#tsesarevich

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If the hull ain't built like a pixar mom, I don't want it

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BORN ON THIS DAY:

Alexei Nikolaevich (12 August [O.S. 30 July] 1904 – 17 July 1918) was the last Tsesarevich (heir apparent to the throne of the Russian Empire).

He was the youngest child and only son of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.

He was born with haemophilia — inherited from his mother Alexandra, an X chromosome hereditary condition that typically affects males, which she had acquired through the line of her maternal grandmother, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

It was known as the "Royal Disease" because so many descendants of the intermarried European royal families had it (or carried it, in the case of females).

In 2009, genetic analysis determined that Alexei had hemophilia B.

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Russian battleship Tsesarevich in Port Arthur, modern-day Lüshunkou, China

Russian vintage postcard, mailed in 1904 from Moscow to France

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A boy and his dog: Heir Tsesarevich Alexei Nikolaevich and Joy.

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The imperial family on the skating rink in the garden of the Anichkov Palace 1890.

Tsar Alexander III, Tsesarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich, Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, Grand Dukes George Alexandrovich, Mikhail Alexandrovich, Alexander Mikhailovich and Sergei Mikhailovich.

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Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia with their brother Grand Duke Alexei, Darmstadt, 1910.

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Super cute photos of Princess Ileana of Romania and Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia ✨

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Photographic views of the apartments of the Governor's Mansion in Mogilev - Stavka, or GHQ (General Headquarters) during the Great War - when His Majesty, Tsar Nicholas II was in residence. Spartan at first, the Emperor made use of what he was given. The first two photographs show the state rooms where social functions were held. The Reception Hall was not only used for functions but also for showing moving pictures - as evidenced by the screen infront of the corner firestove. The second photograph depicts the State Dining-Room where His Majesty would entertain visiting officials, and the like. What furniture that you see in the photographs such as his working-study (third, first row) and his more private apartment - the bed-room had furniture from around the mansion brought in. The camp-bed naturally travelled with His Majesty where ever he went. The second photograph, second row shows a corner of the bed-room where the Tsar's dressing-table can be seen, and then the last photograph shows the Tsesarevich Alexei's own camp-bed next to his father's. Alexei's camp-bed specifically came from Tsarskoe Selo and would travel back home with him when he would return. These photographic views, which are illustration plates come from the publication entitled: "Его Императорское Величество государь император Николай Александрович в действующей армии." "His Imperial Majesty Sovereign Emperor Nikolai Alexandrovich in the army." Edited by Dmitry N. Dubensky, and published in 1916, this, like many other war-time publications featured stories and articles about the war effort, and photographs and illustrations of the Tsar and Tsesarevich, as well as, other members of the Imperial Family - used to boost morale of the men who were fighting on the front lines. It is an interesting glimpse into the world of Russia during this period - the Great War. ______________________________ Photographs: 1. Reception Hall at Mogilev, Stavka. 2. State Dining-Room at Mogilev, Stavka. 3. Working-Study of His Majesty. 4. Bed-Room of His Majesty. 5. Bed-Room of His Majesty. 6. Bed-Room of His Majesty. Source: http://elib.shpl.ru/ru/nodes/13680-iyul-1915-fevral-1916-g-1916 ______________________________ Please enjoy the information, as well as, the photographs! Also, if you’d like to share and/or re-post these photographs elsewhere PLEASE credit The State Public Historical Library or Государственная публичная историческая библиотека, accordingly. Thank-you!

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GODPARENTS OF TSESAREVICH NICHOLAS ALEXANDROVICH

Tsesarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich was born as Grand Duke of Russia during the reign of his formidable grandfather Emperor Nicholas I on 20th September 1843. He was the eldest son and second child born to Emperor Alexander II (then Tsesarevich) and his wife Empress Maria Alexandrovna. He was christened in the Grand Palace Church, Tsarskoe Selo, by the Confessor of His Imperial Majesty. He had four known godparents as listed:

NICHOLAS I, EMPEROR OF RUSSIA - his paternal grandfather and namesake was one of his godparents present at his christening. Mainly remembered in history as a reactionary whose controversial reign was marked by geographical expansion, centralisation of administrative policies and repression of dissent. He died in 1855, when the younger Nicholas was only 11 years-old, and thus making him the heir apparent (Tsesarevich).

