#empress alexandra feodorovna

[teatimeatwinterpalace]

At the Russian Court (3/?)  I M P E R I A L  D I A D E M  

‘Regal assemblage of pearls and old diamonds. This diadem is, past question, one of the finest specimens of its kind.’  Fersman

This splendid diadem, worn by the Empress Alexandra at the opening of the Duma, was catalogued by Fersman as early 19th century, but it is more likely to have been made by the court jeweller Bolin expressly for the Tsarina, using antique pearls and diamonds from the Imperial Cabinet. Fersman considered it to be the fiest piece in the entire imperial collection. All trace if of it is lost after the inventory of 1922, and it seems likely that as with other pieces from the collection it was sold or broken up when some of the imperial jewels were sold by Christie’s in London in 1927. 

The Empress Alexandra in court dress for the opening of the first Duma in 1906, photographed by K. Bulla. She wears the diadem, a small diamond chain of the Order of St Andrew, and a collier de chien in pearls and diamonds and a pearl and diamond cluster necklace, both surely created by Bolin to accompany the diadem. Neither necklace appears among the inventoried jewels, and it is likely that they had been taken by the Empress to Tobolsk and then disappeared. | The Jewels of the Romanovs Family and Court by Stefano Papi 

#historyedit #royaltyedit #empress alexandra feodorovna #romanov #jewelry #my edits #atrc #the big FUCK YU #of alexandra to the duma #lmao #civil liberties? liberalism? #i don't think so #fetch me by biggest diadem please #this piece of jewelry screams autocracy

[adini-nikolaevna]

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia, consort of Emperor Nicholas I, with her eldest daughter, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna, by Sokolov.

#empress alexandra feodorovna #grand duchess maria nikolaevna the elder #romanov #russia #sokolov #portrait painting

[empress-alexandra]

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia with her second child Grand Duchess Tatiana Nicholaievna of Russia, 1898.

#empress alexandra feodorovna #empress alexandra of russia #princess alix of hesse #grand duchess tatiana of russia #grand duchess tatiana nicholaievna #otma #romanovs #imperial children #imperial russia #russian imperial family #1890s #1898 #1890s fashion #victorian #colored photography #history colored

[allthingsromanov]

Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna taking a photo of herself at the Alexander Palace, 1913.

#romanov family #olga nikolaevna #tatiana nikolaevna #anastasia nikolaevna #maria nikolaevna #romanovs #history #tsar nicholas ii #empress alexandra feodorovna #alexei nikolaevich

[kaiserrreich]

Empress Alexandra of Russia, having her likeness modeled in clay, three years before the revolution of 1917.

Source & colorization credit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ColorizedHistory/comments/9h2q7x/empress_alexandra_of_russia_having_her_likeness/

#oldschoolcool #tsarina alexandra #empress alexandra feodorovna #princess alix of hesse #russian monarchy #russia #monarchy #tsardom of russia #romanov dynasty #romanov family #romanovs #antique

[foreverinthepagesofhistoryy]

Crude drawing of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna by Vladimir Pavlovich Paley (son of Tsar Nicholas II’s uncle Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich), 1916

“The Man [Rasputin] Was Killed”

“Cheer Up Darling! Russia Isn’t Safe Yet!”

#this is kind of sad #but it shows how even members of the family disliked Alix… #drawing #Vladimir Pavlovich Paley #Vladimir Paley #alexandra feodorovna #tsarina alexandra #tsarina Alexandra feodorovna #empress alexandra feodorovna #russian history #Rasputin #grigori rasputin #russian imperial family #romanovs #romanov #1916

[royal-confessions]

“Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna have always shown a deep complicity throughout their lives. What I admire most is Tsar Nicholas' loyalty, even when Alexandra took a few years to give birth to a male heir. He didn't rebel against his wife and celebrated the birth of his daughters, even in the face of negative criticism from the Russian court.” - Text & Image Submitted by cenacevedo15

#tsar nicholas ii #Nicholas II #empress alexandra feodorovna

[queenalexandraofdenmark]

#my polls #princess victoria of hesse #victoria mountbatten #grand duchess elisabeth feodorovna #elisabeth of hesse #princess irene of hesse #princess henry of prussia #empress alexandra feodorovna #alix of hesse #hessian sisters #hessian

[loiladadiani]

"In St. Petersburg we work, but at Livadia, we live."

Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna

In 1909, Nikolay Krasnov, who was responsible for the Yousupoff Palace in Koreiz, was engaged to design a new imperial palace in Livadia (before that, there had been an imperial residence in Livadia consisting of a large and a small palace used by Alexander II and later by Alexander III, who died at the smaller residence.) When Nicholas II decided to build the new palace, he also demolished the older residence but left the small palace where his father died.

The Tsar's diary indicates that the Imperial Family discussed the design; it was decided that all four façades of the palace should look different. After 17 months of construction, the new palace was inaugurated on 11 September 1911. In November, Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna celebrated her 16th birthday at Livadia.

The family was always the happiest at Livadia.

One of the Tsar's "motors" at Livadia. If you look carefully, you can see the "side of the palace" where the car is parked and the main entrance in both the contemporary colored and black and white photos.

Above is the beautiful Italian Courtyard of the palace as it stands today. If you look at pictures taken when the Romanovs used the palace, the centerpiece of the courtyard was different. Today, there is a fountain at the center. Examining the older pictures (below), you can see that there seemed to be what I can only describe as a "well" at the center of the courtyard. There was a column on each side of the well. In one of the photos below, you can see Grand Duke Dmitry Pavlovich; he had his own rooms at the Livadia Palace.

Nicholas II and his family were so at ease at Livadia that they also conducted some minor official functions in addition to family activities. When the family went to Livadia, they usually went as far as Yalta by sea; it is easy to infer that the official activities they conducted were related to the crew of the Standart. In addition, at the time, it was believed that mountain air and rest could cure tuberculosis, and there were several spas and sanatoria in the mountains in the area. The Empress and the girls visited the sick there (they also participated in other charitable activities.)

The Yousupov family gifted the beautiful door above to Nicholas and Alexandra. The painting next to it is from a beautiful book by Kravnov ("Fiftieth Anniversary of Yalta"), who worked on the palace's design (and on that of the Crimean summer residences of several Grand Dukes.) The window is also featured in the painting.

The "solarium" seems to have been a very popular area. Nicholas and his children preferred the outdoors, and Livadia seemed to provide the Empress with the perfect environment to get sun and fresh air in comfort regardless of her many ailments.

This is the "Moorish" courtyard of the palace. It is small, but notice the exquisite tilework on the walls. And, of course, the little balcony between the windows seemed perfect to Alexis for him to "address" his family.

The palace had a chapel so that the Romanov family could worship in privacy.

A few of the interiors of the palace. The chandelier is Murano Glass (amazing that it survived all these years.) Olga's coming-of-age celebration took place in Livadia in the formal dining room in the photograph above, dancing spilling into the flower-perfumed courtyard. That is a luxury of the type you cannot buy! The girls' rooms are currently being restored. There are pictures of the rooms as they were, but I was not sure they were from Livadia, so I did not include them.

Finally, some photos of the "Tsar's Path" (or Sunny Path), which exists to this day (it goes from Livadia Park to the city of Gaspra.) The family loved to walk this path (regardless of its name, it is not sunny but pleasantly breezy). This path is on one level so that anybody can walk it, regardless of their cardiovascular status. I have read two stories about how it "emerged," and as usual, the truth is probably in the middle. First story: The new Livadia Palace did not exist yet, but the Romanovs used the old palace and always loved coming to Livadia. Alexander III kept gaining weight, and his doctor recommended that he walk but not overdo it...so Alexander had the path leveled. The path's beginning and end differed from what they would be later. Second Story: Sandro had the path from Ay Todor toward Livadia built because Nicholas and Sandro's families always visited each other (they started calling it the Prince's Path.) Nicholas loved the idea and extended the path.

