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Alexei Nikolaevich (Russian: Алексе́й Никола́евич) (12 August [O.S. 30 July] 1904 – 17 July 1918) was the last Tsesarevich (heir apparent to the throne of the Russian Empire). He was the youngest child and only son of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.
Tsarevich Alexei’s short life was full of pain and suffering: he was afflicted by a congenital disease his entire life, and was shot by the Bolsheviks at the age of 13. When Alexandra...
- Olga (1895-1918) “Beautiful blond hair, large blue eyes and a marvelous complexion; a slightly turned up nose similar to that of the Sovereign,” one of the ladies-in-waiting described the look of the oldest daughter of Nicholas and Alexandra.
- Tatiana (1897-1918) Two years after Olga, the second daughter was born. The imperial parents were disappointed – they were awaiting an heir, a son. The daughter was called Tatiana, a rare name for the Romanovs.
- Maria (1899-1918) Alexandra’s third pregnancy was complicated and, later, she got upset that she gave birth to another daughter. “Too bad it wasn’t a son.
- Anastasia (1901-1918) “What a disappointment! The fourth daughter!” the relatives of the imperial family wrote when Anastasia was born. The tensions indeed rose – the question of succession was acute and the empress was ready for any mystical rites to give birth to a son.
Alexis (born August 12 [August 25, New Style], 1904, Peterhof, near St. Petersburg, Russia—died July 17, 1918, Yekaterinburg) was the only son of Nicholas II, the last tsar of Russia, and the tsarina Alexandra. He was the first male heir born to a reigning tsar since the 17th century.
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Alexei Nikolaevich was the Tsarevich of Russia who was executed along with his family in 1918. He was born at the beginning of the twentieth century in St. Petersburg to Tsar Nicholas II, the last monarch of Russia.
Alexei Nikolaevich ( Russian: Алексе́й Никола́евич) (12 August [O.S. 30 July] 1904 – 17 July 1918) was the last Tsesarevich ( heir apparent to the throne of the Russian Empire ). He was the youngest child and only son of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.
Feb 13, 2016 · They thought that moment had finally arrived when a funeral was scheduled last October for two long-lost children — Czarevitch Alexei and Grand Duchess Maria, whose remains were found in nearby...
