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Alexandra Feodorovna / Re: Alexandra in historical memory and women who have endured a similar afterlife
« on: July 23, 2018, 06:38:26 PM »I believe that Nicholas II or Louis XVI (I do not like to make the comparison) have passed (unfairly), for incompetent.
Marie-Antoinette and Alexandra Feodorovna were considered "bad geniuses", dealing with things that did not concern them.
Nicholas II was "weak and helpless", Alexandra "dominant and haughty". The weak is always more sympathetic.
Of course there are also feminine prejudices: foolishness, frivolity, hysteria ... It's easier to find reproaches towards a woman, than to a man.
For my part, I really like Alexandra Feodorovna, like the whole imperial family. The mystery arouses gossip. Alexandra was too mysterious. Fortunately, we know her in her true light.
As fascinated as I am by the IF, I'm not sure that I "like" Alexandra. She intrigues me, but I think she would have driven me crazy to be around. I think most royals of the time somewhat fit into the same mold - I find them silly and almost child like. From most accounts, N and A certainly underdeveloped their daughters emotional growth. Who knows how they would have developed had they lived out full lives? Would they have become interesting women or faded into the background overshadowed by more sophisticated and colorful royals?