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The state funeral of Queen Victoria took place on Saturday, 2 February 1901, in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle; it had been 64 years since the last burial of a monarch. In 1897, Victoria had written instructions for her funeral, which was to be military as befitting a soldier's daughter and the head of the army, [ 10 ] and feature white ...
Nicholas, unbreeched at two years old, with his mother, Maria Feodorovna, in 1870 Grand Duke Nicholas was born on 18 May [O.S. 6 May] 1868, in the Alexander Palace in Tsarskoye Selo south of Saint Petersburg, during the reign of his paternal grandfather, Emperor Alexander II.
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days—which was longer than those of any of her predecessors —constituted the Victorian era .
Her son, Nicholas II, became Emperor of Russia upon Alexander III's death. [11] Nicholas married Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine , a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, on 26 November 1894, and Alix became his consort , adopting the name Alexandra Feodorovna.
Queen Louise, Dagmar's mother, hoped to find a suitable husband for her daughter in the Russian imperial court. Following the marriage of Dagmar's sister Alexandra, Queen Louise dedicated her enthusiasm to making this desire a reality. Eventually, in 1864, Dagmar became engaged to Nicholas Alexandrovich, the then-heir to the Russian throne ...
This story was published in May 2022, ahead of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee. On September 8, 2022, the Queen passed away, placing her son, King Charles III on the throne. For a woman who ...
Men who had haemophilia in order of death # Name Death Relation to Queen Victoria 1: Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine: 29 May 1873 (aged 2) grandson 2: Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany: 28 March 1884 (aged 30) son 3: Prince Henry of Prussia: 26 February 1904 (aged 4) great-grandson 4: Tsarevich Alexei of Russia
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