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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.
Alexandra was tall, thin, had a small head, and a pronounced brow. [18] [19] She had an air of regal majesty. Her quick, light walk was graceful. She was frail, often in poor health. Her voice was hoarse, but she spoke rapidly and with decision. [20] Alexandra Feodorovna was an avid reader and enjoyed music. Her favorite Russian writer was ...
Vera Gedroits (right) with Russian Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna Romanov With the outbreak of World War I in 1914, Gedroits worked on equipping the hospital and preparing the staff for war. [ 40 ] For example, nurses first learned how to dress wounds and prepare the various bandages, dressings, and equipment that would be needed for treatment ...
Maria Feodorovna born Dagmar of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg [b] Christian IX of Denmark (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg) 26 November 1847 9 November 1866 13 March 1881 husband's accession: 15 May 1883 1 November 1894 husband's death: 13 October 1928 Alexander III: Alexandra Feodorovna born Alix of Hesse and by Rhine
Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny is a 1996 biographical historical drama television film which chronicles the last four years (1912–16) of Grigori Rasputin's stint as a healer to Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia; the heir apparent to the Russian throne as well as the only son of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna; who suffered from hemophilia.
The Russian Imperial Romanov family (Nicholas II of Russia, his wife Alexandra Feodorovna, and their five children: Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei) were shot and bayoneted to death [2] [3] by Bolshevik revolutionaries under Yakov Yurovsky on the orders of the Ural Regional Soviet in Yekaterinburg on the night of 16–17 July 1918.
Alexandra Feodorovna may refer to: Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia) (1798–1860), Empress of Russia by marriage to Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia;
A blue silk frock worn by Alexandra was still on display in the Winter Palace fifty years after her death, according to Margaretta Eagar. "A pretty golden-haired child she was, too, judging from her portrait," wrote Eagar, a nurse for the four daughters of Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna.