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The tsarevich was 13 when his life was turned upside down. The upheavals of 1917 destroyed Russia’s monarchy; his father abdicated, not only for himself but for the heir as well. Along with the ...
In 1917, when Alexei was 12, a doctor to the royal court stated that hemophilia made the tsarevich “unlikely to live for more than 16 years.” The question of whether the boy might have ...
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
- 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.
Tsarevich of Russia. The only son and heir of Russian Emperor Nicholas II. That sick child with hemophilia was the only hope for the Romanov dynasty to continue. Alexey and his family were all shot by the Bolsheviks. Lived: 1904-1918. By the time Alexey was born, his parents had already four daughters but not yet an heir.
