The Life of Her Majesty the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia ~ (1872–1918)

From The Romanian Monarchist

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. A granddaughter of Queen Victoria, Alexandra was one of the most famous royal carriers of haemophilia and passed the condition to her son, Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia. Following Nicholas II's abdication, the royal family were placed under house arrest by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution. On 17 July 1918, they were executed by Bolshevik forces in Yekaterinburg, marking the violent end of over three centuries of Romanov rule. Despite her unpopularity during her reign, Alexandra was canonised as Saint Alexandra the Martyr by the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad in 1981, & as Saint Alexandra the Passion Bearer by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.