[ELISABETH (Alexandra Louise Alice, 1864-1918, Grand Duchess of Russia, daughter of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, wife of Sergei of Russia, became a nun and was murdered by the Bolsheviks)

Fine unsigned original photo showing her three quarters length dressed as a nun, 6" x 4", no place, no date, circa

Elisabeth was Empress Alexandra's elder sister. After the assassination of her husband in 1905, Ella, considered one of her generation's great beauties, gave up her position in society and became a nun. She was murdered by the Bolsheviks in 1918 by being thrown down a mineshaft. Kaiser Wilhelm did his utmost to save her, but she thought the Russian peasants would not hurt a nun. Princess Elisabeth was canonised as Holy Martyr Elizabeth Feodorovna in 1981 by the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad.

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