Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia
| Alexei Nikolaevich | |||||
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| Tsesarevich of Russia | |||||
Alexei in 1916 | |||||
| Born | 12 August 1904 [O.S 30 July] Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg Governorate, Russian Empire | ||||
| Died | 17 July 1918 (aged 13) Ipatiev House, Yekaterinburg, Russian Soviet Republic | ||||
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| House | Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov | ||||
| Father | Nicholas II of Russia | ||||
| Mother | Alix of Hesse and by Rhine | ||||
| Religion | Russian Orthodox | ||||
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Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov (12 August 1904 – 17 July 1918) was the heir apparent of Russia during the Russian Revolution. He would have become Tsar Alexei II. He was the youngest of five children and the only son of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Alexandra Fyodorovna. His sisters were Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia.
He had the genetic blood disorder hemophilia. He inherited the disorder from his mother. The disease can be traced back to his great-grandmother Queen Victoria. His father gave up the throne in 1917 and his family was exiled and then murdered in Ekaterinburg in 1918.
In 2000, Alexei and his family were canonised as saints by the Russian Orthodox Church.
In 2008 his body was one of those found near the site where the family was murdered. DNA tests proved all 5 of the Tsar's children had been killed.
Other websites
[change | change source]- AkexeiRomanov.org includes Articles on Alexei, 3D images and more
- FrozenTears.org A media library of the last Imperial Family.
- The Romanov Memorial
- The Murder of Russia's Imperial Family, Nicolay Sokolov. Investigation of murder of the Romanov Imperial Family in 1918.
- Account of Alexei's life, told in first person Archived 2009-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Tsarevich Alexei Archived 2008-01-10 at the Wayback Machine