On 6th June 1872, Princess Alix of Hesse and By Rhine, daughter of Princess Alice and granddaughter of Queen Victoria, was born at Neues Palais, Darmtadt. Christened a month later on 1st July, she was given the names Alix Victoria Helena Louise Beatrice after her mother and her four maternal aunts. In a letter to … Continue reading The life of Princess Alix of Hesse, Later Alexandra Feodorovna