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  Alexandra of Hesse
Alexandra of Hesse, Alix von Hessen-Darmstadt (25 April 1872 - 16/17 July 1918) was born in Darmstadt, Germany.
Her father was Louis IV von Hessen-Darmstadt, Grand Duke of Hesse and her mother was Princess Alice of the United Kingdom[?], daughter of Queen Victoria.
Alexandra and Tsar Nicholas II were married on November 26, 1894 at the Winter Palace in St.
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 Tsarina Alexandra
Alexandra, the grand-daughter of Queen Victoria, married Nicholas II, the Tsar of Russia, in October, 1894.
Alexandra was a strong believer in the autocratic power of Tsardom and urged him to resist demands for political reform.
Alexandra Fyodorovna, her husband and children, were executed on 16th July 1918.
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Alexandra of Hesse, Alix von Hessen-Darmstadt (25 April 1872 - 16/17 July 1918) was born in Darmstadt, Germany.
Her father was Louis IV von Hessen-Darmstadt, Grand Duke of Hesse and her mother was Princess Alice of the United Kingdom[?], daughter of Queen Victoria.
Alexandra and Tsar Nicholas II were married on November 26, 1894 at the Winter Palace in St.
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 Alexandra of Hesse
Tsarina Alexandra of Russia (nee Her Serene Highness Princess Alexandra of Hesse) (Alix Victoria Helena Louise Beatrice), (6 June 1872 - 16/17 July 1918), was the consort of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, the last Tsar of Russia.
Alexandra was also fiercely protective of her husband's role as Tsar, and actively supported his rights as an autocratic ruler.
Alexandra, Nicholas and their children (except Aelexi and one daughter, whose remains were missing) were reinterred in the Romanov family crypt in the Peter and Paul Cathedral in 1998 with much ceremony on the 80th anniversary of the execution.
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Her father was Ludwig IV von Hessen-Darmstadt, Grand Duke of Hesse and her mother was Princess Alice of Great Britain and Ireland, daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
Alexandra and Nicholas were married on November 26, 1894 at the Winter Palace in St.
On July 16/17, 1918, Alexandra, Nicholas II and their children and staff were shot in the cellar of the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
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 The Ultimate Alexandra of Hesse - American History Information Guide and Reference
Alexandra is remembered as the last Tsaritsa of Russia, because of her infetility, and for her authoritarian control over the country.
Alexandra was married relatively late for her rank and era, having refused the proposal of Prince Eddy of England (at the time the heir to the Prince of Wales) despite strong familial pressure.
Alexandra, Nicholas and their children (except Alexei and one daughter, whose remains were missing) were reinterred in the Romanov family crypt in the Peter and Paul Cathedral in 1998 with much ceremony on the 80th anniversary of the execution.
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 Alexandra of Hesse - Information from Reference.com
Alexandra is best remembered as the last Tsaritsa of Russia, as one of the most famous royal carriers of the haemophilia disease, as well as for her support of authoritarian control over the country.
Alexandra had lost a brother, Friedrich, to the disease, as well as an uncle, Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany; her sister Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine was also a carrier of the gene and, through her marriage to her cousin Prince Heinrich of Prussia, spread it to the Prussian royal family.
Alexandra, Nicholas and their children (except Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia and one daughter, whose remains were missing) were reinterred in the Romanov family crypt in the Peter and Paul Cathedral in 1998, with much ceremony, on the eightieth anniversary of the execution.
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 Princess Alix of Hesse - Definition, explanation
Alexandra is remembered as the last Tsaritsa of Russia, as one of the most famous genetic carriers of hemophilia, as well as for her authoritarian control over the country.
Alexandra was married relatively late for her rank in her era, having refused the proposal of Prince Albert Edward of England (the eldest son of the Prince of Wales) despite strong familial pressure.
Alexandra was fiercely protective of her husband's role as Tsar, and actively supported his rights as an autocratic ruler.
