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     Aleksandr II Nikolaievich Romanov, Tsar of Russia was born on 29 April 1818 at Moscow, Russia^G.⁴ He was the son of Nikolai I Pavlovich Romanov, Tsar of Russia and Friederike Luise Charlotte Wilhelmine Prinzessin von Preußen. He married, firstly, Marie Prinzessin von Hessen und bei Rhein, daughter of Ludwig II Großherzog von Hessen und bei Rhein and Wilhelmine Prinzessin von Baden, on 28 April 1841 at St. Petersburg, Russia^G.⁴ He married, secondly, Ekaterina Mikhailovna Dolgorukova, Princess Yourievskaya, daughter of Prince Mikhail Mikhailovich Dolgorukov and Vera Gavrilovna Vischnevskya, on 6 July 1880 at St. Petersburg, Russia^G, in a morganatic marriage. He died on 13 March 1881 at age 62 at St. Petersburg, Russia^G, assassinated when a bomb was thrown under his carriage.⁴ He was buried on 31 March 1881 at St. Petersburg, Russia^G.
     He gained the title of Grand Duke Aleksandr Nikolaievich of Russia.⁴ He and Countess Olga Kalinovskya were associated circa 1847. He and Wilhelmine Bayer were associated circa 1855. He succeeded as the Tsar Aleksandr II of Russia on 2 March 1855. He and Princess N. Lubomirska were associated circa 1866. He and Ekaterina Mikhailovna Dolgorukova, Princess Yourievskaya were associated circa 1871.

     Marie Prinzessin von Hessen und bei Rhein was born on 20 August 1824 at Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany^G.³ She was the daughter of Ludwig II Großherzog von Hessen und bei Rhein and Wilhelmine Prinzessin von Baden. She married Aleksandr II Nikolaievich Romanov, Tsar of Russia, son of Nikolai I Pavlovich Romanov, Tsar of Russia and Friederike Luise Charlotte Wilhelmine Prinzessin von Preußen, on 28 April 1841 at St. Petersburg, Russia^G.³ She died on 9 June 1880 at age 55 at St. Petersburg, Russia^G.³
     She gained the title of Prinzessin von Hessen und bei Rhein, (Princess of Hesse and By Rhine).⁴ She was given the name of Maximiliane Wilhelmine Auguste Sophie Marie von Hessen-Darmstadt at birth.⁴ From 28 April 1841, her married name became Mariya Aleksandrovna Romanov.³

     Olga Nikolaievna Romanov, Grand Duchess of Russia was born on 15 November 1895 [3 Nov 1895 O.S.] at Alexander Palace, Tsarkoye Selo, Pushkin, Russia^G.¹ She was the daughter of Nikolai II Aleksandrovich Romanov, Tsar of Russia and Victorie Alix Helene Luise Beatrice Prinzessin von Hessen und bei Rhein. She died on 18 July 1918 at age 22 at Ekaterinburg, Russia^G, executed by the Bolsheviks.¹
     She gained the title of Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaievna of Russia.¹

     Tatyana Nikolaievna Romanov, Grand Duchess of Russia was born on 10 June 1897 [29 May 1897 O.S.] at Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia^G.¹ She was the daughter of Nikolai II Aleksandrovich Romanov, Tsar of Russia and Victorie Alix Helene Luise Beatrice Prinzessin von Hessen und bei Rhein. She died on 18 July 1918 at age 21 at Ekaterinburg, Russia^G, executed by the Bolsheviks.¹
     She gained the title of Grand Duchess Tatyana Nikolaievna of Russia.¹

     Mariya Nikolaievna Romanov, Grand Duchess of Russia was born on 26 June 1899 [14 June 1899] at Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia^G.¹ She was the daughter of Nikolai II Aleksandrovich Romanov, Tsar of Russia and Victorie Alix Helene Luise Beatrice Prinzessin von Hessen und bei Rhein. She died on 18 July 1918 at age 19 at Ekaterinburg, Russia^G, executed by the Bolsheviks.¹
     She gained the title of Grand Duchess Mariya Nikolaievna of Russia.¹

     Anastasiya Nikolaievna Romanov, Grand Duchess of Russia was born on 18 June 1901 [5 June 1901 O.S.] at Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia^G.¹ She was the daughter of Nikolai II Aleksandrovich Romanov, Tsar of Russia and Victorie Alix Helene Luise Beatrice Prinzessin von Hessen und bei Rhein. She died on 18 July 1918 at age 17 at Ekaterinburg, Russia^G, executed by the Bolsheviks.¹
     She gained the title of Grand Duchess Anastasiya Nikolaievna of Russia.¹

     Aleksei Nikolaievich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia was born on 12 August 1904 [30 July 1904 O.S.] at Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia^G.⁴ He was the son of Nikolai II Aleksandrovich Romanov, Tsar of Russia and Victorie Alix Helene Luise Beatrice Prinzessin von Hessen und bei Rhein. He died on 18 July 1918 at age 13 at Ekaterinburg, Russia^G, executed by the Bolsheviks.¹
     He gained the title of Tsaravich of Russia. He gained the title of Grand Duke Aleksei Nikolaievich of Russia.¹ He suffered from haemophilia.

     Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was born on 4 August 1900.¹ She was the daughter of Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Nina Cecilie Cavendish-Bentinck.⁴ She was baptised on 23 September 1900. She married George VI Windsor, King of the United Kingdom, son of George V Windsor, King of the United Kingdom and Mary Prinzessin von Teck, on 26 April 1923 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.⁴ She died on 30 March 2002 at age 101 at Royal Lodge, Windsor Park, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ She was buried on 9 April 2002 at George VI Memorial Chapel, St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.
     After her marriage, Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was styled as Duchess of York on 26 April 1923. She was appointed Dame Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1927.⁵ She was awarded the Imperial Order of the Crown of India (C.I.) in 1931.⁵ She was appointed Lady Companion, Order of the Garter (L.G.) in 1936.⁵ She was awarded the Royal Victorian Chain in 1937.⁵ She was appointed Dame Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1937.⁵ She was appointed Lady Companion, Order of the Thistle (L.T.) in 1937.⁵ After her marriage, Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was styled as HM Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom on 12 May 1937. After her marriage, Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was styled as HM Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother of the United Kingdom on 6 February 1952.⁵ She was godmother for Hon. Robert Jeremy Hugh Lascelles at his baptism on 9 April 1955 at All Saints' Church, Harewood, Yorkshire, England^G.⁶ She held the office of Constable of Dover Castle in September 1978.⁷ She held the office of Lord Warden and Admiral of the Cinque Ports in September 1978.⁷ She lived in 1999 at Clarence House, Stable York Road, St. James's, London, England^G.⁷

     Elizabeth II Windsor, Queen of the United Kingdom was born on 21 April 1926 at 17 Bruton Street, Mayfair, London, England^G.⁴ She was the daughter of George VI Windsor, King of the United Kingdom and Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon.⁵ She married Philip Mountbatten, 1st Duke of Edinburgh, son of Andrew zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Prince of Greece and Denmark and Victoria Alice Elisabeth Julie Marie Mountbatten, Princess of Battenberg, on 20 November 1947 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.⁴ She died on 8 September 2022 at age 96 at Balmoral Castle, Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland^G.⁶ She was buried on 19 September 2022 at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England.²
     She graduated from London University, London, England^G, in 1946 with a Honorary Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.)⁴ She was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) in 1947.⁴ She was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1948.⁴ She was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Music (Mus.D.) by University of Wales, Wales^G, in 1949.⁴ She was godmother for David Henry George Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood at his baptism on 27 December 1950 at All Saints' Church, Harewood, Yorkshire, England^G.⁷ She was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (L.L.D.) by London University, London, England^G, in 1951.⁴ She was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (L.L.D) by University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G, in 1951.⁴ She succeeded as the HM Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom on 6 February 1952.¹ She was crowned Queen of the United Kingdom on 2 June 1953 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G, and styled 'By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and of her other Realms and Territories, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.⁴' She lived in 1999 at Buckingham Palace, St. James's, London, England^G.⁴

     Margaret Rose Windsor, Princess of the United Kingdom was born on 21 August 1930 at Glamis Castle, Glamis, Angus, Scotland^G.¹ She was the daughter of George VI Windsor, King of the United Kingdom and Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon.³ She was baptised on 3 October 1930 at Buckingham Palace, St. James's, London, England^G. She married Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, son of Ronald Owen Lloyd Armstrong-Jones and Anne Messel, on 6 May 1960 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ She and Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon were divorced on 5 July 1978.^1,4 She died on 9 February 2002 at age 71.⁵
     She gained the title of HRH Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom on 21 August 1930. She was awarded the Imperial Order of the Crown of India (C.I.) in 1947.⁴ She was appointed Dame Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1953.⁴ From 6 May 1960, her married name became Armstrong-Jones. After her marriage, Margaret Rose Windsor, Princess of the United Kingdom was styled as HRH Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon on 6 October 1961.⁵ She was awarded the Royal Victorian Chain in 1990.⁴