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4 days ago · Alexandra (born June 6, 1872, Darmstadt, Germany—died July 17, 1918, Yekaterinburg, Russia) was the consort of the Russian emperor Nicholas II. Her misrule while the emperor was commanding the Russian forces during World War I precipitated the collapse of the imperial government in March 1917.
2 days ago · Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; [d] 18 May [ O.S. 6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918) or Nikolai II was the last reigning Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1 November 1894 until his abdication on 15 March 1917.
4 days ago · Nicholas II, the last Russian emperor (1894–1917), whose autocratic but indecisive rule and disastrous military ventures led to the Russian Revolutions of 1905 and 1917. He abdicated in 1917 but was killed, along with his wife, Alexandra, and their children, by the Bolsheviks the following year.
4 days ago · Alexandra Feodorovna (6 June 1872 – 17 July 1918) was Empress of Russia as the spouse of Nicholas II—the last ruler of the Russian Empire—from their marriage on 26 November 1894 until his forced abdication on 15 March 1917.
4 days ago · Anastasia, grand duchess of Russia and youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, last emperor of Russia. She was killed with the other members of her immediate family in 1918 following the October Revolution, but numerous women claimed to be the still-living Anastasia in the following years.
5 days ago · Nicholas and Alexandra already had four daughters: Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia, and had greatly desired an heir to the throne. In 1904, Tsarina Alexandra finally gave birth to a long awaited son, Tsarevich Alexei.
4 days ago · A graduate of London's Royal Academy of Music, Bennett had earlier provided the scores for the films "Far From the Madding Crowd" (based on the Thomas Hardy novel) and "Nicholas and Alexandra" prior to his work on "Orient Express".
