| Xenia I | |
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| emperor and autocrat of all Russia | |
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| Xenia's coronation portrait | |
| Emperor of Russia | |
| Reign | 1911-1923 |
| Coronation | February 1, 1911 |
| Predecessor | Alexander III |
| Successor | Monarchy Abolished |
| Born | 6 April 1875 Anichkov Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Died | 1924 (?) Arkhangelsk (?) |
| Burial | Unknown No burial |
| Spouse | Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia |
| House | Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov |
| Father | Alexander III of Russia |
| Mother | Dagmar of Denmark |
| Religion | Christianity (Eastern Orthodox) |
| Occupation | Empress |
Introduction[]
Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia (Russian: Ксения Александровна Романова; 6 April 1875 – March 1924) was the elder daughter and fourth child of Emperor Alexander III of Russia and Dagmar of Denmark. She was the last Empress of Russia, titled the Tsarina, and reigned with an iron grip throughout Russia's early 20th century history, under her rule, Russia would enter the Great War on the side of France and the Continental Entente, and ebentually loose to the Imperial Powers. Signing the Treaty of Tsaritsyn, which resulted in the chaotic collapse of Russian leadership, and the Tsarina's eventual dissapearance and assumed death, which followed with a collapse of the Russian monarchy and the rise of the First Communal Republic of Russia.
She married her father's cousin, Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia, with whom she had seven children. She was the mother-in-law of Felix Yusupov. Following the death of haemophiliac Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia, son of her brother, Nicholas II, who developped a mental illness. She grew increasing concern about his ability to succeed their father, Alexander III. After the death of the Tsar in January 9, 1911, Xenia assumed the title of Regent, and with her supporters (the Black hundreds) she had her brother Nicholas II assasinated, and assumed the Emperorship for herself. Her reign would be characterized by White terror, growing authoritarianism and Russian Imperialism. Under her rule the Duma, which Alexander III had long neglected or placated would be completely abolished, reinforcing Absolutism and Autocracy, and contributing to Russia's revolutionary chaos, in the aftermath of the Great War.
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