LOUIS II, GRAND DUKE OF HESSE AND BY RHINE - his maternal grandfather was another of his godparents, but was absent at the christening. The hessian grand duke, like his paternal grandfather, was also considered a reactionary leader, he was in conflict with parliament almost his entire reign. The German revolution in 1848-49 proved his inability to govern. On March 5, 1848 he named his son Louis III as co-regent, and a year later he died.

GRAND DUCHESS ANNA PAVLOVNA OF RUSSIA, QUEEN CONSORT OF THE NETHERLANDS - his great-aunt was the third listed as godparent of the young grand duke, but was also absent at the christening. Queen Anna, the favourite sister of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia and the consort of King William II of the Netherlands, was a Russian patriot who upheld a strict royal etiquette in the Netherlands, where she never felt at home, and identified more as an Imperial Grand Duchess than a Dutch queen. She had no political influence, but was active within charity.

GRAND DUCHESS OLGA NIKOLAEVNA OF RUSSIA, QUEEN CONSORT OF WÜRTTEMBERG - his aunt was one of his godparents present at the christening. She was the younger sister of his father. Attractive, cultured and intelligent, she was considered to be one of the most eligible princesses in Europe. Just three years after her nephew was born, in 1846, she married Crown Prince Karl of Württemberg. Nicholas died just two months before seeing his aunt Queen consort of Württemberg.

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Tsar Nicholas II and his son Tsesarevich Alexei Nikolaevich at a military parade, Tsarskoye Selo, 1913.

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Soviet battleship Grazhdanin (formerly Tsesarevich), damaged during the Kronstadt rebellion, 1921

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Illustrated postcard of Nicholas II with his only son, Alexei.

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Tsar Alexander III, Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich standing above an officer, Grand Duke George Alexandrovich carrying his younger sister Grand Duchess Olga above him, and two officers carrying Tsesarevich Nicholas.

Sorry for the bad quality, but the picture is beautiful.

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Grand Duke Alexei Nicholaievich of Russia, the only son of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra, 1906/07.

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A mysterious item has come up for auction featuring the Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich 👇

French auction house Coutau-Bégarie is selling the bluish-mauve enamel and ivory frame. Encrusted with pearls, the frame holds a photograph of Alexei Nikolaevich in uniform, taken in 1911 when the Tsarevich was seven years old.

Even more curious is the inclusion of a large lock of dark brown hair in the back of the frame and the date “5th November 1904” - when Alexei would have been only a few months old. Alexei’s hair colour has been described by those who knew him well as “auburn”, “brown”, and having a “coppery glint”.

Due to this, alongside the fact that the frame does not have any hallmarks or maker marks (unlike most Fabergé frames), I am unsure of whether the frame is contemporary to the photograph, or whether it was a later addition and the inscription and hair are unrelated. 

What do you think? 

The frame is included as part of items with provenance to Irina Alexandrovna, the Romanov children’s cousin. It is currently predicted to sell at a starting point between €400-600

SOURCES AND PHOTOS

📍 Tsesarevich Alexei Nikolaevich photographed in uniform alongside his father, Tsar Nicholas II, in 1911

📍Coutau-Bégarie & Associés, ‘PETIT CADRE PHOTOGRAPHIQUE EN VERMEIL’ - LOT 78’, part of the Russie Impériale auction

📍 Pierre Gilliard, ‘Thirteen Years at the Russian Court’, translator F. Appleby Holt, (London: Hutchinson & Co., 1921), p. 40

📍Sophie Buxhoeveden, ‘The Life and Tragedy of Alexandra Feodorovna’, (London: Longman’s Green and Co., 1929), p. 150

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Candid photograph of Princess Henry of Prussia with her nephew Tsesarevich Alexei of Russia, Peterhof, August 1913.