Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia
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Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov (12 August 1904 – 17 July 1918) was the heir apparent of Russia during the Russian Revolution. He would have become Tsar Alexei II. He was the youngest of five children and the only son of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Alexandra Fyodorovna. His sisters were Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia.
Alexei Nikolaevich | |||||
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Tsesarevich of Russia | |||||
Born | (1904-08-12)12 August 1904 [O.S 30 July] Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg Governorate, Russian Empire | ||||
Died | 17 July 1918(1918-07-17) (aged 13) Ipatiev House, Yekaterinburg, Russian Soviet Republic | ||||
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House | Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov | ||||
Father | Nicholas II of Russia | ||||
Mother | Alix of Hesse and by Rhine | ||||
Religion | Russian Orthodox | ||||
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He had the genetic blood disorder hemophilia. He inherited the disorder from his mother. The disease can be traced back to his great-grandmother Queen Victoria. His father gave up the throne in 1917 and his family was exiled and then murdered in Ekaterinburg in 1918.
In 2000, Alexei and his family were canonised as saints by the Russian Orthodox Church.
In 2008 his body was one of those found near the site where the family was murdered. DNA tests proved all 5 of the Tsar's children had been killed.