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Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (; – 17 July 1918) was the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last sovereign of Imperial Russia, and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna. Anastasia was the younger sister of Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, and Maria, and was the elder sister of Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia.
Jul 18, 2023 · Born on June 18, 1901, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova was the fourth and youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna. While the birth of a healthy baby is usually a cause for celebration, Anastasia's birth was a disappointment to the Russian monarchy.
- Association with Grigori Rasputin
- World War I and Revolution
- Captivity and Execution
Her mother relied on the counsel of Grigori Rasputin, a Russian peasant and wandering старец (staretsor "holy man"), and credited his prayers with saving the ailing Tsarevich on numerous occasions. Anastasia and her siblings were taught to view Rasputin as "Our Friend" and to share confidences with him. In the autumn of 1907, Anastasia's aunt Grand...
During World War I Anastasia, along with her sister Maria, visited wounded soldiers at a private hospital on the grounds at Tsarskoye Selo. The two teenagers, too young to become Red Cross nurses like their mother and elder sisters, played games of checkers and billiards with the soldiers and tried to uplift their spirits. Felix Dassel, who was tre...
After Tsar Nicholas II abdicated the throne in 1917, Russia quickly disintegrated into civil war. Negotiations for the release of the Romanovs between their Bolshevik (commonly referred to as 'Reds') captors and their extended family, many of whom were prominent members of the Royal Houses of Europe, stalled.As the Whites (loyalists still faithful ...
Olga. 15 November 1895 - 17 July 1918 (aged 22) Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna. As the eldest daughter, the onus was often on Olga to set an example to her younger siblings. The most sensitive of ...
Sep 27, 2021 · Updated February 27, 2024. It would be nearly a century following her execution that the mystery surrounding Anastasia Romanov would be finally allowed to rest. On July 17, 1918, the last Czar of Russia Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra Feodorovna, and their five children were brutally murdered by communist revolutionaries known as the Bolsheviks.
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Apr 5, 2020 · Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova (1901-1918) was the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, Russia’s last Tsar. While many of us know how Nicholas II and his family were killed by the Bolsheviks, so ending the Romanov Dynasty, many of us know less about Nicholas’ children.
Cause of Death: Assassination. City: Saint Petersburg, Russia. Recommended Lists: Russian Celebrities. Russian Royal Family Members. Childhood & Early Life. Anastasia was born on June 18, 1901, in Peterhof Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, to Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra Fyodorovna as their fourth daughter.
