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Empress Alexandra Feodorovna was born as Princess Friederike Luise Charlotte Wilhelmine of Prussia, at the Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin on 13 July [O.S. 1 July] 1798. She was the eldest surviving daughter and fourth child of Frederick William III, King of Prussia, and Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and a sister of Frederick William ...

Alexandra Feodorovna ( Russian: Александра Фёдоровна; 6 June [ O.S. 25 May] 1872 – 17 July 1918), Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine at birth, was the last Empress of Russia as the consort of Emperor 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.

Updated: Jun 29, 2021 Photo: Fine Art Images/Heritage Images via Getty Images (1872-1918) Who Was Alexandra Feodorovna? Alexandra Feodorovna (also known as Alix of Hesse, or Aleksandra...

However, the Prussians wanted the new princess to be named Charlotte after Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia, who had been born Princess Charlotte of Prussia. As a compromise, her first name was Victoria, but she was always referred as Charlotte.

Charlotte of Prussia (1798–1860) Empress of Russia. Name variations: Alexandra Feodorovna; Charlotte Hohenzollern; Louise Charlotte of Prussia. Born on July 13, 1798; died on November 1, 1860; daughter of Frederick William III, king of Prussia (r. 1797–1840), and Louise of Prussia (1776–1810);married Nicholas I (1796–1855), tsar of ...

Alexandra Feodorovna ( Russian: Алекса́ндра Фёдоровна, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandrə ˈfjɵdərəvnə] ), born Princess Charlotte of Prussia (13 July 1798 – 1 November 1860), was Empress of Russia as the wife of Emperor Nicholas I ( r. 1825–1855 ). Prussian Royalty House of Hohenzollern Frederick William III Children Frederick William IV William I

Born on April 25, 1843, at Buckingham Palace, London, England; died of diphtheria on December 14, 1878, in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany; second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert; married Prince Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt (1837–1892), also known as Grand Duke Louis IV, in 1862; children: seven, including Victoria of Hesse-Darmstadt (1863 ...

This black-and-white photograph portrait of Alexandra, Empress of Russia (1798--1860), is from the Personal Album of Alexander II (1860-1870), which is preserved in the Russian State Archive of Film and Photo Documents, Moscow. It shows the empress in a full-length portrait in right profile.