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Alexandra Feodorovna
Sign in to saveAlso known as Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine, Princess Alix Viktoria Helene Luise Beatrix of Hesse and by Rhine, Saint Alexandra Romanova, Alix Viktoria Helene Luise Beatrix, Alice Victoria Helena Louise Beatrice, Princess Alix Victoria Helena Louise Beatrice of Hesse and by Rhine, Alix of Hesse, Alix of Hesse and Rhine
Empress consort of Russia (1872–1918)
Alexandra Feodorovna was the wife of Tsar Nicholas II and served as Empress consort of Russia until her death in 1918. She is historically significant because her influence over Russian politics during World War I and her association with the controversial mystic Grigori Rasputin contributed to the imperial family's unpopularity and the conditions that led to the Russian Revolution.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Beatrix
- Family name
- Romanova
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- German Reich
- Place of birth
- Darmstadt
- Place of death
- Yekaterinburg
- Spouse
- Nicholas II of Russia
- Occupation
- nurse
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Image
- Alexandra Fyodorovna LOC 01137u.jpg
- Work location
- Tsarskoye Selo
- Residence
- Alexander Palace
- Significant event
- execution of the Romanov family
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- Alexandra Fyodorovna of Hesse
- godparent
- Edward VII
- Commons category
- Alexandra Fyodorovna (Alix of Hesse)
- place of burial
- Saint Petersburg
- date of birth
- 1872-06-06
- date of death
- 1918-07-17
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- canonization status
- passion bearer
- nickname
- Sunny
- mtDNA haplogroup
- Haplogroup H
- feast day
- July 17
- owner of
- Rose Trellis
- honorific prefix
- Grand Ducal Highness
- date of baptism
- 1872-07-01
- manner of death
- homicide
- P8168
- Horten
- birth name
- Alix Viktoria Helene Luise Beatrix
- relative
- Queen Victoria
- P12749
- Samuel Crellius
- different from
- Alexandra Feodorovna
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HouseHesse-Darmstadt FatherLouis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine MotherPrincess Alice of the United Kingdom ReligionRussian Orthodox prev. Lutheranism Signature
Alexandra Feodorovna (Russian: Александра Фёдоровна, romanized: Aleksandra Fyodorovna; born Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine; 6 June 1872 – 17 July 1918) was the last empress of Russia as the consort of 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.
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