Anastasia's father, by the Grace of God, His Imperial Majesty Nicholas II, Tsar, Emperor, and All-Russian Autocrat was born on May 6th, 1868 in the Alexander Palace to Tsar Alexander III and Tsarina Marie Fyodorovna. He married Alexandra, a German princess, and was crowned Tsar in 1894. Although Alexander III died before Anastasia's parents' wedding, Anastasia along with her three other sisters and younger brother often went to visit their dear grandmother, Marie Fyodorovna who lived mostly at the Anichov Palace or at Gatchina ("Anastasia: My Parents" 2).
Her Imperial Majesty, Alexandra Fyodorovna, Tsarina of all the Russias was born on June 6th, 1872 in the Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany. She was born Victoria Alix Louise Beatrix, but when she came to Russia to marry Nicholas, she took on the more Russian name of Alexandra Fyodorovna. Alexandra had a very tragic childhood; her mother died while she was still very young, and she lost a brother and a sister as well. She was also the granddaughter of the late Queen Victoria of Great Britain; which made Anastasia the great-granddaughter to Queen Victoria. While German was Alexandra's first language when she came to Russia, she learned both English and Russian and thus, her children spoke English with her and Russian with their father ("Anastasia: My Parents" 3).
Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Anastasia:Homepage
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Myths and Legends: Anna Anderson
The Nutcracker-Story and Music
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