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 Elizabeth and Alexandra of Hesse: Two German Princesses Married into the Russian Royal Family
Tsaritsa Alexandra, wife of Nicholas II, is the more famous of the two princesses of Hesse to marry into the Russian royal family.
Alexandra, on the other hand, was pushy and disapproving; she sought power for her husband Nicholas, even when he wanted to remain out of the spotlight.
Alexandra's devotion to mysticism, combined with her unwillingness to mingle, made members of all social classes suspicious of her actions and motives as Empress of Russia.
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 Alexander Palace Time Machine - Ernst Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse
Ernst Ludwig, destined to be the last Grand Duke of Hesse und bei Rhein, was born in November of 1868.
He was one of seven children born to the future Grand Duke Ludwig IV and Princess Alice of Great Britain and Ireland, second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, the Prince Consort.
By early morning, the doctor was certain she had a virulent form of suppressed typhoid, although rumors also flew around the hunting lodge that she had eaten from poisoned dish intended for the Emperor.
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 Royal Genealogies Part 1
Princess of Wales (1863-1901) Queen Alexandra (1901-1910) Queen Mother (1910-1925); Pictures of her as a young woman show a sad, soulful look in her eyes; she walked with a limp (which was imitated by society).
The outstanding event of the reign of George V was World War I. Following England's declaration of war on Germany, the king renounced all the German titles belonging to him and his family and changed the name of the royal house to Windsor.
NOTES: Title: Louis IV of Hesse; Grand Duke Louis IV of Hesse and The Rhine; a.k.a.: Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and The Rhine.
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 Nicholas II of Russia - OrthodoxWiki
Together with his wife, Alexandra Fyodoronova, formerly Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstad, and their children Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia and Alexey, and their servants Doctor Evgeni Botkin, cook Ivan Kharitonov, attendant Aleksey Trupp and attendant Anna Demidova, they are recognized as Passion-bearers by the Russian Orthodox Church.
In 1884, St Nicholas met the future Empress St. Alexandra, then Princess Alice Victoria Helen Louise Beatrix von Hessen-Darmstadt, at the wedding of the latter's sister, Grand Duches-Martyr St Elizabeth Fyodorovna with the Emperor's uncle, Grand Duke Sergey Alexandrovich.
Princess Alice was a daughter of Prince Ludwig von Hessen-Darmstadt and Princess Alice and a grand-daughter of Queen Victoria of England.
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 Portraits
Sein Bild lebt weiter in Dichtungen von Hermann Hesse, Gerhart Hauptmann, Bruno Goetz und anderen.
Alexandra David-Néel reiste sie durch Indien, Sikkim, Nepal, die Wüste Gobi, China und Tibet.
Dort lebte sie einige Jahre, studierte bei einem buddhistischen Lama und wurde schließlich als erste und einzige Europäerin selbst in den Stand eines Lama erhoben.
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 Alexandra of Hesse Biography
Alexandra of Hesse, Alix von Hessen-Darmstadt (25 April 1872 - 16/17 July 1918) was born in Darmstadt, Germany.
Alexandra and Nicholas were married on November 26, 1894 at the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Alexandra had always had a nervous disposition, following the diagnosis of her son with haemophilia, all her nervous energies were channelled towards him.
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 First World War.com - Who's Who - Tsar Nicholas II
Alexandra was instrumental in convincing Nicholas to resist ever-growing calls for increased democracy within Russia.
Alexandra was a firm believer in the autocratic principle.
Alexandra was unpopular with the Russian elite, more so as evidence emerged of her increasing influence over her husband.
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 The Romanovs: A Royal Family
Alexandra (Alix) was born on June 6, 1872 in Darmstadt, Germany.
Alexandra wrote of her wedding, " Our marriage seemed to me a mere continuation of the masses for the dead, with this difference, that now I wore a white dress instead of fl." After their wedding, they decided to make the Alexander Palace their home.
The presence of the monk in the family's inner circle made Alexandra unpopular with the Russian people because they believed that she was involved in improper activity with Rasputin, which were all untrue.
