The Romanov Daughters - Olga, Tatiana, Maria & Anastasia
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The daughters of Tsar Nikolai II of Russia and his wife Alexandra Feodrovna were born into the wealthiest royal family in the world. Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia had glittering futures ahead of them with the prospects of marrying the grandest royals in Europe and living their days in the lap of luxury. But their little brother’s devastating illness and their parent’s detachment from the realities outside the palace walls resulted in four astonishingly naive and sheltered young women and ultimately the downfall of the entire family. Let’s take a look at the tragically brief lives of the four Romanov daughters:
Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia
Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
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The Romanov children and Marie Antoinette's children didn't deserve to be punished for their parent's actions!
Its like punishing a whole nation for the leaders mistakes and ignorance
@@marilainedictan4851 exactly
Obviously not. It wasn’t about “punishing” the children. They were imprisoned and killed because should the grow up and decide to claim they throne, they could. And there would always be loyal royalist who would support that claim. It was too dangerous to let them live. Unfortunately
@@arianafox365 Well, a constitutional monarchy would have been better than what they got. 25 years under one of the worst monsters in human history, and then decades under a tyrannical party of criminals.
@@arianafox365 Well, a constitutional monarchy would have been better than what they got. 25 years under one of the worst monsters in human history, and then decades under a tyrannical party of criminals.
When Anastasia was under house arrest with the family, she would try to climb out the window. A revolutionist shot at her to scare her and the family. But instead of being scared she stuck her tongue out at him and apparently blew raspberries. What a brave kid.
Yes true. I believe Yurovsky or one of the guards also called her (Anastasia) 'the only man in the family', in reference to her bravery and cheeky manner. He likely meant it as an insult too. While he or Ermakov described Maria as being 'a black sheep in the family', but also reporting that she was the 'Emperors clear favourite'.
@@jamiemohan2049 The fact that Lord Louis carried a torch for Maria his whole life can't be ignored. Jeesh she was a beauty. She'd have been Prince Phillip's Aunt by marriage if they had married (Philip and the Romanov kids were already cousins once removed and the Queen's 2nd Cousins once removed)....
@@maestroclassico5801
I wonder how Louis reacted when he found out she was killed.
@@maestroclassico5801 yes and I believe that Yurovsky or Ermakov described her as the 'black sheep', because they were fond of her. It wasn't an insult. He was trying to separate her from her family because he viewed her as different. He didn't view her as an enemy like he did the rest of her family. Poor Maria. Even more tragic when you read the assassination account and realise she was the 1st wounded during the shooting, and likely the daughter who sat up screaming in the end. Not to mention her mother and sister Olga were not on talking terms with Maria at the time of their deaths. Poor angel.
@@jamiemohan2049 they didnt talk with Maria by the last days? Why?
If only women could inherit the throne...Olga was far more insightful and politically smart than her parents and siblings. She was the only one to understand that Rasputin had contributed to their downfall and she was the only family member who didn't attend his funeral after he was killed.
She was also aware of her family being in possible danger, which eventually led to her depression/melancholia during her final months. It's sad that she couldn't do anything, she could only wait for something that never came.
@@thwb4661 Yes! History is portraying her as being weak or mentally unstable but she probably understood more than all her family combined and saw the mistakes her parents made along the way. Maybe that is why she had a difficult relationship with Alexandra and also why Nicholas often seeked her counsil (taking counsil form a teenage girl while trying to rule the greatest power in the world)
She probably was waiting for something horrible to happend during their stay at the Ipatiev house and that is why she lost all the weight and became withdrawn
Unfortunately it may not have made things better for people in the long run- even if she was successful, there's no way to know if all her descendants/inheritors would have been good leaders or helped with the issues plaguing the Russians instead of ignoring them or making things worse. One of the reoccurring issues with monarchies.
@@morley364 They might have been much kinder than Lenin, Stalin or Putin.
BS. Rasputin was a scapegoat for the nobles and government officials for the failures of the regime and growing civil unrest. He was a propaganda tool for the revolutionaries who used him as proof of the decadence of the Imperial family. Ultimately it was all Nicholas' fault. He failed to curtail the power of nobles and government officials, industrialize the country and improve the lives of average citizens and crush the revolutionaries.
"she underwent the common treatments for depression and nervous disorders. injections of arsenic" oh wow...
That escalated quickly
No wonder she was even more depressed during her last days. I believe it was suspected that Olga, Tatiana and Alexandra were showing early signs of TB before their assassinations too. Odd times. She was lucky didn't die from the treatment there and then.
@@jamiemohan2049 what is TB?
@@victoriadealba5558 Tubercolosis
Thank God for modern day medicine 🙏 But I applaud the Big Pair & the Tsarina for nursing, esp. Olga who still did so despite the psychological toll it took on her.
It seems like Nicholas was a great father, all we hear is that he was a terrible king but I'm glad to hear he care for his daughters
Reminds me of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. As a monarch he was incompetent and divisive, but as a family man he was a loyal husband and a beloved father to his children.
