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Little Mother of Russia - A Biography of Empress Marie Fedorovna (Paperback)
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Princess Dagmar, daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark and
sister Queen Alexandra of England and King George I of Greece, was
betrothed to Tsarevitch Nicholas of Russia, a love match on both
sides. Tragically, he died just months before their wedding. Out of
duty she married his brother in 1866, and so fifteen years later
this poor, obscure princess was raised to the heights of the
Russian imperial throne when her husband became Alexander III,
after the assassination of his father. Her son was Nicholas II, the
last Tsar. More tragedy was in store. Her husband died in his prime
and two of her sons died young. During the First World War, her
advice unheeded, the Tsar took command of the army and she could
only watch in despair as the country she loved was governed by her
daughter-in-law Empress Alexandra and Rasputin, with disastrous
results. Russia was engulfed in revolution, leading to the
destruction of the dynasty and the Church. Many of her family
disappeared, including two sons and five grandchildren-among them
the controversial Anastasia. She escaped on a British warship and
was brought to England. The most senior member of the dynasty to
survive, her word was law amongst the emigres and her influence
paramount among the surviving Romanovs. She had truly become
Matoushka, the mother of the Russian People. She died in Denmark, a
tragic relic of a bygone age. Using previously unpublished material
from the Royal Archives and information in Russian, Danish and
Finnish previously unavailable in English, this is the first
biography of the Empress for 40 years and the first major work in
English.
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