Alexandra Nikolaevna Romanova
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Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna ( Russian Александра Николаевна ) of Russia (born June 12 jul. / 24. June 1825 greg. In Saint Petersburg , † July 29 jul. / 10. August 1844 greg. In Tsarskoye Selo ) was a member of the Imperial Family from the house of Romanow-Holstein-Gottorp and was Hereditary Princess of Hessen-Kassel zu Rumpenheim by marriage.
Life
Alexandra, called "Adini" in the family circle, was the fourth child and favorite daughter of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia (1796–1855) and Alexandra Fjodorovna, his wife of German descent, née. Princess Charlotte of Prussia (1798–1860), eldest daughter of the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm III. and Princess Luise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz . She was also a great-granddaughter of Tsarina Catherine II the Great .
On January 16, Jul. / January 28, 1844 greg. Alexandra married in St. Petersburg Landgrave Friedrich Wilhelm von Hessen-Rumpenheim (1820-1884), the only son of Landgrave Wilhelm von Hessen -Rumpenheim and his Danish wife Louise Charlotte . Since the son-in-law was the only legitimate aspirant of the electoral dignity of the House of Hessen-Kassel at that time - an option that could not be implemented in the end because of the annexation of Electorate Hesse by Prussia in 1866 - Tsar Nicholas I hoped that this marriage would bring his daughter the future role as the wife of the Elector of Hesse-Kassel.
The marriage only lasted a good six months. Shortly before their wedding, Alexandra was already suffering from tuberculosis; soon afterwards she became pregnant. She gave birth to a son, Friedrich Wilhelm Nicolaus, three months before the actual due date. Like the newborn prince, Alexandra died on the day of delivery. She was buried in the St. Peter and Paul Fortress in Saint Petersburg. Her son is buried near Rumpenheim.
In 2000, in memory of Alexandra, a bench with a small bust of the Grand Duchess was erected in the garden of Peterhof Palace near St. Petersburg.
Worth mentioning
In a special exhibition in the Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin in 1997 and in the Fasanerie Palace in 1998, silver and tapestry work, fabrics and tablecloths, copperplate engravings and other items from the trousseau that the Tsar gave his daughter with him were shown. The dimensions of the expensive and elaborately produced dowry documented in a catalog reveal the great importance that the Tsar attached to a proper representation of his court in the Electorate of Hesse and the future of his daughter, as well as the tragedy of the young Grand Duchess' early death at the age of 19 Years.
literature
- The engagement of the Grand Duchess Alexandra of Russia to Prince Friedrich of Hesse . In: Illustrirte Zeitung . No. 33 . J. J. Weber, Leipzig February 10, 1844, p. 97-98 ( books.google.de ).
- Meinolf Siemer, Andreas Dobler, Andrea Huber, Christine Klössel, Wasilissa Pachomova-Göres: The dowry of a Tsar's daughter. Masterpieces of Russian Historicism Art. Inventory and exhibition catalog. Ed. Minerva, Eurasburg 1997, ISBN 3-932353-08-0 .
- Britta Steiner-Rinneberg: Exhibition: Fairytale-like dowry of a tsar's daughter. In: Deutsches Ärzteblatt. 95, issue 43 (1998) pp. A-2712 / B-2308 / C-2172.
Web links
- Biography in Brockhaus-Efron
- IS Semjonow: Christian Dynasties in Europe (Христианские династии Европы), Olma Media Group, 2002, p. 425. (Russian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Romanowa, Alexandra Nikolajewna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia; Александра Николаевна (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian Grand Duchess |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1825 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Petersburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 10, 1844 |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |