Alexandra Feodorovna

[ al-ig-zan-druh fyaw-duh-rawv-nuh, -rov-, -zahn-; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-druh fyaw-duh-ruhv-nuh ]

noun

1. 1872–1918, empress of Russia (wife of Nicholas II).

Example Sentences

Henceforth, the former Princess Alix of Hesse would be known as “the truly believing...Alexandra Feodorovna.”

From Literature

Ceremonies at the Winter Palace come to startling, tactile life within the folds of rosettes tracing the back of Grand Duchess Maria Feodorovna’s court dress from 1860, or in the sweeping velvet train of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna’s blue-and-gold gown.

From New York Times

He has been called a "sex machine" and "lover" of the Tsarina, Alexandra Feodorovna.

From BBC

Rasputin was a 19th century faith healer alleged to have been close to Alexandra Feodorovna, the wife of Russian Tzar Nicholas II. He was loathed by some of that period's Russian officials.

From US News

In 1998, in St. Petersburg, Nicholas II; his wife, Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna; daughters Olga, Tatiana and Anastasia; and the four retainers killed with them were buried together in St. Peter and Paul Cathedral, where all the czars since Peter the Great lie.

From New York Times