Alexander III was a TERRIBLE monarch and mentor to his son. He undid nearly all of Alexander II's reforms, promoted Antisemitism, and hardly even trained Nicholas for the throne. HE is the real reason the Romanovs fell. Nicholas II probably would have been a GREAT constitutional monarch, if that system was in place (kind of like what Britain's King George VI was). Unfortunately for him, much like Louis XVI, he was stuck in a nearly impossible situation, with skills and know-how NOTHING CLOSE to what was needed. Both monarchs were screwed over by their predecessors.
Great dad, terrible leader. I think if he had just gotten to be a normal guy (not royalty) and spend time with his wife and kids, that would have been fulfilling for him. Just kind of the vibe I get from the reading and research I've done. 🤷♀️ This is why monarchy usually doesn't work out, not everyone wants to lead a country and being obligated to do, while being treated far differently from the average person, doesn't usually work out too well.
@@mckenziejeanne4508 That's why when set up correctly, constitutional monarchy can be a brilliant system. The PM can appoint the truly skilled people, and the monarch makes sure that the government doesn't fall apart and acts as the head of state (and sometimes, as Queen Victoria did fantastically with France, act as a lead diplomat). Nicholas II might have excelled in that role, but unfortunately Alexander II wasn't able to get it set up before he was assassinated.
Nicholas was very likeable as a person. Though he had low self esteem and didn't know how to run the country. But people who knew him personally rather liked the man. One Bolshevik who advocated for his execution changed his mind after meeting him at the bottom of a staircase and had to escort him elsewhere. He got to know Nicholas and concluded he was a nice man but didn't know what he was doing. He changed his mind on wanting him executed. The Emperor was not a tyrant. He was mollycoddled by his parents even the father who deemed him weak. He was delusional and wasn't really informed correctly on the circumstances of his people. His ministers and generals told him What they thought he wanted to hear. Nicholas was a fool, but he was no Stalin. He would have been a good constitutional monarch in my opinion.
The children shouldn’t have died. R.I.P Maria, Olga, Tatiana, Anastasia, and Alexei
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@thescreamingelfwillcry Horrible, My body has holes everywhere due to the gunshots
Agree Anastasia wasn’t even an adult
@@kwiyeomi__ you deserved the world , dearest
What made their deaths even more tragically pointless is that women couldn't even inherit the Russian throne, and Alexei probably wouldn't have lived to adulthood. None of them were any threat.
They were killed to make an example out of them for the motive of getting rid of the middle class, borgi class, whatever Lenist communist wanted to take away.
Didn't Catherine the Great rule Russia alone as a woman?
@@Elly3981 But that was over 100 years ago before Olga Nikolaevna was born in 1895. After Catherine the Great, her male successor made sure that women won't rule Russia again so they added laws that prohibited daughters to become heir apparent, (pretty much like Japan). So, Olga was among the few first-born daughters who couldn't inherit the throne after the restriction was made. That restriction also gave Nicholas II a hard time producing an heir because it took him 4 daughters before they produced a male heir, Alexei.
@@thwb4661 I think Catherine's male successor had something against her or was jealous of her success as a ruler to make that female exempt rule. Which is too bad because any of the Romanav daughters had the potential to be as good a ruler as Catherine. Alexei was chronically ill so he probably wouldn't have been competent even if he grew to adulthood. As Tsar, Nicholas II probably had the power to remove the male-only successor restriction if he truly wanted.
@@Elly3981 What's worse is that if a monarch's daughters married untitled commoners, their children won't have the rights to succeed in case a succession crisis would happen. Nicholas' surviving sister (Olga Alexandrovna) happened to marry a commoner so their descendants today, even if theyre the closest to the succession claim, won't be able to because in the eyes of that law, they were commoners. So, even if Nicholas' 4 daughters survived and ended up marrying a commoner just like their aunt (most likely that they would), their children won't have any rights to claim the throne.
Nicholas had tried to change the laws early on in his reign when they thought they won't have a male heir, but he was shut down by the imperial court for some reason. But then Alexei came so the succession crisis was somewhat settled and the revision was never talked again.
I really find it interesting that Russia and Japan had very similar succession laws, and their dynasties suffer because of it. I find Olga's case similar to Princess Aiko of Japan now. They're both bypassed just because law dictates they shouldnt inherit when naturally they have every right to after being a first-born.
Fun fact: Despite being one of the most wealthy families in Europe, the Romanovs' private life was actually very modest. They would've much preferred to be a normal middle class family as opposed to royals.
And when they were imprisoned in Tobolsk, Maria said she would have loved to live there her whole life if only they would let them go outside for walks.
Is it weird that I really, really wish they could have been born into another life and just been regular folks? They seemed like a very tight knit family, especially the sisters, and as someone who is close with her twin sister and very family oriented, I've always been fascinated with their family dynamic as they seemed closer than people of their class and time period might normally be.
