
December 21, 1891 - Saint-Petersburg - Diary: "My dream is to marry one day Alix of Hesse. I have loved her a long time, but more deeply and fervently since the year I889, when she spent six weeks in St. Petersburg. I have struggled for a long time against my feelings, and tried to persuade myself that it was an impossible thing, but since Eddy (the Duke of Clarence] gave up the idea of marrying her, or was refused by her, it seems to me that the only obstacle standing between us is the religious question. There is no other one, because I am convinced that she shares my feelings. Everything is in God's hands, and, relying on His mercy, I await the future with calm and humility"
January(?) 1(?), 1892 - Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas buys Mathilde Kschessinska a mansion at 18 Angliisky Prospect, which had belonged to Rimsky-Korsakov
March 11, 1892 - Saint-Petersburg - Visits Mathilde Kschessinska's house
June 7, 1892 - Kiel, Germany - Alexander III and Tsarevich Nicholas arrive in Kiel. They are welcomed by Kaiser Wilhelm II
August 17, 1892 - While in Saint-Petersburg - Representatives of the Russian and French general staffs sign a military convention which provides for mutual military aid in the event of a german attack
January 25, 1893 - Berlin - Nicholas II attends the wedding of Princess Margaret of Prussia to Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse
March 13, 1893 - Livadia Palace, Livadiya, Crimea - The Royal family arrives in Crimea
June 20, 1893 - London, England - Travels to London on behalf of his parents to be present at the wedding of his cousin the Duke of York to Princess Mary of Teck
July 6, 1893 - Chapel Royal, St.James's Palace, London - Wedding of Prince George, Duke of York, and Princess Mary of Teck
August 10, 1893 - Copenhagen, Denmark - During the royal visit to Denmark. Alexander III and Nicholas visit a french warship anchored off Copenhagen
April 2, 1894 - Coburg, Germany - Nicholas II and Princess Alix meet once more at the wedding of her brother Ernst
April 19, 1894 - Schloss Ehrenburg, Coburg - Wedding of Prince Ernest Louis, and Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg Gotha

Nicholas and Alexandra, Coburg 1894

April 20, 1894 - Coburg - Nicholas and Alix become oficially engaged
June 3, 1894 - River Thames | Walton-on-Thames - The "Polar Star" sails into the Thames River. Nicholas first spends some days with Princess Alix at the house that her eldest sister, Victoria, Princess Louis of Battenberg rented at Walton-on-Thames
June 16, 1894 - Sandringham, Norfolk - Nicholas travels to Sandringham to visit the Prince of Wales, while Alexandra stays at Windsor in company of her grandmother, Queen Victoria
June 17, 1894 - Windsor - Returns to Windsor by train, via London
July 5, 1894 - Windsor - Visit to the Albert Memorial Chapel at St.George's with Queen Victoria
July 11, 1894 - River Thames - Nicholas and Alexandra board the "Polar Star" back to Russia
August 6, 1894 - Peterhof Palace, Saint-Petersburg - Wedding of his sister Xenia Alexandrovna, and the Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia
October 21, 1894 - Livadia Palace, Livadiya, Crimea - Princess Alix arrives to the Imperial Palace at Livadia
November 1, 1894 - Livadia Palace - Death of Tsar Alexander III, aged 49, at the Livadia Palace in Crimea. Nicholas is devastated
November 2, 1894 - Livadia Palace - Princess Alix, a lutheran, is received into the Russian Orthodox Church as Grand Duchess Alexandra Feodorovna
November 7, 1894 - Livadia Palace - Departs to Saint-Petersburg with his father's remains, via Moscow
November 19, 1894 - Saint-Petersburg - Burial of Tsar Alexander III in Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint-Petersburg
November 26, 1894 - Winter Palace, Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II and Alexandra are married at the Winter Palace
November 15, 1895 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - First daughter, Grand Duchess Olga is born
May 19, 1896 - Moscow - The Imperial couple arrives in Moscow
May 20, 1896 - Moscow - Audience for the uzbek Emir of Bukhara Seid-Abdul Ahad Khan and his heir, as well as the uzbek Khan Khiva Seid-Mogamet-Rahim-Bogadur-Khan
May 21, 1896 - Moscow - Outside Petrovsky Palace, the imperial couple are serenaded by the choir of the imperial russian opera, conservatory students and members of the russian choral society for a total of 1,200 people
May 22, 1896 - Moscow - Solemn entry into Moscow