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 Alexandra Fyodorovna of Hesse information - Search.com
Alexandra is remembered as the last Tsarina of Russia, as one of the most famous genetic carriers of hemophilia, as well as for her support of authoritarian control over the country.
Alexandra was married relatively late for her rank in her era, having refused a proposal from Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence (the eldest son of the Prince of Wales) despite strong familial pressure.
Alexandra, Nicholas and their children (except Alexei and one daughter, Anastasia, whose remains were missing) were reinterred in the Romanov family crypt in the Peter and Paul Cathedral in 1998, with much ceremony, on the 80th anniversary of the execution.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Alexander II of Russia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Marie of Hesse Princess Maximilienne Wilhelmine Marie of Hesse and the Rhine (8 August 1824-8 June 1880) was a princess of Grand Ducal Hesse and, as Marie Alexandrovna, Empress consort of Alexander II of Russia.
Alexandra Alexandrovna Romanov, Grand Duchess of Russia (August 30, 1842 - July 10, 1849) was born at Tsarskoe Selo to Alexander II of Russia and Marie of Hesse and by Rhine.
Princess Charlotte of Prussia (Frederica Louise Charlotte Wilhelmina, July 13, 1798-November 1, 1860) was, as Alexandra Feodorovna, Empress consort of Russia as the wife Nicholas I of Russia.
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 Alexandra of Hesse
Tsarina Alexandra of Russia (nee Her Serene Highness Princess Alexandra of Hesse) (Alix Victoria Helena Louise Beatrice), (25 April 1872 - 16/17 July 1918), was the consort of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, the last Tsar of Russia.
Alexandra is remembered as the last Tsarina of Russia, and for her authoritarian control over the country.
In 1895, Nicholas and Alexandra were crowned Tsar and Tsarina of all Russia in an extravagant ceremony in Moscow.
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 Alexandra of Hesse   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Alexandra of Hesse, Alix von Hessen-Darmstadt (25April 1872 - 16 / 17 July 1918) was born in Darmstadt, Germany.
Slowly she began to be unpopular in the empire as she exerted progressive influenceover her husband, and also due to her reluctance to speak Russian, (English was always spoken between the imperial couple) alsoher German ancestry was resented.
On July16 / 17, 1918, Alexandra, Nicholas II andtheir children and staff were shot in the cellar of the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
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 ::Nicholas and Alexandra::
She was the daughter of the Grand Duke of Hesse and a grand-daughter of Queen Victoria.
However, the happiness of Nicholas and Alexandra was short lived as Alexis was diagnosed as a haemophiliac and was not expected to live long.
Alexandra was a very protective mother, but she was also determined to see that her son became tsar.
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 Alexandra of Hesse
Alexandra Fyodorovna (Russian : Императрица Александра Фёдоровна), born Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine (German : Alix Victoria Helena Luise Beatrice Prinzessin...
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When the German princess Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstadt (1872-1918) married the heir to the Russian throne in 1894, she assumed a role for which she was not suited, by temperament or by upbringing...
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 Nicholas and Alexandra
The story follows the lives of Tsar Nicholas and Tsarina Alexandra of Russia beginning with the birth of their hemophiliac son, Alexis.
Later in the same month, he marries the unpopular German Princess Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstadt, the granddaughter of Queen Victoria of Britain, a genuine love match rather than a political one.
The son of Nicholas and Alexandra suffered from hemophilia.
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 Marie, Alexandra and Society
Alexandra believed that this was the best path to take, saying that, “every hand is useful.”[108] While her nursing helped to increase her popularity among the patients in her hospital, it further distanced her from society.
Alexandra was devoted to her work as a nurse and often neglected the needs of the rest of the troops.
Alexandra had never quite conformed to the ways of the Russian Court, and was therefore suspected of thinking her native land and customs were superior to those of Russia.
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Alexandra of Hesse, Alix von Hessen-Darmstadt (25 April 1872 - 16 / 17 July 1918) was born in Darmstadt, Germany.
On July 16 / 17, 1918, Alexandra, Nicholas II and their children and staff were shot in the cellar of the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
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