![]() ![]() Once these first cousins took their thrones, they often found themselves at cross purposes. The imperial family-Nicholas II, Czarina Alexandra and their five children-were executed by Bolshevik troops in 1918. Their love was strong, but fated for tragedy: During Nicholas’ reign, Russia collapsed into revolution and war, and his British cousin, George V, declined to offer aid to the Romanovs, as he thought it would be politically unpalatable. Though Alix turned down Nicholas twice, she eventually got Victoria’s grudging approval and married him right after he became Tsar of Russia. “Granny was right of course,” says Cadbury, “but Alix was in love.” She thought the Russians were barbaric and corrupt, and forbade the match. Victoria’s favorite granddaughter, Alix of Hesse, fell in love with Nicholas Romanov, heir apparent to the Russian throne. ![]() She accepted and, as queen consort of George V, became a beloved ruler.īut not everyone listened to their grandmother’s warnings. Victoria then pressured Albert’s brother, George, who was now second in line to the throne, to propose to Princess Mary. (Credit: Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) Queen Victoria with the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George and Queen Mary) while on their honeymoon at Osborne House in the Isle of Wight, 1893.
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