Nicholas II of Russia

Nicholas II (1868-1917) was Tsar of Russia during the Great War.

Nicholas II in Southern Victory
In 1914, when Austria-Hungary issued a number of ultimata to Serbia following the assassination of Franz Ferdinand by a Serb in Sarajevo, Nicholas promised to support the Serbs should they refuse the ultimata. They did, and Russia declared war on Austria-Hungary, which had declared war on Serbia. The Great War followed, despite Nicholas's attempts to mediate a peace arrangement with his cousin, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany.

In 1917, Nicholas was executed by socialists when the Russian Revolution began. He would eventually be avenged by his brother, who would restore the Romanov dynasty as Tsar Mikhail II over a decade later.

Nicholas II in Worldwar
Nicholas II was assassinated in 1917 by Vladimir Lenin. Lenin wiped out the royal family's line, overthrew the tsarist government, and set up the Soviet Union on the ashes of Russia in 1922.

In 1942, Fleetlord Atvar of the Race's Conquest Fleet was horrified to hear of the assassination from Soviet Foreign Commisar Vyacheslav Molotov, who had taken part in the Russian Revolution. Atvar threatened Molotov that "If need be, we will avenge your murdered emperor." Nicholas was the first Tosevite for whom Atvar ever felt any sympathy.