May 26, 1896 - Moscow - Coronation of Nicholas II
May 27, 1896 - Moscow - Reception for ambassadors
May 30, 1896 - Moscow - During the festivities after the coronation, more than 100,000 people gather in anticipation for a free banquet to be held for the people at Khodynka Field in Moscow. Rumours spread among the people that there was not enough beer or pretzels for everybody, and that the enamel cups contained a gold coin. A police force of 1,800 men failed to maintain civil order, and in a catastrophic crowd crush and resulting panic to flee the scene, 1,389 people were trampled to death, and roughly 1,300 were injured. The French ambassador's gala was planned for that night. The Tsar wanted to stay in his chambers and pray for the lives lost, but his uncles believed that his absence at the ball would strain relations with France, particularly the 1894 Franco-Russian Alliance. Thus Nicholas attended the party; as a result the mourning populace saw Nicholas as frivolous and uncaring
June 9, 1896 - While in Saint-Petersburg(?) - Opening of the All-Russia industrial and art exhibition 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod
August 15, 1896 - Vienna, Austria-Hungary - The tsars arrive in Vienna for a visit to stay with Emperor Franz Josef
August 16, 1896 - Lainzer Tiergarten, near Vienna - Nicholas II and Alexandra go to a hunt in the Lainzer Park
September(?) 4(?), 1896 - Vienna - Departs from Vienna
September 5, 1896 - Breslau (Wroclaw, Poland) - Visit to Breslau
September 10(?), 1896 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Commissioning of the royal yacht "Standart", built by Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen
September 22, 1896 - St.Abb's Head | Aberdeen | Balmoral Castle, Scotland - The Standart reaches St.Abb's Head (Scotland), where they meet the Prince of Wales. A naval review is held in their honour in Aberdeen. Queen Victoria welcomes Nicholas II and Alexandra to Balmoral
October 5, 1896 - Portsmouth | Cherbourg, France - Nicholas II and Alexandra arrive in Portsmouth and embark to Cherbourg
October 6, 1896 - Paris - Nicholas and Alexandra arrive in Paris
October 8, 1896 - Versailles - Visit to the Louvre Museum and to the Palace of Versailles
October 9, 1896 - Châlons-en-Champagne - Review at Châlons-en-Champagne
October 11, 1896 - Darmstadt - Nicholas II arrives in Darmstadt
October 13, 1896 - While in Darmstadt - Closing of the All-Russia industrial and art exhibition 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod
October 19, 1896 - Darmstadt - Kaiser Wilhelm II visits Tsar Nicholas II in Darmstadt
October 29, 1896 - Darmstadt - Departs to Russia
January(?) 1(?), 1897 - Saint-Petersburg - Minister of Finance, Sergei Witte, implements a reform of the national currency. The ruble is provided with the Gold standard, remaining stable for years and resulting in a great capital inflow to the country. It results in railway and industrial development in the Russian Empire
April 27, 1897 - Saint-Petersburg - State visit of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary (until April 29th)
June 10, 1897 - Peterhof Palace, Saint-Petersburg - Second daughter, Grand Duchess Tatiana, is born
October 29, 1897 - Darmstadt, Germany - The Russian Imperial couple attend the formal ceremony of the laying of the foundation stone of the "Russian Chapel"
August 24, 1898 - Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II takes a remarkable initiative. At their weekly reception at the Foreign Office in St. Petersburg, the ambassadors and ministers of the major nations accredited to the Russian Court are presented a written statement to be forwarded to their respective governments. In it, the Tsar invites the governments to join an international conference on peace and disarmament. According to the Tsar, he thought it would be better for the prosperity and progress of mankind if governments sat down and talked and concluded agreements instead of being divided and hostile towards one another.
June 26, 1899 - Peterhof Palace, Saint-Petersburg - Third daughter, Grand Duchess Maria, is born
September 1(?), 1899 - Darmstadt, Germany - Visit to Darmstadt
October 9, 1899 - Darmstadt - Nicholas II and Alexandra attend the special service of the Russian Chapel's consecration
November 1(?), 1899 - Darmstadt - Departs from Darmstadt
March 31, 1900 - Moscow - Visit to Moscow for Easter. Diary: "It is pleasant to be in the railroad car beyond the reach of all those ministers!"

