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In November 1878, diphtheria swept through the House of Hesse; Alix, her three sisters, her brother Ernst ("Ernie"), and their father fell ill. Elisabeth ("Ella"), Alix's older sister, was visiting their paternal grandmother, and escaped the outbreak. Alix's mother Alice tended to the children herself, rather than abandon them to nurses and ...
Alix of Hesse and Nicholas II of Russia, 1894 Nicholas had to propose twice because at first Alix did not want to convert to Russian Orthodoxy but was assured by her sister Elisabeth that it was very similar to her German Lutheranism.
When Nicholas did propose to Alix in 1894, and Alix rejected him on the basis of her refusal to convert to Orthodoxy, it was Elisabeth who spoke with Alix and encouraged her to convert. When Nicholas proposed to her again, a few days later, Alix then accepted.
May 21, 2024 · In the autumn of 1878, diphtheria swept through the Hesse household, killing Elisabeth's youngest sister, Marie, on 16 November, as well as her mother Alice on 14 December. Elisabeth, who had been sent away to her paternal grandmother 's home at the beginning of the outbreak, was the only member of her family to remain unaffected.
- 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.
Elisabeth was the only child to not fall ill, having been sent away by Alice to the palace of the Princess Charles of Hesse, her mother-in-law. [63] Marie became seriously ill on 15 November, and Alice was called to her bedside, but by the time she arrived, Marie had choked to death.
Dec 28, 2012 · Summary[edit] Description Princesses Irene, Victoria, Elisabeth and Alix of Hesse and by Rhine.jpg. English: The daughters of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom: Princesses Irene, Victoria, Elizabeth and Alix of Hesse and by Rhine. Date. April 1885.