@@mckenziejeanne4508 it is not weird, I agree
The Tsar was the richest person in all of Europe. Sold Alaska to the Americans
They would have thrived as a middle class regular family
They're all so beautiful despite their tragic demise...
True.
True!! They were very pretty, it’s sad what happened to them
Screw Lenin.
prettiest european royals in my opinion
Even if you disagree with monarchy and hared the Tzar, those kids were innocent. The same thing happened to Marie Antoinette’s kids. They were tortured and killed for their parent’s lifestyles that they had no say over being born into
No, they werent. The youngest daughter died before the revolution as did one son "the dauphin" (heir to the throne).
The oldest daughter was kept in captivity and later sent to (read ransomed) Austria. Later, she even became a queen of France when her husband (and cousin) ascended the french throne. She was queen of France for just 15 minutes before he abdicated and she once again had to go to exile where she died. She had no children and today there are no Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette descendants.
The only one who died in prison was the second dauphin (son who became heir only a week or two before the revolution) who died of tuberculosis in 1795.
In french revolution none of the royal children were outright murdered the way Romanov children were.
@@lalalalalalwlla If someone dies of beatings or mistreatment then doesn't that make it murder? He was still killed.
@@0816M3RC I made a mistake about that one. He actually died of tuberculosis and on autopsy his body showed many scars meaning that he was beaten severely during life. I misremembered it as him dying of beating. I will correct my previous answer.
It's a shame how children always suffer for their parents' mistakes. Rest in Peace sweet princesses. Gone too soon, but never forgotten.
I disagree much more with those communist murderers
If the Pauline laws doesn't exist Olga would probably be empress regnant
Those are even more stupid now, because they also favored children born from noble parents. So claimants to the Russian throne include not only women but also those of 'commoner' linage, causing a lot of unnecessary confusion on whether these laws should carry over to the modern era!
Ironically, the best current claimant is female.
She would've been displaced by Alexis
@@christopherbrown5409 He probably wasn't going to live much longer....long enough to father children would be the question.
@@maestroclassico5801 not necessarily
Poor Olga, if she married in another country, she would have lived...
honestly though i don’t think she could’ve lived after hearing the news her dad was murdered (the bolsheviks only claimed to have killed the tsar) and never knowing what happened to her mom and siblings. i would’ve rather just died with my family
@@desireec2836 The White Russians would've rallied around her, Pauline laws or not....this was the horrid reason Lenin had them all killed...if one survived, it would give White Russia hope. Olga would've been public enemy #1....and....then after Lenin died 7 years later.....would YOU want to be #1 on Stalin's kill list? I would have been like her Aunt and moved to Denmark then Canada!
@@maestroclassico5801 the thing is if olga married into another monarchy and Stalin attempted to kill her or actually killed her, that would be seen as a sign of war
Survivor guilt would have been too much for Olga. I often think she was the one most similar to her mother (she had a really hard on nursing) so she would have definitely go into a mental spiral
Olga is my 2nd favorite Romanov sister (behind Anastasia of course). Personally I hoped she & Tatiana were married off earlier so they could have escaped their tragic end, but I think if the Big Pair had a choice, they would have chosen to remain with their family rather than cope with a lifetime of survivor's guilt. Even near death, the 2 sisters made the sign of the cross & shielded each other from the bullets. Loyal to the very end.
They killed the daughters as well because had they been kept alive, those who still supported the monarchy would continue to fight against the revolution but it’s so sad because they were all so beautiful and seems to have wonderful personalities. They would’ve been better rulers than their ascendents by far.
I've actually seen a Hearts of Iron 4 video game simulation of a situation where Anastasia survives (like the legend) and becomes Empress under a new system after the Communists are defeated. She ends up having to lead Russia against Hitler (instead of Stalin). Videos of it are here on UA-cam, it is a FASCINATING alternative chain of events.
Personally I think Olga would have made the best monarch of Russia because of her considerate, thoughtful, & steadfast nature. Through her charity, you can tell she was genuinely concerned & compassionate towards those less fortunate & even worked long hours as a nurse despite the psychological toll it took on her. If only in an alternate reality...
I understand the practicality in removing all possible survivors for the heir to the Russian crown, but murdering children is just crossing the line too far imo
@@jocelynw6405 "imo" - it's not an opinion, that's fact.
@@jocelynw6405 I don't think they should have been killed, but I also don't think Olga would have been able to solve things in the long run. Even if she was a successful monarch, there's no way to guarantee all her descendants/inheritors would have been good leaders or helped with the issues plaguing the Russians instead of ignoring them or making things worse. One of the reoccurring issues with monarchies, unfortunately. So often you get a decent ruler with absolutely despicable children.
@@morley364 They'd have been better than communist monsters.
Olga Tatiana Maria and Anastasia were four lovely girls who had different personalities who loved and were devoted to each other and their beloved parents ❤ 💖
I agree with you on the daughters were beautiful and lovely but their parents especially Tsar Nicholas not so much
Yeah think they had a closer relationship with their Mother Alexandra
You mean “OTMA”
@Nadine French Hello 👋 ☺
@@Mashka14 maria was closer to her father.
