Smith was not, in fact, the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, who historians believe to have been executed via firing squad along with the rest of the Russian Imperial Romanov family during ...

It's hard to have a conversation about iconic royal heirlooms without mentioning the Fabergé eggs. Made for the rulers of Russia as gifts to their family during the late 1800s and early 1900s ...

The Grand Duke was indeed a Romanov. He was a first cousin of Nicholas II and one of the few Romanovs to escape the Russian Revolution alive. But he didn't look much like Corey Stoll.

Heir to Russian throne, Leonid Kulikovsky, farewelled in Australia A member of the Russian royal family who died alone under a tree in the Northern Territory town of Katherine, while walking his ...

Is Nicholas Galitzine royalty? Sure, he’s not technically an actual prince, but he’s much closer to royalty than the average person. Nicholas and his family are all direct descendants of the House of ...

Tsar Nicholas II (center) with his wife Tsarina Alexandra and their son Alexis (being held by a Cossack) during celebrations at the Kremlin to mark the Romanov family's 300 years in power.

Rasputin was killed by a group of Russian nobles, including Prince Felix Youssupov (Czar Nicholas’ niece’s husband) and Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich (Nicholas’ cousin) in December 1916.

In the middle of The Crown Season 5’s retelling of the drama surrounding the royal family amid Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s tumultuous split, the series transports viewers back to 1917 ...

The king's aide hands him a letter from Downing Street informing him that the government wants to send a ship to rescue Tsar Nicholas II and his family, who were being held prisoner in their own ...

In his public life as ruler, Nicholas also faced difficulties. He became known as "Nicholas the Bloody" for his role in the Khodynka Tragedy and the suppression of the 1905 Russian Revolution. He was ...