Nicholas II recovering from Typhoid fever
Livadia Palace, 1900

October(?) 1(?), 1900 - Livadia Palace, Livadiya, Crimea - The imperial family travels to Crimea
October 27, 1900 - Livadia Palace - Nicholas II falls seriously ill with typhoid fever
November 30(?), 1900 - Livadia Palace - Nicholas II recovers and is out of danger
January(?) 1(?), 1901 - Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II and russian diplomat Friedrich Martens are nominated for the Nobel Prize for the initiative to convene the Hague Peace Conference and contributing to its implementation
March 26, 1901 - Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II meets Nizier Anthelme Philippe, a french healer with reputation of miracle-worker
June 18, 1901 - Peterhof Palace, Saint-Petersburg - Fourth daughter, Grand Duchess Anastasia, is born
July 9, 1901 - Saint-Petersburg - Nizier Anthelme Philippe returns to Russia. Nicholas II and Alexandra go visit him. He makes such an impact in the royal couple that they go visit him every day until his departure for France
July 21, 1901 - Saint-Petersburg - Nizier Anthelme Philippe departs to France
September 5, 1901 - Dunkirk - Nicholas II and Alexandra sail on the "Standart" to Dunkirk. There, they board Loubert's presidential train to Compiègne
September 6, 1901 - Near Reims | Compiègne, France - Attends maneuvers near Reims. Nicholas II and Alexandra travel with french Presiden Émile Loubet by train back to Compiègne. Nizier Anthelme Philippe pays them a surprise visit
September 7, 1901 - Compiègne, France - Visit to Nizier Anthelme Philippe
September 8, 1901 - Compiègne - Departs to Kiel
November 7, 1901 - Saint-Petersburg - Visit to Nizier Anthelme Philippe, just arrived from France
November 9, 1901 - Saint-Petersburg - Visit to Nizier Anthelme Philippe. Nicholas II secures a Diploma as a Doctor from the Medical-Military Academy for Philippe
March 1(?), 1902 - While in Saint-Petersburg - Worker strikes in Caucasus break out
March 29, 1902 - Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II and Alexandra spend the last of 3 nights hearing the "teachings" of Philippe
March 30, 1902 - Saint-Petersburg - Philippe departs to France. Nicholas II writes in his diary: "I could listen and listen to him forever without end"
May 8, 1902 - Saint-Petersburg - State Secretary Alexander Polovtsov notes in his diary that he heard from a most reliable source that their majesties had fallen completely under the influence of an occultist from Lyon
May(?) 20(?), 1902 - Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II departs to Reval (Tallinn) to meet with Kaiser Wilhelm II
August 12, 1902 - Saint-Petersburg - Diary: "A happy day.[...] We dined and spent the entire evening with at Znamenka in company of "our friend". What a joy it is to see him!"
August 18, 1902 - Saint-Petersburg - After being examined by Russia's leading gynecologist, Dr. Dmitry Ott, it is concluded that Alexandra wasn't pregnant at all. To save face, the Palace put out a statement citing miscarriage. Nicholas II and Alexandra, however, are forced to tell the truth to the Dowager Empress and the rest of the family. Next, they visit Philippe, who does his best to console them, insisting that they should forget all that sorrow
August 20, 1902 - Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas's mother and sister Xenia come to the palace to get answers about what's going on with this mysterious frenchman behind everybody's backs
August 21, 1902 - Saint-Petersburg - Diary: "People talk such rubbish about him [Philippe] that is sickening just to listen, and I don't understand how can they believe the nonsense that they themselves are spouting"
August 29, 1902 - Kursk - Nicholas II arrives in Kursk to attend military exercises - Letter to Alexandra: "I don't know but I feel so quiet before arriving today here. That is the fulfillment of our friend's promise"
October(?) 1(?), 1902 - Saint-Petersburg - Word of Philippe spreads beyond the court and becomes public knowledge
November 1, 1902 - Saint-Petersburg - Letter from Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany: "certain symptoms in the East seem to show that Japan is becoming a rather restless customer" [...] "it is evident to every unbiased mind that Korea must and will be Russian". "Twenty to thirty million Chinese, supported by a half dozen Japanese divisions, led by competent, intrepid Japanese officers, full of hatred for Christianity—that is a vision of the future that cannot be contemplated without concern, and it is not impossible. On the contrary, it is the realisation of the yellow peril, which I described a few years ago and I was ridiculed by the majority of people for my graphic depiction of it ..."
November 2, 1902 - While in Saint-Petersburg - The workers in the boiler section of the Vladikavkaz railroad workshop go on strike in response to management’s intentional error in the computation of pay
November 4, 1902 - While in Saint-Petersburg - The limited strike becomes a General Strike at Rostov-on-Don
November 26, 1902 - While in Saint-Petersburg - End of the general strike at Rostov-on-Don
February 11, 1903 - Winter Palace, Saint-Petersburg - Luxurious ball held in the Winter Palace, all participants dressed in XVII Century clothes (first stage)
February 13, 1903 - Winter Palace, Saint-Petersburg - Luxurious ball held in the Winter Palace, all participants dressed in XVII Century clothes (second stage)
April 8, 1903 - Saint-Petersburg - The deadline for russian withrawal from Manchuria passes
July 19, 1903 - Sarov, S. of Nizhny Novgorod - Canonisation of Seraphim of Sarov - The royal couple wades into the holy water of the Sarova River, as instructed by Philippe, hopeful it might bless them, and Russia, with the longed-for sought heir
September 30, 1903 - Vienna, Austria-Hungary - Nicholas II arrives in Vienna
October 1, 1903 - Mürzsteg | Neuberg, Styria - Hunting trip with Franz Joseph I 
October 3, 1903 - Vienna - Leaves Vienna
October 6, 1903 - Darmstadt - Attends the wedding of Queen Victoria's great-granddaughter, Alice of Battenberg
November 4, 1903 - Wiesbaden - Meeting with Kaiser Wilhelm II
November 5, 1903 - Schloss Wolfsgarten, Langen - HesseThe meeting with Kaiser Wilhelm II continues at Schloss Wolfsgarten
November 7(?), 1903 - Skienewice, Poland - Nicholas II and Alexandra travel to their hunting lodge at Skienewice, Poland, taking 8-year-old Princess Elizabeth of Hesse and by Rhine with them
November 16, 1903 - Skienewice, Poland - Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine dies of virulent typhoid, aged 8. Some said she died of poisoned food destined for the Tsar
February 6, 1904 - While in Saint-Petersburg - The Japanese minister to Russia, Kurino Shin'ichirō, is recalled, and Japan severs diplomatic relations with Russia
February 8, 1904 - While in Saint-Petersburg - The Japanese Imperial Navy attacks the Russian Far East Fleet at Port Arthur. Japan issues a declaration of war to Russia
February 16, 1904 - While in Saint-Petersburg - Russia declares war to Japan
April 8, 1904 - While in Saint-Petersburg - Massive strike breaks out in Odessa (in the Spring)
May 1, 1904 - While in Saint-Petersburg - Battle of Yalu River - Japanese victory
May 24, 1904 - While in Saint-Petersburg - Battle of Nanshan (until May 26th) - Japanese victory
July 21, 1904 - While in Saint-Petersburg - A massive strike breaks out in Kiev
July 28, 1904 - Saint-Petersburg - A member of the Socialist Revolutionary Party throws a bomb  into the horse-drawn carriage of Interior Minister, Vyacheslav von Plehve, who is killed
August 10, 1904 - While in Saint-Petersburg - Battle of the Yellow Sea - inconclusive / strategic japanese victory

