Alexandra Feodorovna

ALEXANDRA FEODOROVNA was Empress consort of Russia, the wife of Nicholas I and the mother of Emperor Alexander II. Born Princess Charlotte of Prussia, she was a daughter of King Frederick William III and Queen Louise. Her marriage to Grand Duke Nicholas Pavlovich in 1817 strengthened dynastic ties between the Russian and Prussian courts.

After Nicholas became emperor, Alexandra held the position of Empress consort. Family life, court culture and charitable patronage formed important parts of her activities. Cultural institutions and efforts to assist people in need were associated with her name. She outlived her husband and died at Tsarskoye Selo in 1860. She must be distinguished from the later Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1872–1918), born Princess Alix of Hesse, wife of Nicholas II.