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The last four Romanov emperors, Nicholas II’s wife Alexandra (a granddaughter of Queen Victoria) and their five children, killed in 1918. Through Alexandra and Nicholas’s Danish mother they are family to the British, German and Danish kings.

41
people
6
generations
18
marriages
1796–1921
born

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The last four Romanov emperors, in order

  1. 1Tsar Nicholas I (1796 – 1855)
  2. 2Tsar Alexander II (1818 – 1881)
  3. 3Tsar Alexander III (1845 – 1894)
  4. 4Tsar Nicholas II (1868 – 1918)

Who is related to whom in the Romanov family

Were Tsar Nicholas II and King George V cousins?

King George V is Tsar Nicholas II’s first cousin: their mothers were sisters. Both descend from King Christian IX and Queen Louise of Hesse-Kassel.

Was Tsarina Alexandra related to Queen Victoria?

Queen Victoria is Empress Alexandra Feodorovna’s maternal grandmother.

How was Tsarevich Alexei related to Queen Victoria?

Queen Victoria is Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich’s maternal great-grandmother.

How was Anastasia Romanov related to Queen Victoria?

Queen Victoria is Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna’s maternal great-grandmother.

How was Prince Philip related to Tsarina Alexandra?

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna is Prince Philip’s maternal great-aunt. Both descend from Grand Duke Louis IV of Hesse and Grand Duchess Alice of Hesse.

Was Queen Elizabeth II related to Tsar Nicholas II?

Tsar Nicholas II is Queen Elizabeth II’s first cousin twice removed (her paternal grandfather’s cousin). Both descend from King Christian IX and Queen Louise of Hesse-Kassel.

How was Nicholas II related to Nicholas I?

Tsar Nicholas I is Tsar Nicholas II’s paternal great-grandfather.

How was Kaiser Wilhelm II related to Tsarina Alexandra?

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna is Kaiser Wilhelm II’s first cousin: their mothers were sisters. Both descend from Prince Albert and Queen Victoria.

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