Today, the main path remains, and other routes to other small towns can be hiked from it. Many of the same benches and sculptures are where they were at the time of the Romanovs.

Just one last photo. Here, you can see how close the palace is to the mountains and the sea. A beautiful big house full of fresh air and light with flowers perfuming the air. No wonder Olga liked it so much! (gcl)

#russian history #romanov dynasty #nicholas ii #otma #Empress Alexandra Feodorovna #Emperor Alexander III #Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich #Ay Todor #Nikolay Krasnov #grand duchess olga nicholayevna #Grand Duchess Tatiana Nicholayevna #Grand Duchess Maria Nicholayevna #Grand Duchess Anastasia Nicholayevna #Tsarevich Alexei

[kootyl]

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna with Nikolai Pavlovich Sablin on the Standart, 1914.

#Olga Romanov #Romanov #Romanovs #Empress Alexandra Feodorovna #Alexandra Feodorovna #Olga Nikolaevna

[teatimeatwinterpalace]

Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, Princess Alix of Hesse, Grand Duke Louis IV, Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, Prince Ernest Louis, 1888.

#grand duchess elizabeth feodorovna #romanov #empress alexandra feodorovna #grand duke serge alexandrovich #louis iv #ernest louis grand duke of hesse #hesse #russia #the last pic!! :')

[adini-nikolaevna]

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia (nee Princess Charlotte of Prussia) by Hau, after Sokolov.

#empress alexandra feodorovna #romanov #russia #sokolov #vladimir ivanovich hau #portrait

[empress-alexandra]

Princess Alix of Hesse (later Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia) with her sister Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia, 1890.

#Princess Alix of Hesse #Princess Elizabeth of Hesse #empress alexandra feodorovna #Empress alexandra of russia #Empress alexandra feodorovna of russia #grand duchess elizabeth #grand duchess elizabeth feodorovna #grand duchess elizabeth feodorovna of russia #1890 #1890s #1890s fashion #imperial russia #imperial family #russian imperial family #romanovs #victorian #colored photography #german royals #german royalty #history colored

[allthingsromanov]

Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna in the Mauve Room at the Alexander Palace, 1898.

#romanov family #olga nikolaevna #tatiana nikolaevna #maria nikolaevna #anastasia nikolaevna #tsar nicholas ii #empress alexandra feodorovna #romanovs #alexei nikolaevich #history

[alexandminnie]

Imperial Pet Alert: Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna’s dog: EIRA

I finally stumbled upon a good picture of him (the few mentions of Eira I have read say that “he” was a male “Scotch Terrier” who adored his mistress, as she adored him) but liked to bite everybody else’s heels.

If you start looking carefully at some of Alexandra’s photos from this time period, you will be able to identify the unobtrusive ball of fur nearby. I have posted some of those here and there.

Here we see Eira in full possession of his mistress’ chair, apparently not bothered by the camera but obviously impatient to get the whole nonsensical exercise over.

#Eira #Imperial pets #Imperial pet alert #Empress Alexandra Feodorovna #Emperor Nicholas II #Romanov dynasty #imperial russia

[foreverinthepagesofhistoryy]

Letter from the then Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich (later Tsar Nicholas II) to the then Prince Ernst Louis of Hesse (later Grand Duke), 1/13 of June, 1884

“My dear Ernie” “ If you have nothing else to do, please come to us with Alix. We will row in boats on our pond. We dine altogether, good-bye.”

“Your loving Nicky.”

#so cute 🥹 #even tho they were so young it was love at first sight #romanov #romanovs #tsar nicholas ii #Nicholas ii #grand duke Ernst Louis of hesse #Ernst Louis grand Duke of Hesse #hessian royal family #tsarina alexandra #empress alexandra feodorovna #alexandra feodorovna #princess alix of hesse #empress Alexandra #russian history #1884 #letters and diaries