Alexandra Fyodorovna, born Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine 6 June 1872 – 17 July 1918, was Empress consort of Nicholas II, the last Tsar of the Russian Empire. Born a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, she assumed the name Alexandra Feodorovna upon blessing into the Russian Orthodox Church, which canonised her as Saint Alexandra in 2000. Alexandra is best remembered as the last Tsaritsa of Russia, …

Anastasia Manahan, usually known as Anna Anderson (c. 1900 — 4 February 1984), was the best known of several women who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia, the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra, the last monarchs of Imperial Russia. Grand Duchess Anastasia was born on June 5th, 1901 and was, by most accounts, killed with her family on the night of July 17, 1918 by Bolsheviks in the town of Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Anna Alexandrovna Vyrubova, née Taneyeva, was a lady-in-waiting, best friend and confidante to Tsaritsa Alexandra Fyodorovna.

Alexander (Aleksandr) II Nikolaevich was the Emperor of the Russian Empire and Tsar of Russia from 3 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881. He was also the Grand Duke of Finland. Born in 1818, he was the eldest son of Tsar Nicholas I and Charlotte of Prussia, daughter of Frederick William III of Prussia and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. His early life gave little indication of his ultimate potential; until the time of his accession in 1855, …

Pierre Gilliard (1879 - May 30, 1962), a Swiss citizen, was the French tutor for the five children of Tsar Nicholas II from 1905 to 1918. Years after the Imperial Family was assassinated by the Bolsheviks in July 1918, Gilliard wrote a book "Thirteen Years at the Russian Court," about his time with the family.

Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia ("Anastasia Nikolayevna Romanova", (— July 17, 1918), was the youngest daughter of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia, the last sovereign of Imperial Russia, and his wife Alexandra Fyodorovna. Anastasia was a younger sister of Grand Duchess Olga, Grand Duchess Tatiana and Grand Duchess Maria, and was an elder sister of Alexei Nikolaievitch, Tsarevitch of Russia.

Prince William of Hesse (24 December 1787 - 5 September 1867), son of Prince Frederick of Hesse and Caroline of Nassau-Usingen. His paternal grandparents were Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Mary of Great Britain. He was born in Biebrich.

Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark (30 October, 1789 - 28 March, 1864) was a princess of Denmark. She was born in Christiansborg Palace to Hereditary Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway and Sophie Frederikke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1758-1794), Princess and Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. On 10 November, 1810 she married Wilhelm, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. They were parents to: *Karoline Friederike Marie of Hesse-Cassel (15 August, 1811 - 10 May, 1829).

Maria Rasputin (March 26, 1898- September 1977), born Matryona Grigorievna Rasputina, was the daughter of the starets Grigori Rasputin and his wife Praskovia Fyodorovna Dubrovina. Following the Russian Revolution of 1917, she wrote several memoirs about her father's life, murder, and association with Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra Fyodorovna.

Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov, full title: Heir, Tsarevich and Grand Duke (July 17, 1918), of the House of Romanov, was Tsarevich - the heir apparent - of Russia, being the youngest child and the only son of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Alexandra Fyodorovna. His mother's reliance on the starets Grigori Rasputin to treat Alexei's haemophilia helped bring about the end of Imperial Russia.

Prince Felix Felixovich Yusupov, Count Sumarokov-Elston (March 23, 1887, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire - July 27, 1967, Paris, France), (variously transliterated from Russian as "Yussupov", "Yossopov", "Iusupov", "Youssoupov", "Youssoupoff", or as "Feliks, Graf Sumarrokow-Elston" (граф Сумароков-Эльстон)), was a Russian nobleman best known for participating in the murder of Grigori Rasputin, …

HIH The Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, (1 November 1864 - 18 July 1918) was a German princess of the Grand Ducal House of Hesse and was the wife of the Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia, the fifth son of Emperor Alexander II of Russia and Princess Marie of Hesse and the Rhine. Elizabeth was also the elder sister of Alexandra Fyodorovna, the last Russian empress, and was known in Russian society for her beauty, charm and good works among the poor.

Countess Anastasia de Torby CBE (September 9, 1892 - December 7, 1977) was the elder daughter of Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich Romanov and his morganatic wife Countess Sophia von Merenberg, later created Countess de Torby in Luxembourg, herself related to the Luxembourg grand ducal house and descended from the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin. Anastasia de Torby was an older sister of Nadezhda de Torby, wife of the 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven, …

Countess Anastasia Vasilyevna Hendrikova, (1887 - September 4, 1918), was a lady in waiting at the court of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra. She was arrested by the Bolsheviks and shot to death outside Perm in the fall of 1918. Like the Romanovs and their servants who were assassinated on July 17, 1918, Hendrikova and Catherine Adolphovna Schneider, the elderly court tutor who was killed with her, …

Maria or Marie Georgievna, Princess of Greece and Denmark, was the fifth child and second daughter of George I of Greece and Olga Konstantinovna of Russia and thus a family member of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. She was born in Athens as a younger sister to Constantine I of Greece, Prince George of Greece, Alexandra Georgievna of Greece and Prince Nicholas of Greece.

Baron Boris Alexandrovich Fitinhof-Schell (AKA Boris Schell) (born 1829 in St. Petersburg, Russia - died 1901 in St. Petersburg, Russia) was a Russian composer. He was trained at the Moscow Conservatory under Field and Henselt, and was a classmate of Tchaikovsky's. His most noted work are the ballets "The Haarlem Tulip" (1887) and "Cinderella" (1893), composed for the Imperial Ballet of St. Petersburg. He also scored four operas for the St.

Dame Una Constance Pope-Hennessy DBE (1876-17 August 1949), née Una Constance Birch, was a British writer, mainly on history and biography. She was the daughter of Sir Arthur Birch and married Major (later Major-General) Richard Pope-Hennessy in 1910. Pope-Hennessy's books, usually published as Una Birch, included: "Maxims of a Queen" (1907; writings of Queen Christina of Sweden, selected and translated by Birch), …

Princess Zenaida Nikolaievna Yusupova, (September 2, 1861, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire - November 24, 1939, Paris, France), (variously transliterated from Russian as "Yussupov", "Yossopov", "Iusupov", "Youssoupov", "Youssoupoff"), was a Russian noblewoman best known as the mother of Prince Felix Yussupov, the murderer of Rasputin. The greatest Russian heiress of her day, and the last of her line at the House of Yusupov, …

Nadejda Mikhailovna Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven (March 28, 1896 - January 22, 1963) was the second daughter of Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich Romanov and his morganatic wife Countess Sophia von Merenberg, Countess de Torby. She was a younger sister of Anastasia de Torby. Her paternal grandparents were Grand Duke Michael Nicolaievich of Russia and Princess Cecily Von Baden.

Hi I am Princess Alix, my full german name is Alix Victoria Helena Luise Beatrice Prinzessin von Hessen und bei Rhein. I was born on June 6, 1872 in Darmstadt, Germany. My father is Louis IV, the Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt.I am married to Tsar Nicholas II. I am The Empress of Russia. I have four daughters and a son.