Nicholas II and Alexei, 1904

August 12, 1904 - Peterhof Palace, Saint-Petersburg - First son, the Tsarevich (Crown Prince) Alexei, is born
October(?) 1(?), 1904 - Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II and Alexandra discover that Alexei is hemophiliac. Joy turns to grief
October 10, 1904 - Saint-Petersburg - Telegram to Kaiser Wilhelm II signaling his intent to keep on fighting until the japanese were driven from Manchuria
October 21, 1904 - While in Saint Petersburg - Dogger Bank incident - The imperial russian Baltic fleet mistakes a british trawler fleet for japanese navy torpedo boats and fires on them - The incident almost led to war between Russia and Great Britain
December 13, 1904 - While in Saint-Petersburg - A massive strike breaks out in Baku. The Moscow City Duma passes a resolution demanding establishment of an elected national legislature, full freedom of the press, and freedom of religion
December 25, 1904 - Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II issues a manifesto promising the broadening of the Zemstvo and more authority local municipal councils, insurance for industrial workers, the emancipation of Inorodtsy and the abolition of censorship
January 2, 1905 - While in Saint-Petersburg - Major General Anatoly Stessel, commander of the Port Arthur garrison, surrenders to the japanese
January 3, 1905 - Saint-Petersburg - A strike breaks out at the Putilov Works in Saint Petersburg
January 7, 1905 - Saint-Petersburg - The strike in Saint Petersburg grows into a general strike with 140,000 strikers
January 9, 1905 - Saint-Petersburg - Bloody Sunday - Father Georgi Gapon leads a peaceful procession of citizens through the streets to the Winter Palace to beseech the Tsar for food and relief from the oppressive government. The Palace Guard fires on the peaceful demonstration, resulting in the deaths of some 1,000 demonstrators
January 25, 1905 - While in Saint-Petersburg - Battle of Sandepu (until January 29th) - inconclusive
February 20, 1905 - While in Saint-Petersburg - The Battle of Mukden begins
March 10, 1905 - While in Saint-Petersburg - The Battle of Mukden ends in japanese victory
May 27, 1905 - While in Saint-Petersburg - Battle of Tsushima (until May 28th) - Decisive japanese victory
May 28, 1905 - Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II decides to sue for peace with Japan
July 7, 1905 - While in Saint-Petersburg - The japanese invade Sakhalin Island
July 23, 1905 - Off Virolahti, Finland - Nicholas welcomes Kaiser Wilhelm II aboard the "Polar Star". Both monarchs sign a treaty of alliance
July 31, 1905 - Saint-Petersburg - The Tsar offers his opponents the right to summon a purely consultative "parliamentary" assembly. Meanwhile, the russians surrender on Sakhalin Island
August 5, 1905 - Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II issues a manifesto about the convocation of the State Duma, known as the "Bulygin Duma". Leftist parties boycott the Duma
August 29, 1905 - Off Virolahti, Finland - Cruise off Virohlati
September 5, 1905 - While off Virolahti - The Treaty of Portsmouth is signed at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, United States, putting an end to the Russo-Japanese War. Russia recognizes (Korea as part of the Japanese sphere of influence) and agrees to evacuate Manchuria)
October 1, 1905 - Saint-Petersburg - Returns to Saint-Petersburg from his cruise
October 7, 1905 - While in Saint-Petersburg - The railway workers of the Moscow–Kazan Railway go out on strike
October 9, 1905 - Winter Palace, Saint-Petersburg - Meeting with Sergei Witte: "The country is on the verge of a catastrophic revolution". Witte presents the Tsar with two choices: either appoint a military dictator, or agree to broad and major reforms
October 20, 1905 - Saint-Petersburg - Sergei Witte is appointed as the First Chairman of the Russian Council of Ministers
October 30, 1905 - Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II issues the "October Manifesto" - grants the establishment of a Duma, motivated by the urgent need to save his regime from collapse rather than by a sincere desire to improve the nation. The manifesto also aimed to grant the inviolable right to civic freedom based on the principles of personal inviolability.
November 1, 1905 - Peterhof Palace, Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II and Alexandra meet Grigory Rasputin for the first time and they listen to him for three hours
November 5, 1905 - Saint-Petersburg - Letter from Rasputin: "Great Emperor, Tsar, Autocrat of all Russia! Greetings to you! May God give you sage advice. When advice comes from God, the soul rejoices, our joy is genuine, but if its stiff and formal, then the soul becomes despondent and our head is confused. All of Russia worries, she has descended into a terrible argument, she trembles in joy and rings her bells calling for God, and God sends us mercy and scares our enemies with awe-inspiring threats. So they, the mad ones, are now left with a broken vessel and a foolish head, as the saying goes: 'the devil has been busy for a long time but finally ended up flying off from under the back porch' - Such is the power of God and His miracles!  Don't disdain our simple words. You, as our master, and we, as your subjects, must do our best, we tremble and pray to God to keep you safe from all Evil, to protect from all wounds, now and in the future, so that your life will forever flow like a life-giving Spring"
May 5, 1906 - Saint-Petersburg - Prime-Minister Sergei Witte resigns. He is succeeded by Ivan Goremykin
May 6, 1906 - Saint-Petersburg - Russian Constitution of 1906 - a last-ditch effort by the imperial government to preserve its own existence and keep the nation from sliding into all-out anarchy
July 18, 1906 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II and Alexandra meet Grigory Rasputin for the second time. Diary: "We saw Grigory!"
July 21, 1906 - Saint-Petersburg - Ivan Goremykin resigns. Nicholas II dissolves the First State Duma and appoints Interior Minister Pyotr Stolypin also as Prime-Minister
August 25, 1906 - While in Saint-Petersburg - Stolypin and his children are wounded when three assassins from the Union of Socialist Revolutionaries maximalists bomb a public reception Stolypin was holding at his dacha on Aptekarsky Island. 28 people are killed
September 13, 1906 - Off Virolahti, Finland - Cruise off Virohlati
October 7, 1906 - Saint-Petersburg - Returns to Saint-Petersburg
October 12, 1906 - Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II receives a letter from Rasputin in Pokrovskoye: " Father-Tsar! Having come to this City from Siberia, I would like to present you with an icon of St. Simeone of Verkhouturye the miracle-worker, who is worshipped in your region, in the hope that this saint will keep you safe all the days of your life and support you in your service for the good and joy of your loyal sons". Nicholas II summons Prince Mikhail Putyatin, captain of the Preobrazhensky Life Guards and later head of the Tsarkoe Selo Palace Administration and shows him the letter from Rasputin
October 13, 1906 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Rasputin arrives to the train station from Siberia and visits the Tsars
October 16, 1906 - Saint-Petersburg - Letter to Pyotr Stolypin, Russia's minister of the interior and President of the Council of Ministers: "Pyotr Arkadevich! A few days ago I received a peasant from the Tobolsk district, Grigory Rasputin, who brought me an icon of St.Simeon of Verkhouturye. He made a remarkably strong impression both on her majesty and me, so that instead of 5 minutes our conversation lasted more than an hour! He will soon be returning home. He has a strong desire to see you and bless your injured daughter with an icon. I very much hope that you will find a minute to receive him this week".
February 20, 1907 - Saint-Petersburg - A Second Duma meets for the first time. A third of it was now made of leftists, including Social Democrats and Social Revolutionaries
June 8, 1907 - Saint-Petersburg - Stolypin dissolves the second Duma
August 31, 1907 - Saint-Petersburg - Signing of the Anglo-Russian Convention (relating to Persia, Afghanistan and Tibet)