It's a shame they were punished for their parents' mistakes, these girls had inspiring personalities and have done nice actions during the war.
Can't wait for the new video! 💖
What do you mean by new order?
Their father Nicholas II was a good husband and father but unfortunately, not a good ruler. His indifference to the suffering of his people led to the downfall of his family. His children were unfortunate victims.
@@Elly3981 especially because of *shudders* THAT guy
@@lordmeow you mean Rasputin?
@@Elly3981 Ra-ra-Rasputin-
the story about Louis Mountbatten keeping Marias picture by his bed until the day he died is so cute
I wished they had mentioned that in The Crown
@@jessicavictoriacarrillo7254 i never watched the crown but they probably should of put it in
Not that cute considering the amount of young boys who accused him of doing not so royal things to them. He was a creep and well known for it all over India and Ireland.
This would make a good alternate history story. Prince Louis Mountbatten marries the Grand Duchess(Princess) Maria. The struggles they go through especially with the death of her family. Being constantly under threat from Lenin and Stalin.
@@carterbentonjr399 and if they have a child, he/she (probably he) could claim the russian throne and either attempt a coup or start a revolution (probably both).
Interesting Olga later in life was less enamored of Rasputin and wasn't present at his funeral. The more I learn about her the more I respect her. Maria would've been a great mother if she wasn't a hemophilia carrier and often she as the middle child felt left out and considered Anastasia and Alexei as the real Little Pair. Maria was actually considered the beauty of the family. Tatiana was the better piano player than Olga because she cared less. She was the tallest and the most elegant of the sisters. The girls also were addressed by their patronymic names by the servants like Olga Nikolaevna, etc and the girls in turn weren't bossy went it came to giving instruction. So sad their lives and futures were brutally taken from them because of circumstances they couldn't control.
She was present in the funeral, she mentioned in her diary, please go through the book made on her diaries.
@@seventhuser904 Ah ok thanks for the update though she still had misgivings about him. According to the memoirs of Valentina Ivanova Chebotareva a nurse who worked with Olga during WWI she (Olga) said that it might have been necessary for Rasputin to be killed, it should never been done "so terribly." Valentina also claimed Olga was ashamed that it was her relatives who did the deed.
@@seventhuser904 PS no need to be rude. I wasn't aware there was a book made from Olga's diaries. Again thanks for the tip nevertheless.
@Einez Crespo Maria wasn't a carrier of hemophilia. They did DNA tests on the remains, and from what I read, only Anastasia was a carrier; and of course Alexei was ill. Of course not being able to test for that back then, perhaps not many suitors would have taken the risk. 😒
@@thekingsdaughter4233 The grand duchess who is said to have the hemophillia gene in question is still debatable. The Russians identified Anastasia having the gene while the American scientists says it was Maria. Yeah Alexei definitely had it and the rarer form of hemophillia B. Maria allegedly hemorrhaged during a tonsillectomy in 1914 so she may likely have been a been a carrier. Her aunt Olga Alexandrovna believed all 4 of the girls bled more than normal. Symptomatic carriers not haemophilliac themselves can still have the symptoms of heavy bleeding during operations or childbirth.
Basically speaking, Anastasia was the Bart Simpson of the Romanov family.
I love this! 😂
Touche! I couldn't have described it better myself! I do adore a fellow prankster! Lisa is probably a combination of Olga & Tatiana, but more leaning Olga.
I- 😂😂💀
True
Right on!
Olga: The Brain One
Tatiana: The Governess One
Maria: The Middle One
Anastasia: The Funny One
Maria should be titled papa's favourite
@@liyah1199 Olga has always been Nicholas' favorite. She was most like her father both in appearance and character. She was very intelligent and loved spending time on long conversations with her father. A definite daddy's daughter who did not like her mother. The Tsar always invited her to his office to discuss politics.
But then Maria was strongly spurned by her siblings. The older sisters did not want to play with her because they thought she was stupid and clumsy. Olga and Tatiana were very close to each other. Anastasia also liked to spend time with Alexei much more than with Maria, because she was too quiet and meek. Her brother was just as mischievous as she was, so they could fool around together. Nicholas decided to somehow compensate Maria for this situation, in return making her someone like his favorite. After that, he spent a lot of time with her.
"the middle one" 😭😭
The middle one LMAO
Them being nurses for war soldiers warmed my heart
Omg Anne you have two accounts?
Same, Anne! Big fan btw
Your under arrest!
@@republicofatce9467 You're*
@@republicofatce9467 omg don’t behead her
Is it just me or does anyone else think Grand Duchess Olga resembled Queen Victoria somewhat in her temperament? Very passionate and determined to help others. Yes, she had outbursts of anger, but only because she cared a lot and her expressions were always so full. And Grand Duchess Tatiana seems to have taken after her maternal grandmother Princess Alice of the United Kingdom in her kindness and loyalty to her family.
