105 Years Dead - Remembering Tsesarevich Alexei Romanov | by Sophie Buxhoeveden

Adolf Goebbels
Published on Sep 25, 2023
On August 12th, 1904, the longed-for son, the heir Alexei, was born. Those who knew how the Empress had prayed and waited for this crowning happiness in her married life, and who understood the importance of direct succession in a country like Russia, can realise what this meant to her.

The boy was big and healthy, and early gave promise of great good looks. No signs of the hemophilia that afterwards developed in him were noticeable at the outset. Notwithstanding the serious atmosphere caused by the war, the baby's advent gave unmitigated joy to the parents. "My sunbeam," the Empress used to call her boy.

The birth of the Tsarevich Alexei gave the Empress popularity. The criticism that had been heard of her too-great domesticity was heard no more. The Empress had done her duty to the country, and the knowledge of this gave her greater self-confidence.

Baroness Sophie Buxhoeveden was a Baltic German Lady-in-waiting, in service to Empress Alexandra of Russia. She was the author of three memoirs about the imperial family and about her own escape from Russia. This video consists of her memories of Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov.

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This video is produced as part of the project for the book "The Romanov Royal Martyrs”, which is an impressive 512-page book, featuring nearly 200 black & white photographs, and a 56-page photo insert of more than 80 high-quality images, colorized by the acclaimed Russian artist Olga Shirnina (Klimbim) and appearing here in print for the first time.

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