Edward VII and Nicholas II
aboard the "Standart"
Reval (Talinn, Estonia), 1908

November 7, 1907 - Saint-Petersburg - A Third Duma is elected, dominated by gentry, landowners and businessmen
March 12, 1908 - Saint-Petersburg - Rasputin and Feofan visit the Tsars at Anna Vyrubova's house
May 10, 1908 - Saint-Petersburg - Rasputin visits the Tsars at Anna Vyrubova's house
May 23, 1908 - Saint-Petersburg - Rasputin visits the Tsars at Anna Vyrubova's house
June 9, 1908 - Off Reval (Talinn, Estonia) - Nicholas and Alexandra's shared "Uncle Bertie" and "Aunt Alix", Britain's King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, make a state visit to Russia, being the first reigning British monarchs to do so. However, they do not set foot on Russian soil. Instead, they stay aboard their yachts, meeting off the coast of modern-day Tallinn
June 12, 1908 - Off Virolahti, Finland - Nicholas II departs on a series of cruises off Virolahti, Finland
August 2, 1908 - Saint-Petersburg - Returns to Saint-Petersburg after four cruises off Virolahti, Finland
August 4, 1908 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II returns to the Palace and finds Alexandra and Rasputin meeting together. He sees it as a happy coincidence
August 8, 1908 - Off Virolahti, Finland - Departs on a series of new cruises off Virolahti, Finland
October 20, 1908 - Saint-Petersburg - Returns to Saint-Petersburg after three cruises off Virolahti, Finland
November 6, 1908 - Saint-Petersburg - The Tsars meet Rasputin at Anna Vyrubova's house
December 25, 1908 - Saint-Petersburg - The Tsars meet Rasputin at Anna Vyrubova's house at Christmas. They light the tree and leave by midnight
February 4, 1909 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Rasputin visits the Tsars with Feofan
June 12, 1909 - Off Virolahti, Finland - Cruise off Virohlati, Finland
June 30, 1909 - Baltic Sea - Cruising to Stockholm
July 2, 1909 - Stockholm, Sweden - Arrives in Stockholm to visit the King of Sweden
July 4, 1909 - Stockholm - Departs to Saint-Petersburg
July 7, 1909 - Saint-Petersburg - Returns to Saint-Petersburg from the Baltic
July 25(?), 1909 - Kiel, Germany - Arrives in Kiel
July 31, 1909 - Cherbourg - Arrives in Cherbourg for a visit

Nicholas II and the Prince of Wales
(later King George V). August 4th, 1909
(Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

August 2, 1909 - Isle of Wight, England - The Russian Imperial family arrives on the Isle of Wight. They are welcomed by King Edward VII and together attend the Cowes Regatta week, the climax of British smart society’s summer season
August 6, 1909 - Isle of Wight - The Russian Imperial family boards the "Standart" and sail from England
October 24, 1909 - Racconigi, S. of Turin, Italy - King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and Tsar Nicholas II conclude a secret agreement at Racconigi
December 17, 1909 - Livadia Palace, Livadiya, Crimea - Diary entry from Crimea on this day
January 1, 1910 - Tsarkoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - The imperial family returns to Saint-Petersburg from Crimea