It's amazing how similar Grand Duchess Maria looked like her paternal grandmother Empress Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark).
For me, Tatiana, Anastasia and Alexei took after their mothers side of the family while Olga and Maria took after their paternal side. Maria, for me, looks a lot like her paternal grandfather, Alexander II as well.
Maria also had a strong resemblance to her father Nicholas. Nicholas looked far more like his mother Dagmar then his father.
@@jamiemohan2049 I think Maria was the most beautiful and also may OTMA rest in piece
@@charlottehall9011 Even in B&W photos she looked so beautiful. And they called her 'fat little Pow Wow!' lol
I have always had a weird fascination with the Romanov's. I think they are in interesting family. As a writer they have a lot of story writing potential. The Mad Monk Rasputin, Anastasia's body not being found for years and the revolution. It's writing gold.
They were so pretty 🥺 the juxtaposition between this and the upbeat animated movie is stark.
i always wonder how the world would be different if OTMA lived…
IT would be a Better WORLD 🌎🌍.
Truly the most human royals I’ve ever seen. Those poor children deserved so much better and should have not been held accountable with their parents’ crimes. RIP Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia and Alexei. 🥀
Disclaimer: I am aware that the Russian people besides the Imperial family suffered much worse during Nicholas II’s reign. However, murdering innocent children is wrong. Hope people can understand that.
I see that Russian people suffered. But the royals also suffered. The children in particular deserved better.
His crimes?
And they suffered more after comunists took the throne wtf
@@joeybrekkers5191 I am shocked at the number of Marxist apologists there are in the comment section of a royalist UA-cam video.
@@M_Dun i said what i said and i d say it twice for any marxist out there -Russians suffered more during comunist domination ,during Lenin s and Stalin s regiment than during Nicholas s reign. Everyone knows that during USSR 6-8 milion of.people died of STARVATION and there was canibalism too ..those people had zero privilage and they were literally subjugated ,they had zero rights !
Believe me IM IN SHOCK TOO
Teased the guest
Refused to eat his food
Licked his plate
Sounds like a typical 7 year old the me.
Fr, I did that when I was 7 lol
@@auroral0vescake
Really outraged me when the tsarina yelled at Olga for not correcting him. Honey, she’s the older sister and you’re one of the parents. That’s your job.
@@brettlarch8050 EXACTLY
@@brettlarch8050 One of the Tsar's cousins who witnessed this incident also found the Tsarina's response unreasonable, and said, when describing it for his wife, said "Of course Olga cannot manage him.,"
@@brettlarch8050 It honestly felt like Alexandra was there to spoil Alexei (Nicholas was guilty of this too), and Olga was there to clean up their mess because "she was the oldest". What was even more infuriating was that Alexandra was RIGHT THERE at the same damn table, but somehow forgot SHE was the boy's mother 😑 She didn't have the heart to discipline her beloved son, but went off on her teenage daughter if she couldn't control her brother, something was suppose to be HER job. Don't spoil the child if you can't bear to discipline them.
They were such beautiful girls who all deserved better! 🕊
I love learning about the Romanov Daughters ever since the animated movie Anastasia. It may be fiction but the story will always be a favorite of mine (and I'm also a Historian)
Me too
Same. ❤ I feel like they all had such animated personalities and, having a sister, there's just something special about that bond between sisters.
Olga the thoughtful, Tatiana the leader, Maria the Romantic, & Anastasia the mischievous!
If you are a historian, I recommend the German writer-historian Knopp. You will find out who sponsored the assassination of the Tsar and who killed him.with evidence. You will be amazed... For expelling Jews from Russia in 1917
I’ve loved learning about them since I read (I think) the Royal Diaries book about them.
I feel so bad for them :( They didn't do anything wrong
Your under arrest!
@@republicofatce9467 Jokes on you, the grammar police is after you 😂
I kinda also feel sorry for Nicholas... 😕 Imagine being forced to rule a country brecause of your lineage, while everyone knows - including you that you suck at it.
Its like you are forced to work as a manager for an IT company ( even though you hate the job and you suck at IT related topics ) and everyone blames you when the Project fails.
And he was adamant on keeping Absolute Monarchy in Russia maybe influenced by her wife. If he had listened to his ministers for making Russia a Constitutional Monarchy maybe his grandkids would be alive today still living in Wonderful Winter Palace.
I'm not sure Nicholas ever believed he "sucked at it" except maybe at the end. He truly believed GOD put him on the throne, and he also believed everything that happened, no matter how awful, was by GOD's will; he wasn't responsible, GOD was.
Nicholas never believed he sucked at it. He also could have A) Abdicated, B) Not been so aggressive regarding foreign policy, especially the absolute disaster that was the Russo-Japanese War, C) Not trusted Rasputin when everybody outside the Romanov family didn’t and D) Actually instituted reform.
