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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). [note 1] 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.
Alexei, son of Tsar Nicholas II: hemophilia. Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia during a mudbath treatment probably to cure his hemophilia at Livadia, Crimea. Public domain....
Tsarevich Alexei’s suspected diagnosis. The lack of confirming laboratory evidence has prompted serious questions about the popular interpre-tation of the symptoms recorded in the Tsarevich Alexei’s medical history. Doubt has even reached into the ranks of Russia’s twenty-two-member State Romanov Commission, appointed by Boris Yeltsin in
- John M.L. Kendrick
- 2004
Set against a turbulent backdrop of social upheaval and war between 1900 and 1918, this fascinating exhibition explored the huge influence of medicine on the imperial family during this period, from the young Tsarevich Alexei’s haemophilia B—a rare blood condition passed down from Queen Victoria—to the Tsarina’s mental health, and the influence ...
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.
