The Romanov family ruled Russia from 1613 to ... of Romanovs marrying other Western royal families. His wife Empress Alexandra was part English, part German, and inherited from her grandmother ...

Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra, their four daughters, Grand Duchesses Anastasia, Maria, Olga and Tatiana, and son Tsarevich Alexei - along with four royal staff members - were killed on 17 ...