The children sleeping on camp beds in sparse conditions was a thing the Russian Imperial family did with their children since Catherine the Great. It was not because of Alexandra’s Victorian upbringing like suggested in this video. It was very much a decision the Tsar made. Additionally Alexandria was not a hypochondriac she had multiple mental and physical health issues. I have never read a single book saying she was a hypochondriac.
Considering how often royals married their cousins, these 4 daughters were _beautiful_
Nicholas and Alexandra were second cousins - Nicholas’ grandmother and Alexandra’s grandfather were siblings.
I think Maria is the most beautiful of the Romanov daughters
MARIA, (A YOUNG LADY WHO STOLE MY HEART WITH HER CALM, SERENE BEAUTY, WAS, (1), OF A KIND. HER MURDEROUS DEATH, LEFT A HOLE, IN THE HEARTS, OF (ALL, WHO LOVED HER), 😖🥺😫💖💋🪦😥😭☦🇷🇺🛐🇦🇺
I've been obsessed with OTMA and Alexei since I was young. Even when there's little left to learn, I love watching videos about them. So, thank you. Also, I didn't know Tatiana was an honorary colonel. That's a new one for me.
Me too. I was born the day they died and I've always loved Russian history. I wish I could visit Moscow 😭 I'm American so it might be a while before I get the chance to do so safely.
@@AWindy94 I imagine visiting The Church on the Blood built over the site of Ipatiev House and how I would feel being there. Just thinking about it gives me chills.
All the children were colonels. Each of them became the honorary patron of some regiment when they were born (the girls had one regiment, and Alexei had two). After that, they could take part in inspecting their soldiers when they were old enough.
Oh, the young Princesses who deserved better
Indeed Woodville, indeed.
Your under arrest!
And the Yorks too your majesty! 😃
@@republicofatce9467 STOP
@@matildadonkor7736 no!
Their story is so heartbreaking!
They took a lot of pictures because I believe that the Tsar enjoyed photography a lot. There's even a mirror selfie of Anastasia.
I love how modern they were. Anastasia shared her father's passion for photography. Most of her siblings' candid photos were taken by her, and it's nice that somehow we're looking into Anastasia's eyes through her photographs.
Thanks for this video. The three older daughters often get lost in the Romanov story amid the tragedy of Alexei and the myth of Anastasia's survival.
Olga sounds so relatable in the dating game
In the "big pair" and "little pair" it would appear the younger child was the leader........ interesting. Also didn't know Maria carried the "royal disease" gene.....
And I didn't know Anastasia had blonde hair. I thought all the girls had reddish hair while Alexi had, what I call, "Dishwater Blonde" hair. (Starts out really blonde then darkens to dirty blonde or brunette)
I actually didn’t think Maria did, it seems Lindsey is basing this on the confusion over which sister’s body is missing from the original burial site. When they did DNA testing on the remains, Alexandra, Alexei and the daughter who is body #6 all had the trait for hemophilia. American researchers think it’s Maria, but Russian researchers think it’s Anastasia and even did facial reconstruction which strongly resembles Anastasia. If the Russians are correct, it is Anastasia who is the only daughter to be a carrier.
@@piratesswoop725 the facial reconstruction isn't that accurate though, especially when you consider the fact that the skulls face was badly smashed. Which was another arguement for why the Americans believe it was Maria. The body was estimated to be 5'6 to 5'7 and the damage done to this skeleton correlates far more to the assassins account of what happened to Maria. But we may never really know. A lot of estimates (which could be wrong), facial reconstruction can be very hit or miss too when it comes to skulls that's face has suffered bad facial damage. But body 6 matches the height of Maria, as well as suffering the wounds attributed to what happened to her, such as being shot in the thigh and suffering blood forced trauma. Who knows though.
@@jamiemohan2049 I was under the impression from most research that it was Anastasia who was the one whose face was smashed in. The problem with the estimated heights is that no matter which of the three younger daughters you pin to a body, one of the heights will always be wrong, so you can’t firmly use heights either. In fact, it’s just as likely to say that the daughter buried with Alexei could’ve been Tatiana. No matter which sister is “missing” from the original burial site, the height estimates for body 6 are wrong.
Hemorraging during a tonsilectomy was a strong clue, also, their aunt remembered that all four of the girls were heavy bleeders--could mean in the sense of bleeding more than normal with cuts and bruises but also that they could've had unusually heavy periods.
Olga always stood out to me the most out of the four sisters. We’re both the oldest of our siblings and her personality traits are surprisingly similar to mine. The stories I’ve heard of her always leave me in aw. Had things played out differently and the succession laws were changed, Olga would’ve made an amazing empress. God rest her soul.
Olga would have been an empress without any changes, considering her brother's health
I think that Olga should have been married off to a noble to produce a male heir. That would have gotten around the restriction on women inheriting the throne. Also Nicholas II could have worked harder to change that law. Nicholas II was a weak ruler. Although he seemed to be a good person.
If you didn’t know Olga was resisting marriage as much as possible and besides Russia went by Salic law
After Maria was born Nicholas tried to change the law, but his men shut him down saying that only a son should inherit the throne
@@amaalburhan536 Olga did not want to marry the Romanian prince. But I never heard that she did not want to marry in general.
