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NICHOLAS I

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NICHOLAS I
<p><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>NICHOLAS I </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:windowtext'>(1796-1855). Emperor of Russia (1825-55), the third son of Paul I. His designs to add more Turkish territory to his kingdom led to the Russian defeat in the Crimean War. DS, 1p, 8"x13", St. Petersburg, Feb 7, 1832. With translation. An “<i>Edict to the Capitulum of Russian Imperial and Royal Orders</i>” in which the Czar bestows “<i>the Royal Prussian Professor of Sculpture...Karl Wichmann</i>” with “<i>the title of Cavalier of the third degree Order of St. Anne</i>...” Boldly signed. Small ink splatter; o/w VG.</span></p>