Alfonso de Orleans, Infante of Spain and Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

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Beatrice with her sister, Victoria Melita and others

What a lovely photo of Beatrice With her sister Victoria Melita.

The problem is that is you have use Alexandra of... in every sentance in a long discussion it did becomes tiresome. Also thereare two Alexandra Feodorovnas (Alix of Hesse & Charlotte of Prussia...I think you are not aware of it). Talking about Alix, there are books that mix up Alix of Hesse with Alexandra of Denmark which was referred to quite a lot of books as Alix. Princess Alix of Hesse & By Rhine was named after her mother Prince Alice of Great Britain.In fact Alix of Hesse signed her name to her cousins as "Alice". So should we say Princess Alice of Hesse or just Princess Alice (which will confuse others either her mother or another cousin Princess of Athone (born Princess Alice of Albany)). Sorry it does hold water but maybe not in your cup.

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I am NOT aware of there being two Alexandra Feodorovnas?

Wow...Eric...now you know what I know?

The second Alexandra Feodorovna was baptized Alix...that is not her nickname...it is HER NAME...Alicky is her nickname as you well know.

So what is so difficult about readers not knowing who is it that one is talking about when one refers to "Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of Nicholas I, and Alexandra Feodorovna, née Alix of Hesse, wife of Nicholas II. Alexandra Feodorovna was the mother of several children, among them four boys: Alexander II, Konstantin, Nicholas and Michael. In comparison, Alix, the last Tsarina, was te mother four girls before the long-awaited heir made his fateful arrival in 1904."  

Is this not better than saying Alicky and Nicky had OTMA and Alexei, while the other Nicky and Alex had Alex, Kostya, Nicky Jr and Misha?

Missy, Bee, Sandra, Ducky, Ena, Vicky, Minnie, Alix, Alicky, Nicky, Kostya, Misha, Miche-Miche, Wooly et al...are nicknames that one ought to refrain from using – they are personal forms of address that denote familiarity...none of us knew these people and we owe them a modicum of respect, at the very least.

Arturo Beéche

Cool it Arturo ! They are all dead for a start. Third some of the royals of off the thrones.

I  agree Artie
yes, there dead,  but there is a thing call respect for the dead.

down to the bottom line, everyone relax!

personally i too call them by nicknames sometimes, just because writing out there titles can be a pain in the butt...however i don't feel right by doing so. 

so can we go back to the Prince Alfonso and Princess Beatrice de Orleans y Borbón?

Awesome picture! Who is the guy sitting in front?

No idea. Yes even royal authors sometimes talk about their subjects like living beings. I do agree that they should be given the title in an eassy or published work. We are just chatting here. Talking about respecting the dead, I remember reading a story that is very interesting. It was around the time that Edward VII died and Kaiser Wilhelm II was visting his royal relatives as usual, noting the sad faces and mourning he announced that he did not know why everyone was so sad & glum "just because that old rooster died !" 

Alfonso (left) and his brother as boys.

Nice ! Where did you find these pics ? From a book ?

the book by Prince Michael of Greece, "Bourbon-Orleans: A Family Album. "

Thanks. I do need to get that book.