Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia
Overview
Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia ( – 24 November 1960) was the youngest child of Emperor Alexander III of Russia
. Her older brother was Tsar Nicholas II.
She was raised at the Gatchina Palace
outside of Saint Petersburg
. Olga's relationship with her mother, Empress Marie, the daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark
, was strained and distant from childhood. In contrast, she and her father enjoyed their time together and shared intimate secrets.
Alexander III of Russia
Alexander Alexandrovich Romanov , historically remembered as Alexander III or Alexander the Peacemaker reigned as Emperor of Russia from until his death on .-Disposition:...
. Her older brother was Tsar Nicholas II.
She was raised at the Gatchina Palace
Gatchina
Gatchina is a town and the administrative center of Gatchinsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located south of St. Petersburg by the road leading to Pskov...
outside of Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
. Olga's relationship with her mother, Empress Marie, the daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark
Christian IX of Denmark
Christian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...
, was strained and distant from childhood. In contrast, she and her father enjoyed their time together and shared intimate secrets.
