Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia)
empress consort of Russia from 1825 to 1855
Alexandra Feodorovna (Russian: Алекса́ндра Фёдоровна, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandrə ˈfjɵdərəvnə]), born Princess Charlotte of Prussia (13 July 1798 – 1 November 1860), was Empress of Russia as the wife of Emperor Nicholas I (r. 1825–1855 ).
Alexandra Feodorovna | |
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Empress consort of Russia | |
Tenure | 1 December 1825 – 2 March 1855 |
Coronation | 3 September 1826 |
Born | Princess Charlotte of Prussia 13 July 1798 Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, Holy Roman Empire |
Died | 1 November 1860 Alexander Palace, Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire | (aged 62)
Burial | Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
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Issue | |
House | Hohenzollern |
Father | Frederick William III of Prussia |
Mother | Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
Religion | Russian Orthodox previously Calvinism |