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Article History. Alexandra, empress of Russia. Category: History & Society. Russian: in full Aleksandra Fyodorovna. Original German name: Alix, Prinzessin (princess) von Hesse-Darmstadt. Born: June 6, 1872, Darmstadt, Germany. Died: July 17, 1918, Yekaterinburg, Russia (aged 46) Notable Family Members: spouse Nicholas II. daughter Anastasia.
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 . Engagement. On 19 April 1894, Tsarevich Nicholas was at the wedding of Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, to their mutual cousin, Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Born on June 6, 1872, in the city of Darmstadt in the German principality of Hesse-Darmstadt; murdered along with her family by Communist authorities on the night of July 16–17, 1918, at Ekaterinburg in western Siberia; daughter of Prince Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt and Princess Alice Maud Mary (1843–1878) of Great Britain; granddaughter of Queen V...
Jan 11, 2022 · By William DeLong | Edited By John Kuroski. Published January 11, 2022. Updated March 12, 2024. Though born and wedded royal, the life of Tsarina Alexandra proved to be anything but charmed. Alexandra Feodorovna was born Princess Victoria Alix Helena Louise Beatrice in Darmstadt, Germany, on June 6, 1872.
Jun 6, 2018 · Alexandra, also known as Alix, was born in 1872, the daughter of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, and Princess Alice, a daughter of Queen Victoria. When she was six years old, tragedy struck the family in the form of diphtheria.
Aug 26, 2015 · By nikita. 26th August 2015. Before the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 the Russian Empire was a Monarchy ruled over by the Tsar and his Consort. The last of these consorts was the wife of Tsar...
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 ...