January 6, 1910 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Rasputin visits the Tsars
February 14, 1910 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Rasputin visits the Tsars before returning to Siberia
June 15, 1910 - Off Virolahti, Finland - Cruise off Virohlati
July 3, 1910 - Riga, Latvia - The Russian Imperial family arrives in Riga for the celebration marking the 200th anniversary of the capture of Riga from Sweden by the Russian Empire
July 5, 1910 - Riga, Latvia - Departs from Riga
July 8, 1910 - Baltic Sea - Cruise on the Baltic Sea
August 1, 1910 - Kiel(?) - End of the baltic cruise
August 30(?), 1910 - Schloss Friedberg, near Nauheim - The russian Imperial family arrives at Schloss Friedberg
September 6, 1910 - Hamburg - Visit to Hamburg
September 18, 1910 - Kastell Saalburg - Visit to Kastell Saalburg
October 10(?), 1910 - Schloss Friedberg - Nicholas II is deeply shocked and affected while reading about the republican Coup d'État in Portugal
November 4, 1910 - Potsdam - Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Nicholas II meet at Potsdam (until November 5th)
November 16, 1910 - Saint-Petersburg - Returns to Saint-Petersburg
February 12, 1911 - Tsarkoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Rasputin's first visit to the Tsars since the Spring 1910. Because of the recent scandals, the tsars tells Rasputin that for his and their benefit, he should undertake a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, departing immediatly
February 26, 1911 - Tsarkoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - The Dowager Empress goes to the Alexander Palace to warn her son and daughter-in-law about the danger Rasputin represented and to ask that they promise to send him away for good
March 5(?), 1911 - Saint-Petersburg - In a fit of anger stating that he no longer commanded the imperial confidence, Stolypin asks to be relieved of his office
June 4, 1911 - Tsarkoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Rasputin returns from his pilgrimage and visits the Imperial family
June 18, 1911 - Off Virolahti, Finland - Cruise off Virohlati, Finland
August 4, 1911 - Tsarkoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Rasputin returns from Siberia and visits the Tsars
August 25(?), 1911 - Kiev - Nicholas II and Alexandra travel to Kiev for the unveiling of a statue to Alexander II in connection with the 50th anniversary of the emancipation of Russia's serfs. Rasputin joins them
September 1, 1911 - Kiev - Nicholas II, his daughters Olga and Tatyana, and various dignataries visit the Kiev Opera House for a performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's "The tale of the Tsar Saltan". During the intermission, Prime-minister Stolypin is shot four times
September 5, 1911 - Kiev - Prime-Minister Stolypin dies of his wounds
February 11, 1912 - Tsarkoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Rasputin visits the Tsars and the children: "It was a great confort to see him and listen to him talk"
February 15, 1912 - Saint-Petersburg - Once more, the Dowager Empress goes to the Alexander Palace to warn her son and daughter-in-law about the danger Rasputin represented and to ask that they promise to send him away for good
February 17, 1912 - Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II meets Kokovtsov to ask him about his meeting with Rasputin and what he thought of him
March 8, 1912 - Saint-Petersburg - Rodzianko visits Nicholas II and shows him a report about Rasputin
March 12, 1912 - Saint-Petersburg - The Imperial family depart to Crimea by train
March 20(?), 1912 - Livadia Palace, Livadiya, Crimea - The Russian Imperial family arrives in Crimea
June(?) 1(?), 1912 - Peterhof Palace, Saint-Petersburg - Moves to Peterhof Palace
June 9, 1912 - Saint-Petersburg - Dissolution of the Third Duma
June(?) 15(?), 1912 - Reval (Tallinn, Estonia) - Nicholas II and Kaiser Wilhelm II see each other for the last time when both imperial yachts "Standart" and "Hohenzollern" anchor side by side at the russian baltic port of Reval
July 12, 1912 - Off Virolahti, Finland - Cruise off Virohlati, Finland
August 10, 1912 - Saint-Petersburg - Returns to Saint-Petersburg
September 15(?), 1912 - Smolensk - Boards a train to Poland, stopping in Smolensk to have tea with the local nobility
September 20(?), 1912 - Bialowieza, Poland - Holidays at his polish hunting lodge
October(?) 5(?), 1912 - Spala, Poland - Moves to Spala after two weeks at Bialowieza
October 15(?), 1912 - Livadia Palace, Livadiya, Crimea - Returns to Crimea
November 1(?), 1912 - Tsarkoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Returns to Tsarkoe Selo for the Winter
November 15, 1912 - Saint-Petersburg - A Fourth Duma is elected with almost the same

Russian Imperial Family, 1913

membership as the third
January 18, 1913 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Rasputin returns from Siberia and visits the Tsars
February 21, 1913 - Saint-Petersburg - Celebrations of the tercenteneray of Romanov rule - Nicholas II leads a procession from the Winter Palace to the Cathedral of our Lady of Kazan on Nevsky Prospect for a Te Deum at noon. Visits the small house of Peter the Great in the Summer Gardens together with Rasputin and Alexei during the festivities
May 24, 1913 - Berlin, Germany - Nicholas joins his cousin King George V and Queen Mary for the wedding of Kaiser Wilhelm II's daughter Princess Victoria Louise to Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick. Departs back to Russia after the wedding
May 28, 1913 - Tsarkoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - The Russian Imperial family departs for the celebrations of the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty, down the Volga River
May 30, 1913 - Vladimir, E. of Moscow - Reaches Vladimir, via Moscow
June 1, 1913 - Nizhny Novgorod - Nicholas II embarks on a boat at Nizhny Novgorod to sail up the River Volga
June 3, 1913 - Kostroma - Rasputin joins the Imperial family in Kostroma for more festivities. Visit to the Ipatiev Convent
June 5(?), 1913 - Yaroslavl - From Kostroma, Nicholas II sails up the Volga to Yaroslavl
June 6, 1913 - Rostov, SSW of Yaroslavl - Reaches Rostov
June 7, 1913 - Moscow - Triumphal entry of the tsars in Moscow - culmination of the festivities
June 13, 1913 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - The leading ranks of the court and the Department of Appanages and the court clergy gather in Tsarkoe Selo to greet Nicholas II and to mark the successful culmination of his journey. Rasputin meets the tsars after tea and departs to Pokrovskoye
June 23, 1913 - Off Virolahti, Finland - Cruise off Virolahti, Finland
July 17, 1913 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Rasputin visits the tsars
October(?) 1(?), 1913 - Livadia Palace, Livadiya, Crimea - The Russian Imperial family travels to Crimea in the Autumn
January 2, 1914 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II's diary: "We had the joy of seeing Grigory in the evening. It was quiet and peaceful"
January 20, 1914 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Tea with Rasputin

