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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.
Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel [83] 1. Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia: 12. Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine [84] 6. Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine [81] 13. Princess Elisabeth of Prussia [84] 3. Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine: 14. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha [85] 7. Princess Alice of the United ...
Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel [87] 1. Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia: 12. Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine [88] 6. Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine [85] 13. Princess Elisabeth of Prussia [88] 3. Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine: 14. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha [89] 7. Princess Alice of the United Kingdom ...
Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel [103] 1. Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia: 12. Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine [104] 6. Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine [101] 13. Princess Elisabeth of Prussia [104] 3. Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine: 14. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha [105] 7. Princess Alice of the United ...
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.
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. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (= 10) 6.
Within her family, she was known as "Minnie" throughout her life. [12] Princess Dagmar, Prince Vilhelm, Christian IX of Denmark and Princess Alexandra in 1861. In 1852 Dagmar's father became heir-presumptive to the throne of Denmark, largely due to the succession rights of his wife Louise as niece of King Christian VIII.