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Alexandra Feodorovna ( Russian: Александра Фёдоровна; 6 June [ O.S. 25 May] 1872 – 17 July 1918), Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine at birth, was the last Empress of Russia as the consort of Emperor Nicholas II from their marriage on 26 November [ O.S. 14 November] 1894 until his forced abdication on 15 March [ O.S. 2 March] 1917.
Apr 2, 2014 · Alexandra Feodorovna was consort of the Russian Czar Nicholas II. Her rule precipitated the collapse of Russia's imperial government. She was murdered, along with her entire family,...
- Born to Do It. Alexandra didn’t need any man to give her a royal title. She was born Princess Alix of Hesse and the Rhine on June 6, 1872, to Grand Duke Louis IV and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom.
- A Grand Duchess. Empress Alexandra was more than just a blue blood. Her maternal grandmother was none other than Queen Victoria, and Alexandra was apparently Victoria’s favorite granddaughter.
- My Way or the Highway. Like her husband Tsar Nicholas II, Alexandra was a firm believer in the divine right to rule. In her view, God gave monarchs absolute power, and it didn’t matter to her that most European nations were moving away from this belief.
- Let the Sunshine in. As a child, Alexandra’s mother nicknamed her “Sunny” for her happy, smiling disposition. Later, her besotted husband Nicholas II also took up the practice as a pet name for his wife.
The wedding of Nicholas II of Russia to Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse) occurred on 26 November [O.S. 14 November] 1894 at the Grand Church of the Winter Palace.
Jan 11, 2022 · Even 100 years after the Russian Revolution, the last days of Alexandra Feodorovna and her family haunt the Russian people. Speculation endures as to how exactly the family met their end. Much time passed between their executions and the discovery of their bodies in 1979, which allowed for mythologies surrounding a potential escape to emerge.
- William Delong
Born on April 25, 1843, at Buckingham Palace, London, England; died of diphtheria on December 14, 1878, in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany; second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert; married Prince Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt (1837–1892), also known as Grand Duke Louis IV, in 1862; children: seven, including Victoria of Hesse-Darmstadt (1863 ...
Alexandra Feodorovna (Russian: Александра Фёдоровна; born Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine, 6 June 1872 – 17 July 1918) was the last Empress of Russia from 1894 to March 1917 as the wife of Emperor Nicholas II.
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