@@sx4169 Yes, I heard this but I don't think that Nicholas pushed very hard. That is just my opinion, however. You are entitled to yours as well. 😃 I heard about the push back. I also just think he could have tried harder.
@@CoffeeLover-mz7bk she did want to marry but it was a commoner or lower nobility her parents hated it so she resisted marriage
The thing about Olga teasing her mom about making sure a book is appropriate for her mom to read was too cute! Isn't that just adorable?!
What happened to them makes me sad. They could've, at least, let the girls live.
@moth orchid The Red Army:Nah bro, we already powerful as heck
@moth orchid Or better, if the son lived during the 1930's, became the alternate Georgy Zhukov, and was picked as Soviet leader by Stalin
🎶Dancing bears, painted wings, things I almost remember 🎶
True Story: my first boyfriend was a guy named Alexei, and he had two older sisters named Tatiana and Anastasia.
Did he have hemophilia?
I haven’t been able to sleep and I’m really stressed I put your videos on the tv and it helps me convince myself to get up, do the dishes, and tidy up, brush my teeth. Depression is gross thank you for giving me something that makes me forget I’m alive lol
I feel for you. My mom has depression too. I hope today is a good day and you have brighter days to come ♥
@@LindsayHoliday thank you Lindsay, I hope your mom is having a better day today as well. Thank you again for the videos they are impeccably researched, I think I know about a topic and you teach me something new everytime
Maria was considered to be the prettiest of the four sisters
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I’m really interested in the whole Romanov dynasty, and am thrilled to see this! I feel like people sort of lump the girls together, either all of them, the Big and Little Pairs, or Anastasia and “the others,” but they were people with vastly different passions and personalities. I really like how you conveyed that. It’s so much more respectful of their personhood and experience and I appreciate seeing it. Can’t wait for the next installment, though I know how grim it will be.
Very, very interesting. The children were beautiful souls. Their parents would not listen to the people
After reading a bunch of books about the Romanovs, I can conclude that Anastasia definitely has the best humor
i always felt bad for them. despite what their father did, they nor their brother should have paid for his mistakes by beng killed. they were all just born into the wrong family.
You can say that about their father too. Nicholas was reluctant to be Tsar, all he ever wanted was to live peacefully with his family and be away from the pressure and burden of running an empire. He was a weak ruler, he didn't like the trappings of the aristocracy. All these made for very fatal combination for a man easily manipulated by his advisors and handlers. The Tsar, and especially his tsarina were also not in good term with some of the aristocracy because of their presumed aloofness and reluctance to live opulently like the rest of the aristocracy.
@@rockthecasbah6450 yea, i don't think this was ever his intention truly- or that he was truly an evil person. he definitely made some mistakes, but in the end, it wasn't only his mistakes. but his daughters and son were the ones who were the ultimate victims in my eyes.
@lofibeanI do understand history? Why do you automatically assume that my pfp would mean I know nothing about it. They were literal children- almost all of them were. There were a million different solutions to the problem other then just killing them, but I do understand the circumstances of what happened. I never once implied I didn't?
@lofibean Soooo, communist, how about those gulags? :) "18,000,000 people passed through the Gulag's camps" Try again. Communists are cancer.
@reformed meghead this reply screams “the imperial children’s death was totally justified because communism is the greatest thing to ever exist to ever happen on this planet. long live the USSR!!!”
All of them were beautiful
All of them were great in their own way
All of them deserve to live their own life
Yet the fate was so cruel ...
Just finished rewatching Anastasia… came back here, and I’m crying again…
The more I learn about the Romanovs, the sadder I am that they were killed. They seemed to be the most loving royal family.
Olga and Queen Victoria looked like twins! That’s so adorable
THEY STILL ARE THE BEST LOOKING ROYAL I HAVE EVER SEEN
I just love the fact that their father wants them to decide who they wanna marry😢 sadly they didn’t experienced it
He seemed like a great father
if anyone was wondering about dmitri shakh-bagov (aka olga’s last crush), apparently he was also smitten with her, and sent her some photos and things from the time in the hospital when she was under house arrest. we don’t know what happened to him, but i think there was someone with the same last name who was noted as being one of the last people to successfully resist the red army in the early 1920s. it wasn’t a very common name, i don’t think, so it might have been him. he probably either got out of russia, died in a gulag or of famine or whatever, or died in the war.
@@calvinhobbesgatsby6869 what
I can't be the only one who finds it sad when people consider Maria the prettiest. all the girls were so beautiful may the all Rest In Peace.
I agree, i can't say wich one was more pretty than the other because to me all the girls were beautiful, equal in terms of beauty.
Dancing bears
Painted wings
Things I almost remember
And a song, someone sings
Once upon a December…
Yessir I love that movie
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I remember when I first studied about the Russian Revolution, OTMA was the first to capture my interest & it still does. Personality wise, I relate with Anastasia the most & Olga as well. It's a shame how the 4 sisters' childhood went from idyllic to horrific. R. I. P sweet princesses. Gone too soon, but never forgotten in our memories.
