The fourth daughter of Duke Ludwig IV of Hesse and Duchess Alice, Princess Victoria Alice Helena Louise Beatrice of Hesse-Darmstadt, was born in Germany. In 1890, she married Tsarevich Nicholas. She inherited hemophilia from her mother’s side, which later manifested in her youngest son. Alexandra Fyodorovna, like her mother, was strict and unwavering, raised in the spirit of English mercy. Nicholas called her Alex, and she called him Niki. Alex preferred oatmeal for breakfast and pudding with baked apples. She was interested in establishing hospitals and orphanages, oversaw the upbringing of her children, and cared for her family.

Alexandra Fyodorovna was perceived as a cold empress due to the combination of English propriety and German restraint, which did not align with the Russian mentality. However, those close to her knew her as a sunny personality. She played the piano, spoke several languages, was knowledgeable in history, geography, and mathematics, loved to draw, and tended to plants. Alexandra earned a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from Heidelberg University. The first blow of fate struck her in 1892 when her father died, leaving only her grandmother and brother.

Alexandra met Tsarevich Nicholas when she was 12 years old. They were distant relatives. Nicholas was promised to another, but meeting Alexandra changed his plans.

In 1892, Nicholas wrote in his diary: "I dream of marrying Alex someday. I have loved her since her visit to St. Petersburg. My feelings have not faded over all this time."

Their wedding took place on November 14, 1894, in the Grand Church of the Winter Palace. They lived for a long time in Tsarskoye Selo, one of Alexandra's favorite places. After Nicholas's coronation in 1896, she accompanied him on trips to Nizhny Novgorod, Vienna, Germany, Denmark, England, and France.

The children of Alexandra Fyodorovna and Nicholas II:

Olga (November 3, 1895);

Tatiana (May 29, 1897);

Maria (June 14, 1899);

Anastasia (June 5, 1901);

Alexei (August 12, 1904).

During World War I, Alexandra Fyodorovna actively helped the wounded by organizing a hospital in Tsarskoye Selo and trained her older daughters, Olga and Tatiana, in nursing. During the 1917 revolution, she raised her daughters under house arrest in the Alexander Palace. The family was executed in the night of July 17, 1918, in Yekaterinburg.

On August 14, 2000, the Archdiocesan Council of the Russian Orthodox Church decided to glorify the royal family as martyrs among the new martyrs and confessors of Russia. Their memory is commemorated on July 4 according to the Julian calendar.