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Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine
Grand Duchess + Grand Duke + Emperor
Female
Born
Nov 1, 1864
Hometown
Bessungen
Died
Jul 18, 1918
Death Place
Alapaevsk
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia canonized as St. Elizabeth Romanova was a German princess of the House of Hesse, and the wife of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia, fifth son of Emperor Alexander II of Russia and Princess Marie of… Read More
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CHILDHOOD
1864
Birth
Grand Duchess Elisabeth was born Her Grand Ducal Highness Princess Elisabeth Alexandra Louise Alice of Hesse and by Rhine on 1 November 1864.
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TEENAGE
1878
13 Years Old
In the autumn of 1878, diphtheria swept through the Hesse household, killing Elizabeth's youngest sister, Marie on 16 November, as well as her mother Alice on 14 December.
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1884
19 Years Old
Sergei and Elizabeth married on 15 (3) June 1884, at the Chapel of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg.
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TWENTIES
1891
26 Years Old
Although Elizabeth was not legally required to convert to Russian Orthodoxy from her native Lutheran religion, she voluntarily chose to do so in 1891. Although some members of her family questioned her motives, her conversion appears to have been sincere. On 18 February 1905, Sergei was assassinated in the Kremlin by the Socialist-Revolutionary, Ivan Kalyayev.
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FORTIES
1909
44 Years Old
After Sergei’s death, Elizabeth wore mourning clothes and became a vegetarian. In 1909, she sold off her magnificent collection of jewels and sold her other luxurious possessions; even her wedding ring was not spared.
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FIFTIES
In 1918, Lenin ordered the Cheka to arrest Elizabeth.
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