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Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse)

Also known as Alicky (nickname) · Sunny (nickname)

Darmstadt, 6 Jun 1872 – Yekaterinburg, 17 Jul 1918

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About Alexandra

Alexandra Feodorovna: Alix of Hesse and Russia’s Last Empress Consort

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The collection records Alexandra Feodorovna’s birth in Darmstadt in 1872. Her parents were Princess Alice of the United Kingdom and Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, connecting her life to both the British royal family and the House of Hesse. 123

Alexandra became engaged and married Nicholas II of Russia in 1894. Her tenure as consort of Russia is recorded from 1894 to 1917. She also served as Grand Mistress of the Order of Saint Catherine from 1894 to 1918, and she and Nicholas II were crowned in 1896. 456789

The collection identifies Alexandra as the last empress consort of Russia, remaining in that role from her marriage until Nicholas II’s forced abdication in 1917. It also records the execution of the Romanov family in 1918. Alexandra’s death is recorded as occurring in Yekaterinburg that year, although the collection marks the precise death information as probable. 10111213

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Facts and their sources

  • Born6 Jun 1872, Darmstadtnot verified1 source
  • MarriedNicholas II of Russianot verified1 source
  • TitleGrand Mistress of the Order of Saint Catherine, 1894–1918or Consort of Russia, 1894–1917not verified1 source
  • TitleConsort of Russia, 1894–1917or Grand Mistress of the Order of Saint Catherine, 1894–1918not verified1 source
  • EventWedding of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna, 1894or coronation of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 · execution of the Romanov family, 1918 · engagement, 1894not verified1 source
  • EventEngagement, 1894or coronation of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 · execution of the Romanov family, 1918 · Wedding of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna, 1894not verified1 source
  • EventCoronation of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896or execution of the Romanov family, 1918 · engagement, 1894 · Wedding of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna, 1894not verified1 source
  • EventExecution of the Romanov family, 1918or coronation of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 · engagement, 1894 · Wedding of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna, 1894not verified1 source
  • Died17 Jul 1918, Yekaterinburgnot verified1 source
  • MotherPrincess Alice of the United Kingdomnot verified1 source
  • FatherLouis IV, Grand Duke of Hessenot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 6 Jun 1872

    Born in Darmstadt

  2. 1894

    Wedding of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna

  3. 1894

    Engagement

  4. 1894–1918

    Grand Mistress of the Order of Saint Catherine

  5. 1894–1917

    Consort of Russia

  6. 1895–1904

    5 children are born

  7. 1896

    Coronation of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna

  8. 1918

    Execution of the Romanov family

  9. 17 Jul 1918

    Dies in Yekaterinburg, aged 46

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During her lifetime

She lived through 5 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Darmstadt.

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The 1870s · Alexandra is born in Darmstadt

In the news1873

Economic crash triggers long crisis

The Panic of 1873 began with a stock market crash, triggering a period of economic hardship known as the Great Depression.

What people wore

Children's Footwear in Rural Areas

While better-off families could afford varied clothes, children of the impoverished often went barefoot over stone and stubble during the summer months.

Getting around

Railway journey times in 1873

In 1873, traveling by railway from Hanover to Hamburg took between 4.5 and 5 hours, while the journey from Cassel to Frankfort on the Main could take between 4.5 and 8 hours.

Italy is unified. Garibaldi, Cavour and Victor Emmanuel joined the Italian states into one kingdom, with Rome its capital from 1871.In Europe · 1859–1871

Italy is unified. Garibaldi, Cavour and Victor Emmanuel joined the Italian states into one kingdom, with Rome its capital from 1871.

Baldassare Verazzi (1819-1886) · public domain

In the news1871

The German Empire is proclaimed

The German Empire was proclaimed in 1871, uniting various states under Kaiser Wilhelm I.

Music

Music and dance at public festivals

Popular festivities like shooting festivals and local fairs were central to social life, while the educated classes attended balls, concerts, and theater performances.

Daily life

Compulsory primary education was six hours daily

Children attended primary school for six hours daily, often sitting four to a bench; primary education became free of charge in 1891.