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![]() Within two years the queen had married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg Gotha and Alexander had married Princess Marie of Hesse. Wilhelms mother was the sister of Georges father Georges mother and Nicholas mother were sisters from the Danish royal family. When he departed, Victoria said that she felt more as if she was taking leave of a relation than a stranger, “whom I really think (talking jokingly) I was a little in love with, and certainly attached to he is so frank, so really young and merry, has such a nice open countenance with a sweet smile, and such a manly fine figure and appearance.” There could however be no question of a romantic attachment between the queen of England and the next tsar of Russia, even though both were still single. Before Alexander left, he told Victoria how grateful he was for all her kindness, that he hoped to return, and trusted the visit would strengthen the ties of friendship between England and Russia. The mutation that caused hemophilia in Queen Victoria and her descendants. Portrait of Queen Victoria's family in 1846 by Franz Xaver Winterhalter. We take a closer look at the Windsor-Romanov relations. In her journal she noted afterwards how she felt she really loved “this amiable and dear young man, who has such a sweet smile”. Tsar Nicholas of Russia married Alexandra, a granddaughter of Queen. Nicholas II was married to Alexandra Fedorovna, Queen Victoria’s granddaughter, but not only that. At a state ball at Buckingham Palace given in Alexander’s honour, the queen danced several times with him, and was very excited when he whisked her round the floor. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Īlexander and Victoria got on very well and went riding in Windsor Great Park together every morning. Prince Charles, Prince William, and Prince George the first, second, and third in line for the British throne, respectively can all trace their lineage back to Catherine the Great, Russias. ![]() ![]() He visited Victoria in 1839 before becoming tsar. ![]()
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