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Alexandra Feodorovna (Russian: Александра Фёдоровна; 6 June [O.S. 25 May] 1872 – 17 July 1918), born Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine, was the last Empress of Russia as the consort of Tsar Nicholas II from their marriage on 26 November [O.S. 14 November] 1894 until his forced abdication on 15 March [O.S. 2 March] 1917.
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.Nicholas had also obtained permission from his parents, Tsar Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna, to propose to Ernst's younger sister, Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine, one of the favorite granddaughters of Queen Victoria.
Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine: 4. Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine: 9. Princess Elisabeth of Prussia: 2. Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine: 10. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha: 5. Princess Alice of the United Kingdom: 11. Victoria of the United Kingdom: 1. Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine: 12.
Alexandra Feodorovna may refer to: Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia) (1798–1860), Empress of Russia by marriage to Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse) (1872–1918), Empress of Russia by marriage to Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia (born Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine; 1 November 1864 – 18 July 1918) was a German Hessian and Rhenish princess of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt, and the wife of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia, the fifth son of Emperor Alexander II of Russia and Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine.
The facts that the Emperor's wife was the Grand Duke's aunt, and Alice's sister being also the Prussian Crown Princess are likely to have influenced Prussia's generosity. However, Alice was angered by an untactful visit by Princess Victoria to the conquered region of Homburg, originally part of Hesse, shortly after it became Prussian territory ...
Alexandra Feodorovna with her two eldest children, the Tsarevich Alexander and the Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna, c. 1820. At first, Alexandra Feodorovna had problems adapting to the Russian court, the change of religion affected her and she was overwhelmed by her new surroundings.
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