Nicholas II, 1914

April 6, 1914 - Livadia Palace, Livadiya, Crimea - Easter in Crimea
May 15, 1914 - Livadia Palace, Livadiya, Crimea - Rasputin visits the tsars
May 21, 1914 - Livadia Palace, Livadiya, Crimea - Rasputin visits the tsars again, before boarding the train back to Saint-Petersburg
June 14, 1914 - Constanța, Romania - Visit to King Carol at Constanța
June 17, 1914 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Rasputin visits the tsars
June 30, 1914 - Finnish Skerries - Aboard the "Standart", the tsars are informed about the attack against Rasputin and that his life is in danger
July 17, 1914 - Saint-Petersburg - Under pressure from the military command, Nicholas II orders full mobilization of the russian army for the next day
July 23, 1914 - Off Virolahti, Finland - Cruise off Virolahti
July 25, 1914 - Saint-Petersburg - At his council of ministers, Nicholas II decides to intervene in the Austro-Serbian conflict, a step toward general war. He puts the Russian army on "alert"
July 28, 1914 - While in Saint-Petersburg - Austria-Hungary formally declares WAR against Serbia
July 29, 1914 - Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II sends a telegram to Wilhelm II with the suggestion to submit the Austro-Serbian problem to the Hague Conference
July 30, 1914 - Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II takes the fateful step of confirming the order for general mobilization, despite being strongly counselled against it
August 1, 1914 - While in Saint-Petersburg - Germany declares WAR agains Russia
August 6, 1914 - While in Saint-Petersburg - Austria-Hungary declares WAR against Russia
August 8, 1914 - Off Virolahti, Finland - Cruise off Virohlati
August 10, 1914 - Saint-Petersburg - Returns to Saint-Petersburg
August 17, 1914 - While in Saint-Petersburg - Battle of Stallupönen - German Victory
August 20, 1914 - While in Saint-Petersburg - Battle of Gumbinnen - Russian Victory
August 22, 1914 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Rasputin visits the tsars
August 25, 1914 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Rasputin visits Nicholas II
August 26, 1914 - While in Tsarkoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - The battle of Tannenberg begins, near Allenstein, East Prussia (today Olsztyn, Poland)
August 30, 1914 - While in Tsarkoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - German victory over the russians at the Battle of Tannenberg. The russian 1st and 2nd armies are destroyed
September 1(?), 1914 - While in Tsarkoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - In order to relieve pressure on France, the Russians were forced to halt a successful offensive against Austria-Hungary in Galicia in order to attack German-held Silesia
September 5, 1914 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Rasputin visits Nicholas II
September 14, 1914 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Rasputin visits Nicholas II
October 17, 1914 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II's diary: "Only under the influence of Grigory's calming talk did my soul return to its normal balance"
November 4, 1914 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Rasputin meets the tsars before Nicholas II's departure
November 17, 1914 - Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II departs to the front
November 19(?), 1914 - Baranovichi, Belarus - Nicholas II reaches the Stavka (Army Headquarters)
December 25, 1914 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Rasputin spends Christmas with the Imperial Family
January 17, 1915 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Rasputin with his wife and daughter Maria, visit the tsars
January 27, 1915 - Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II meets Rasputin at Vyrubova's house
March 13, 1915 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Lunch with the french ambassador
April 1, 1915 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Rasputin visits Nicholas II
April 4, 1915 - Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II departs for Stavka and to visit recently aquired territories
April 27, 1915 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Rasputin visits Nicholas II after he returns from his travels
April 30, 1915 - Sevastopol - Arrives in Sevastopol
May 4, 1915 - Sevastopol - Nicholas II's diary: "Grigory blessed me before my departure"
May 14, 1915 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II returns to Tsarskoe Selo
May 31, 1915 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Rasputin visits to the tsars
June 9, 1915 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Rasputin visits to the tsars
June 10, 1915 - Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II departs to the Stavka (Army Headquarters)
June 11, 1915 - While in Baranovichi, Belarus - A pogrom begins against Germans in Petrograd, with over 500 factories, stores and offices looted and mob violence unleashed against Germans. The Russian military leadership regards Muslims, Germans and Poles as traitors and spies, while Jews are considered political unreliables
June 22, 1915 - While in Baranovichi, Belarus - The russians leave the galician capital of Lvov
July 29, 1915 - While on the way back to Saint-Petersburg - The russian 4th army leaves the Ivangorod fortress (Russia-Estonia border)
July 30, 1915 - Saint-Petersburg - Rasputin and Dmitry arrive in Saint-Petersburg and visit the Tsars at Vyrubova's house
July 31, 1915 - While in Saint-Petersburg - The Battle of Jastków begins
August 3, 1915 - While in Saint-Petersburg - Austro-Hungarian and polish victory agains the Russian army, that retreats
August 4, 1915 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - The Ivangorod Fortress is occupied by the austro-hungarians. After receiving news of the fall of Kaunas, the downcast tsars receives Rasputin
August 5, 1915 - While in Tsarkoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - The german army captures Warsaw
August 9, 1915 - While in Tsarkoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - The Stavka (Army Headquarters) is moved to Mogilev
