Mediterranean Hegemony Road

While Bulgaria was celebrating the victory, another big event happened, the current Tsar of the Russian Empire - Alexander III - Alexandrovich died!

The life of Alexander III is also legendary!

In his early years, he was the emperor of the Russian Empire, the second son of Alexander II, and lived a carefree life, and the throne had little to do with him.

But God made a big joke with him. His brother, Crown Prince Nicholas, fell from his horse unexpectedly in 1865 and died suddenly of a serious illness.

Then he unexpectedly became the new crown prince of the Russian Empire, and the accident was more than that. On March 13, 1881, his father, Alexander II, was accidentally assassinated by members of the Popular Will Party in St. Petersburg.

A crown fell from the sky, and he was not ready, and immediately became the ruler of the Russian Empire. Then he led the Russian Empire to its peak at the end of the 19th century!

Economically: Since 1880, Alexander III presided over the formulation of Russia's economic development plan, and Russia began to industrialize at a high speed and on a large scale.

During the period of Alexander III, Russia's economic development reached a peak, not only militarily, but also economically, becoming the world's leading power.

Diplomacy: It advocates the use of political means to achieve political intentions, and rarely adopts military means. Therefore, during the reign of Alexander III, the Russian Empire rarely launched wars.

Russia is also actively promoting Pan-Slavism, mainly targeting the Balkans and the Black Sea coast, which is obviously to expand Russia's influence in these regions and consolidate Russia's dominance in the Slavic ghettos.

On the one hand, Russia's policy in the Balkans has played a positive role in enhancing its international status and promoting the development of the local national liberation movement.

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Under the effect of Ferdinand, the tsar who brought the Russian Empire to its peak still did not escape the clutches of death. On November 24, 1894, he died in Crimea. (Note: The time is not necessarily accurate. The author has found three answers. It can be determined that it is 1894. The specific date is also said to be on October 20 and November 24. I just chose November 24. It's like the butterfly effect!)

Nikolai Alexandrovich, who was only 26 years old, took over the burden of the Tsar, and since then the Russian Empire has entered the era of Nicholas II!

But Nikolai Alexandrovich was not ready, after all, Alexander III was still very young, less than fifty years old before his death!

Now Ferdinand's most important task is to attend the funeral of Alexander III, and to comfort the overwhelmed queen.

Tsar Alexander III lived in the suburbs and hid at home because his father was killed in the bomb. He didn't go out much except to Denmark every year.

Because I don't have many outdoor sports, I like to drink alcohol and I am fat. Later, I used my body to support the train in the train derailment incident.

Overwhelming the kidneys, these factors all contributed to his untimely death.

In June 1894, Queen Maria was shocked by her husband's appearance. Alexander lost a lot of weight and often suffered from insomnia. The doctor finally diagnosed him with nephritis. He was terminally ill at the time. After the news came, Princess Xenia returned to St. Petersburg ahead of schedule!

Because of the tsar's illness, the whole family went to Livadia in Crimea for recuperation. Livadia in Crimea faces the sea and is the most beautiful place in Russia.

At the end of October, Alexander III's condition worsened, breathing became difficult, and he coughed up blood, and he had already notified the major European nobles.

Ferdinand did not set off immediately due to the drag of the Bulgarian war. Now that the dust has settled, of course he has to rush over.

As Emperor of the Russian Empire, the funeral of Alexander III,

It is absolutely impossible to deal with it hastily. All major European nobles, royal families, and major countries around the world must send representatives to participate.

In fact, the relationship between European aristocrats is a complete mess.

Among the ancient nobles, relatives can always be found! No matter how bad the relationship between the two countries is, everyone is still relatives behind closed doors. At this time, it is not a deep hatred, and no one will come to block it.

At the funeral of Alexander III, members of the royal family in Europe, including Ferdinand, were gathered, and six kings personally came to bid him farewell.

Ferdinand once again saw the influence of the Russian Empire. Compared with his last wedding, the identity of the person who came this time was much higher!

The ceremony was attended by members of the royal families of Britain, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Portugal, Belgium, Sweden, Spain, Denmark, Greece, etc. Thousands of Russians gathered to bid farewell to the emperor who single-handedly brought the Russian Empire to its peak,

Well, just after the funeral, Ferdinand participated in the succession celebration of Nicholas II and returned to Sofia in a hurry. Now Bulgaria still has a lot of problems for him to deal with.

Princess Xenia was in a much better mood than he thought. At first, he heard that Alexander III cried to death when he was in critical condition, but now he has recovered.

Ferdinand thought, maybe this is the attitude of Europeans towards life and death, let the past go away with the wind, and those who are alive still have to live as usual!

With the death of Alexander III, the Russian Empire has entered the era of Nicholas II, which is also good news for Bulgaria!

The rise of an emperor who advocates eastward advancement, the eastward advancement strategy of the Russian Empire, can no longer be stopped!

This is undoubtedly good news for Bulgaria, which is committed to expanding in the Balkans.

After all, at the end of the 19th century, the Russian Empire reached its peak in terms of economy and military. It was not until 1905 that it turned from prosperity to decline!

From the diplomatic relations of the European powers, it can be seen that during this period, the France-Russian alliance still had an advantage over the German-Austrian alliance, and the primary enemy of the British was the Russian Empire!

The contradiction between Britain and Russia, the contradiction between Britain and France, and the contradiction between Germany and France were the three most important contradictions in the world at that time, followed by the contradiction between Russia and Austria.

Only then did the strategy of disaster moving eastward, the Far East strategy of the Russian Empire, except France, all European countries welcomed it.

Even Germany, the world's first army, is full of worries about the European road roller. The endless gray animals are enough to make any European country fear!

It was not until after the Russian-Japanese War that the world saw the rotten nature of the Russian Empire. In order to continue to implement the Balance Strategy in Europe, the British had to change their foreign policy to support the French-Russian Alliance and began to suppress the rising Germany.