Beautiful addition for my Royalty collection. The card shows the future Emperor of Russia, Nicholas II with his bride Princess Alice (also known as Alix) of Hesse and by Rhine. Nicholas was the last of the Russian emperors. He ascended the throne in November 1894, his coronation took place in May 1896. He ruled his vast country until his abdication in March 1917, following the February Revolution. In July 1918 he and his whole family were murdered by the Bolsheviks.
His wife, German born Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine, was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. After converting to the Russian Orthodox belief, she received the name Alexandra Feodorovna.
In 2000 Nicholas, his wife and children were canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church as Saints, henceforth known as Saint Nicholas II and Saint Alexandra the Passion Bearers.
Thank you Mikhail for this fantastic postcard with a matching Royalty stamp :)
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