Alexander III

[Svetabel]

I had never seen the painting before. Thank you for sharing those lovely photos.

But in the painting is not Maria, but second wife of Pavel Demidov San-Donato, Elena Troubetzkaya. Maria was Pavel's 1st wife.

This portrait I've found here http://www.kajuta.net/node/2120 where this portrait was signed as Maria Demidova Elimovna-Mescherskaya.  А остальные фотографии здесь http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Maria_Demidova_(Mescherskaja) . 

Recent searches of some historians proved that's Elena Troubetzkaya. She did resemble Maria.

[Geniebeanie]

It is well known that his father died from damages to his kidneys from the train acciident.   Would it be safe to say he died from a assination attempt

[historyfan]

Is it well known, or well-speculated?  I don't believe it was ever definitive that the train accident caused the onset of his illness, but I might be wrong.

As to the assassination attempt, no, that's not safe to say.  That too was speculation, but again not proven, no evidence was produced that firmly linked the accident with an attempt on the Tsar's life.  In fact, the accident seemed to be caused by the train travelling too fast for the condition of the rails it was travelling on.

[Svetabel]

It is well known that his father died from damages to his kidneys from the train acciident.   Would it be safe to say he died from a assination attempt

I had to merge your question with the proper thread under Rulers prior Nicholas II subForum. Please check the threads before posting new question. Here's the whole discussion.

[Russian Art Lover]

Does anyone know exactly where Alexander III was born?

My information gives me the Anichkov Palace, but when I once visited the Own Dacha near Peterhof, I was told by the custodian that he was born there?

Any definitive sources out there?

[Forum Admin]

Antichkov Palace.

[Russian Art Lover]

Many thanks. Alexander was born on 26 February 1845, so I did not think his parents would be at any dacha!

[Ally Kumari]

I´ve been wondering if anyone would have a larger version of this image?

[Svetabel]

I´ve been wondering if anyone would have a larger version of this image?

Here you are:

[Erika]

It is said that Alexander III was the first tsar to be faithful to his wife. Today, while reading an old book about Swedish film I came across some interesting facts. An actress named Tatyana Angelini Scheremetiew, who did the original Swedish dubs for Cinderella and Snow white, is listed as the illegitimate granddaughter of Alexander III and an Italian opera singer named Angelini. The "relationship" between these two resulted in a son, Michail Scheremetiew, who fled Russia in 1917 and became a singing teacher in Sweden. Tatyana was born in 1923 in Stockholm. She had formal music training from an early age and at age 14 she gave her voice to Snow white and later, in 1950, also to Cinderella. In her 30s she moved to the US were she toured the country with her own radio-show. She was apparently very good at languages and spoke four languages fluently; Swedish, Russian, English and French. She married twice and had two children, her daughter Michaela Jolin (born in 1958) is an acress and tv-hostess.

Has anyone heard this story before? Do you perhaps have something more to add? What do you all think about all this?

[Dru]

It is said that Alexander III was the first tsar to be faithful to his wife. Today, while reading an old book about Swedish film I came across some interesting facts. An actress named Tatyana Angelini Scheremetiew, who did the original Swedish dubs for Cinderella and Snow white, is listed as the illegitimate granddaughter of Alexander III and an Italian opera singer named Angelini. The "relationship" between these two resulted in a son, Michail Scheremetiew, who fled Russia in 1917 and became a singing teacher in Sweden. Tatyana was born in 1923 in Stockholm. She had formal music training from an early age and at age 14 she gave her voice to Snow white and later, in 1950, also to Cinderella. In her 30s she moved to the US were she toured the country with her own radio-show. She was apparently very good at languages and spoke four languages fluently; Swedish, Russian, English and French. She married twice and had two children, her daughter Michaela Jolin (born in 1958) is an acress and tv-hostess.

Has anyone heard this story before? Do you perhaps have something more to add? What do you all think about all this?

Erika, I've never heard that story before, but I doubt it's true--Alexander III was by all accounts faithful to his wife.  What is the name of the book you were reading?

Here is a portrait of Alexander by Zichy:

[Joseph_Kaiser]

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[Marie Valerie]

The biggest mistake of Alexander III. was to turn away from the German Empire (and also Austria-Hungary).

The alliance with France and England - from whom never came anything good for Russia - proved to be the downfall and death for many members of his family.

[Kalafrana]

In the portrait in Msge 190, Alexander is wearing the uniform of HM  Life Guard Hussars (interesting, when he didn't like horses and rode only when he had to!).

It's not impossible that he could have fathered an illegitimate child before his marriage. If the child was a boy, he could then have fathered a daughter born in 1923, but Alexander was 21 when he married, which does not leave a lot of time for pre-marital affairs! Is there any information about when Signora Angelini was in Russia?

On a less controversial note, pictures of Alexander as a very young man show him with a moustache. When did he grow his beard?

Ann

[Svetabel]

 When did he grow his beard?

Ann

At the Russian-Turkish war,1877-1878.