Even now, I can't re-watch Anastasia (1997) again cause reality hurts.
I found out about them as a kid, my library had this book on real-life princesses. I was VERY disturbed as a six year old to find out about their death, and that was before I saw the cartoon movie, so I think my brain just separated the two.
I have decided that the Romanov children, if given the choice, would have wanted to die with their parents. They were such a close-knit family. What do you think reader?
they would have been deeply traumatised the rest of their lives from the horrific killing of their parents had they been allowed to live. RIP all of them
I was taught about the romanovs when I was a little girl. Maria was my favourite, I thought she was the most beautiful in every way and I wanted to look like her 😍
Gotta stan the tsar for not forcing Tatiana to marry.
I just completed the video and can't wait for the next part..... Lindsay is a gem❤
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR SO LONG! I LOVE THESE DAUGHTERS SO MUCH!!! THANK YOUUUUUU! ☺️☺️☺️☺️
THIS IS WHAT I’M WAITING FOR!! THANK YOU SO MUCH, LINDSAY! LOVED YOUR VIDEOS AS ALWAYS 💗💗
Thank your o much for posting this! I’m so exciting for part two! This is my favorite channel and this is my favorite video of all time! Thank you Lindsay!
romanov obsessed person here. i love how great your synopsis was! i usually come to these videos expecting to make corrections. only things are in the first 2 duchesses, you had a pic of olga while talking about tatiana and a pic of tatiana when talking about olga, but dont know if that was meant to only be pictures of them or not, so wasnt a huge deal! everything else was spot on and matches what i read. only wish you would have covered some of anastasia's exploits a little more- she is my favorite princess not because she is beautiful or smart or elegant but because she was such a little imp! overall, great and accurate video!!
Lindsay's videos are worth waiting every week.
Such a fascinating family. Had the daughters been given the chance to grow up, they could have modernized the monarchy and pushed for reforms.
I'm not sure, Russia was still a very backward nation at the time of them. So uh, for me I would say the revolution would still happen
Note:The only reason this law exists is because Catherine the Great's son and successor, Paul I, didn't like this mother. So after Catherine died, he made laws which prohibited females from taking the Russian throne
The ad transitions are always so smooth props to you Lindsey ☺️💖
For all its historical inaccuracies, I do find it interesting that in Fox’s animated Anastasia, little pieces of all four of the Grand Duchesses are in the character of Anastasia/Anya:
Olga’s sass and moodiness
Tatiana’s elegant beauty and resemblance to their mother (while Anastasia was said to resemble Alexandra as well, the movie character is tall and slender lie Alexandra and Tatiana whereas the real Anastasia was small and chubby)
Maria longed to feel accepted in the family; Anastasia/Anya longed for her missing family
Anastasia’s love of jokes
I've always enjoyed learning about the Romanov sisters, they had a interesting and very tragic life 😢
❤️❤️ great video as always, poor children
Thank you so much for doing a video on the Romanovs!!!! I am so intrigued by this tragic family
I have a hard time listening to stories about the Romanov sisters. It’s just so tragic, a fairytale gone horribly wrong.
Thankyou Lindsy ❤❤ waiting for this !!
The Pahlavi dynasty of Iran were kinda similar to the Romanovs except they escaped the country and weren't executed
And a lot shorter history
I really love this video, every time you upload a story, it only got better and better, so thank you so much for uploading this video.
OMG i have been waiting for you to do this video for ages!!!
I look forward to the next video. I thought I knew everything about the Romanov Daughters, but you gave some facts I never thought about.
Thanks for sharing their history! You always do such fantastic job of researching and narrating. I didn't know much about them until now. Their lives would make an incredible movie, if there's not one already!
Omg it like you were reading my mind. I literally was watching documentaries on their family this morning
Thank you for this! The history of the Romanov family is so interesting.
Thank you very much, that was a wonderful documentary.
Yay, i was waiting for a video like this! x
Thank you so much 4 making this 🤗
I read once the girls went to a store with cash. They were flummoxed when the shopkeeper handed them change. Truly a gilded cage
This story is so tragic 😟 and I've seen it so many times but always feel like wow.
I always love seeing videos about these girls. I've been hooked since 2018.
Your channel is my new info addiction. Ty for the lovely videos.
Your videos always make me happy
I have been waiting, thank you so much😌😘
The cut from the beginning of World War I to the ad for a 1920’s game was jarring; it made me think, “Nobody in this video lived to 1920,” which was perhaps a level of tragedy you hadn’t intended.
I really appreciate a creator who can come up with cute, creative ways to incorporate the sponsor. The SuperCarlinBrothers, Martina Sazunic aka King Kogi, and Lindsay, of course, are my favorites at this, lol. 💖
marvelous tragic stories of people with no idea of their destinies , thank you may they all RIP
Thank You Lindsay!💞