August 16, 1915 - Saint-Petersburg - Council of ministers - Chief Procurator Samarin tries to convince Nicholas II of steping back from his terrible decision of personally taking command of the army
August 21, 1915 - Saint-Petersburg(?) - Nicholas II takes advantage of the Stavka's blunders, in losing so many troops to the Central Powers' summer offensives and then retreating only when it was too late, to dismiss his cousin, Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich from his post as its commander-in-chief, taking direct control of the army
August 25, 1915 - While in Saint-Petersburg - The germans take Brest-Litovsk
September 11, 1915 - Saint-Petersburg - Alexandra instructs Nicholas II to fire Samarin
September 19, 1915 - While in Saint-Petersburg - The germans capture Vilna (Vilnius)
September 23, 1915 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II returns to Saint-Petersburg and meets Khvostov
September 26, 1915 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Both Samarin and Shcherbatov are dismissed
October 8, 1915 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II declares WAR to Bulgaria!
December 3, 1915 - Mogilev, Belarus - Nicholas II and Alexei leave the Stavka to inspect the troops, but the prince get seriously ill
December 5, 1915 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - The train arrives in Saint-petersburg and Nicholas II takes Alexei to the Palace. Rasputin is summoned, makes the sign of the cross on the boy's forehead and tells the tsars that it's not serious and that the Prince will be fine
December 6, 1915 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - As at Spala, 3 years before, the Prince awakes in the morning completely recovered
December 30(?), 1915 - Mogilev - Nicholas II arrives to Mogilev, the new russian headquarters
March 3, 1916 - While in Mogilev - Khvostov is sacked
April 13, 1916 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II returns to Tsarskoe Selo
April 23, 1916 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Rasputin visits the tsars
April 24, 1916 - Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II departs to the Stavka
April 26(?), 1916 - Mogilev - With the Stavka at Mogilev
May 16, 1916 - Yevpatoria, Crimea - With his family in Yevpatoria, Crimea
October 30(?), 1916 - Kiev - Nicholas II and Alexei visit the Dowager Empress in Kiev
December 2, 1916 - Saint-Petersburg - The tsars spend the evening with Rasputin at Vyrubova's house. In the Duma, Vladimir Purishkevich, a fervent patriot, monarchist and war worker, denounced the dark forces which surrounded the throne in a thunderous two-hour speech which was tumultuously applauded. "Revolution threatens," he warned, "and an obscure peasant shall govern Russia no longer!"
December 4, 1916 - Mogilev - Nicholas II and Alexei return to Stavka
December 16, 1916 - Orsha - Breakfast with englishmen, frenchmen and rumyi. Aleksei plays for them
December 19, 1916 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Nicholas II arrives in Saint-Petersburg. The Tsar telephones the Minister of Justice Makarov and orders him to begin Rasputin's autopsy immediatly, since he wanted to be able to hand over the body over to the family the next day
December 21, 1916 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - The Tsars attend Rasputin's funeral at Vyrubova's church in Tsarkoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg
December 22, 1916 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - The Tsars receive Rasputin's daughters and give 40,000 rubles for their family
December 25, 1916 - Saint-Petersburg - Christmas at Vyrubova's house with Rasputin's widow and daughters
December 31, 1916 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - George Buchanan, british ambassador, has an audience with Nicholas II
February 28, 1917 - Mogilev - Nicholas II leaves Stavka for Pskov
March 1, 1917 - Pskov - The train arrives at Pskov
March 12, 1917 - While in Pskov - The Volinsky Regiment mutinies and is quickly followed by the Semenovsky, the Ismailovsky, the Litovsky Life Guards and even the legendary Preobrazhensky Regiment of the Imperial Guard, the oldest and staunchest regiment founded by Peter the Great. The arsenal is pillaged, the Ministry of the Interior, Military Government building, police headquarters, the Law Courts and a score of police buildings are put to the torch. By noon, the fortress of Peter and Paul, with its heavy artillery, is in the hands of the insurgents. By nightfall, 60,000 soldiers had joined the revolution
March 16, 1917 - Pskov - Nicholas II signs the abdication at the royal train
March 20, 1917 - While in Mogilev - The provisional government decrees that the royal family should be held under house arrest in the Alexander Palace at Tsarskoye Selo. Nicholas departs from the HQ at Mogilev to join his family there
March 21, 1917 - Vitebsk - Departs to Saint-Petersburg, stopping at orsha and Vitebsk
March 22, 1917 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - Joins his family in house arrest in the Alexander Palace at Tsarskoye Selo
August 13, 1917 - Tsarskoe Selo, Saint-Petersburg - The Imperial family, 39 servants and an armed guard of 300, are put in a train to Siberia
August 17, 1917 - Tyumen - The imperial family reaches Tyumen by train
August 18, 1917 - Pokrovskoye, Siberia - The imperial family reaches Pokrovskoye
August 19, 1917 - Tobolsk - The Imperial family reaches Tobolsk
April 26, 1918 - Tobolsk - Nicholas II, Alexandra and daughter Maria are taken by Red Guards

Last family photo

April 27, 1918 - Pokrovskoye, Siberia - The guards stop next to Rasputin's house to change horses. Both families see each other but are threatened by the guards
April 30, 1918 - Yekaterinburg - Nicholas II, Alexandra and Maria are imprisoned in the Ipatiev House
May 20, 1918 - While in Yekaterinburg - Alexei and his three sisters leave Tobolsk
May 23, 1918 - Yekaterinburg - The Romanov family is reunited in Yekaterinburg
July 17, 1918 - Yekaterinburg - Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra, daughters Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, Alexei and members of his household are awaken and led down to a basement at the back of the Ipatiev house. Once there, they are brutally murdered by the bolshevik guards =(END)