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<p>[QUOTE="IvaPan, post: 6908435, member: 78949"]They are all mixed, the royal families in Europe. Also George V was first cousin of Nikolay II, they even had visible resemblance, their mothers were sisters, daughters of the Danish king. Alexandra Feodorovna (aka Alix of Hesse-Darmstadt) by her mother's side was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Alix/Alice was raised by her grandmother in the British royal court after her mother's early death and could not speak German although she was a German princess.</p><p><br /></p><p>IMO, Rasputin was just a brilliant performer having the good luck to be presented to the Tsaritsa and taking advantage of her maternal feelings. Can't blame the Tsaritsa that she did everything to help her son and relieve his pain and suffering.</p><p>Alexander III was famous for his love affairs and infidelity while his son, Nikolay II, was known as a loving and faithful husband and father. Bad fate...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="IvaPan, post: 6908435, member: 78949"]They are all mixed, the royal families in Europe. Also George V was first cousin of Nikolay II, they even had visible resemblance, their mothers were sisters, daughters of the Danish king. Alexandra Feodorovna (aka Alix of Hesse-Darmstadt) by her mother's side was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Alix/Alice was raised by her grandmother in the British royal court after her mother's early death and could not speak German although she was a German princess. IMO, Rasputin was just a brilliant performer having the good luck to be presented to the Tsaritsa and taking advantage of her maternal feelings. Can't blame the Tsaritsa that she did everything to help her son and relieve his pain and suffering. Alexander III was famous for his love affairs and infidelity while his son, Nikolay II, was known as a loving and faithful husband and father. Bad fate...[/QUOTE]
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