Nicholas and Alexandra had loved each other for years, but it wasn't until 1894 that she agreed to convert to Orthodoxy, a requirement for the wife of the heir to the Russian throne.

Nicholas; his German-born wife, Alexandra; and their five children: Anastasia, Maria, Tatiana, Olga and Alexei, were fatally shot on July 17, 1918, by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution.

The Imperial Family on duty at the Catherine Palace, Tsarskoe Selo, circa 1911. From “The Romanov Sisters,” by Helen Rappaport (Scherl - Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo ) The Imperial Family on ...

The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra Helen Rappaport. St. Martin’s, $27.99 (448p) ISBN 978-1-250-02020-8 ...

Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra and their five children were the last of the Romanov Dynasty, which ruled Russia for 300 years. In 1917, Nicholas abdicated his throne during the Russian Revolution.

Nicholas II, Alexandra and their five heirs Although the Romanov reign began in 1613, it was “the last Czar” Nicholas II and his family, in the early 1900s, who have drawn the most intrigue ...

Myth No. 1: The last of the tsars, Nicholas II, was a decent man. The blockbuster biography "Nicholas and Alexandra," by Robert K. Massie highlights the czar's "personal charm, gentleness, deep ...

The remains of Tsar Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra have been exhumed as part of a Russian investigation into the Romanov royal family's murder. The couple and their children – Olga, Tatiana ...

Philip is the grandnephew of Alexandra Romanov, Nicholas II's wife, and the last Tsarina of Russia. He is also a cousin to the Russian royal family (more on that below).