Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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wife of Nicholas I of Russia
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Place of Birth: Berlin
About Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia)
- Alexandra Feodorovna (Russian: ??????´???? ?????????, IPA: [?l??'ksandr? 'fj?d?r?vn?]), 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). Charlotte was the eldest surviving daughter of King Frederick William III of Prussia (r.
- 1797–1840) and of Queen Louise of Prussia.
- Her childhood was marked by the Napoleonic wars and by the death (1810) of her mother when Charlotte was just twelve years old. In 1814 the Russian imperial family arranged her marriage – for political reasons – with Grand Duke Nicholas Pavlovich of Russia, who later became Emperor Nicholas I.
- The couple married on 1 July 1817.
- Upon her marriage, Charlotte converted to Russian Orthodoxy, and took the Russian name Alexandra Feodorovna.
- Ideally matched with her husband, she had a happy marriage that produced a large family; seven of her children survived childhood. Following the death of her brother-in-law, Emperor Alexander I of Russia, in December 1825, Alexandra's husband became the new Russian emperor.
- Alexandra enjoyed her husband's confidence in affairs of state, but she had no interest in politics other than her personal attachment to Prussia, her native country.
- She was the obedient and admiring supporter of her husband's views.
- Her personality was completely overshadowed by Nicholas I's strong character.
- As empress, Alexandra Feodorovna had no interest in charity work.
- Her chief interests were in family affairs, dancing, balls and jewels.
- After 1841 her health deteriorated.
- She spent long sojourns abroad in search of a respite to her illness.
- As she became largely an invalid, Nicholas I took mistresses, but Alexandra retained her husband's love.
- She survived Nicholas I by five years and died in 1860.
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George Dawe
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| Alternative names | G. Daoe; D. Doj; Dawe; [Dawe] | ||
| Description | English portrait painter | ||
| Date of birth/death | 8 February 1781 | 15 October 1829 | |
| Location of birth/death | St James's, Westminster | Kentish Town | |
| Work location | Saint Petersburg (1818–1828) | ||
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