Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich Romanov, second son of Tsar Nicholas I, had recently taken his place as heir to the Empire with the unexpected death of his older brother. He also inherited his sibling's bethrothed, the Danish Princess Dagmar, and the two were married in St. Peterburg on this day. Eighteen months later, the future, and final, Russian Tsar, Nicholas II, was born. (By John Osborne)
Source Citation
"The Imperial Marriage," Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, December 29, 1866, p. 229.
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