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Russian On This Day

Posted by Karen on November 26, 2024, 7:27 am

1894 - Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine married Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.

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Posted by Carolyn on November 27, 2024, 3:58 am, in reply to "Russian On This Day"

Thank you for posting this. She was such a lovely bride.

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Posted by karenl on November 29, 2024, 12:42 am, in reply to "Re: Russian On This Day"

The famous Tuxen piece. In the background you can see Nicky's mother, Marie Feodorovna (Dagmar), sister of Queen Alexandra. Marie was against the marriage. Marie and her daughter-in-law Alexandra had a rocky relationship throughout Nicky and Alix's marriage.

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Posted by Karen on November 29, 2024, 8:46 am, in reply to "Re: Russian On This Day"

Minnie knew that Alix was totally unsuitable for the role of Tsarina.

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Posted by Carolyn on November 29, 2024, 10:15 am, in reply to "Re: Russian On This Day"

I can't remember where I read it, but a family member said Alix had such sad eyes. This was while she was still single. Maybe she knew she was doomed.

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Posted by Karen on November 29, 2024, 11:32 am, in reply to "Re: Russian On This Day"

As a very young child Alix was nicknamed 'Sunshine' or 'Sunny' by her mother.

Her life changed completely in 1978 when Diphtheria struck the family. The eldest Victoria had it first then it spread to all the other children, Alix, Marie, Irene and Ernest. Then the Grand Duke came down with it. The only one of the children not to infected was Elizabeth (Ella) as she was away from the family house. Alix's youngest sibling Marie died on 15 November and almost a month later her mother Alice died from it. Most of the children's toys and clothing was destoyed due to fear of the infection. Later Alix described her childhood before the deaths of her mother and sister as "unclouded, happy babyhood, of perpetual sunshine, then of a great cloud."

Even though her marriage was a happy one she wasn't able to produce the longed for male child and even then the dreaded haemophilia blighted the life of Alix and her family. I feel it's no wonder she crumbled under all that pressure.

Alix and Nicky, with baby Olga, on a visit to her Grandmother at Balmoral. Her eyes always effect me. Such saddness.

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Posted by Hollie24 on November 29, 2024, 11:56 pm, in reply to "Re: Russian On This Day"

Minnie was right.

Alix's sister Victoria also had some hesitation about Alix becoming Tsarina too.

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