Russia's contemporary ruler Tsar Alexander II, the Emperor of the Russian Empire, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland, also planned the sale; the purchase was made on March 30, 1867.
ɹˈʌʃəz kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi ɹˈuːlɚ tsˈɑːɹ ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː, ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚɹ ʌvðə ɹˈʌʃən ˈɛmpaɪɚ, kˈɪŋ ʌv pˈoʊlənd ænd ɡɹˈænd dˈuːk ʌv fˈɪnlənd, ˈɔːlsoʊ plˈænd ðə sˈeɪl; ðə pˈɜːtʃɪs wʌz mˌeɪd ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ θˈɜːɾi, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən.