THE PARENTS OF TSAR NICHOLAS II [ALEXANDER III (1845-1894, Emperor of Russia from 1881) & his wife MARIE FEODOROVNA (Princess Marie Dagmar, 1847-1928, sister of Queen Alexandra of Britain)]

Fine unsigned Russian postcard photo showing the Tsar and his dainty wife, the Empress is standing over her seated husband, with her hands on his shoulders, 5½" x 3½", no place, no date, c.

Alexander III succeeded his father after his assassination in 1881. In 1866 he married Princess Marie Dagmarof Denmark who became known as Maria Feodorovna. She had originally been engaged to Alexander's elder brother Nicholas, but changed suitors on his death in 1865. The precedent was followed by her nephew George V. They ascended to the Imperial throne in 1881.

Item Date:  1890

Stock No:  23690      £225

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