Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna (1901-1918)

Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia (Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova, in Russian: Великая Княжна Анастасия Николаевна ) (June 18, 1901 – July 17, 1918) was the youngest daughter of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia and Empress Alexandra. She was a younger sister of Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, Grand Duchess Tatiana of Russia and Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia. She was an older sister of Tsarevich Alexei of Russia. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Note: Daughters is also a band. ... Nicholas II, Tsar of Russia Tsar Nicholas II (18 May 1868 – 17 July 1918)1 was the last crowned Emperor of Russia. ... Princess Alix of Hesse, as Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia (1872-1918) Her Grand Ducal Highness Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine (Alix Victoria Helena Louise Beatrice, 6 June 1872 - 17 July 1918), was the consort of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, the last Tsar of Russia. ... Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna (1895-1918) Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (Olga Nikolaevna Romanova) (In Russian Великая Княжна Ольга Николаевна), also known as Olishka (November 15, 1895 - July 17, 1918), was the eldest daughter of Nicholas II of Russia and Alexandra of Hesse. ... Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna (1897-1918) Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia (Tatiana Nikolaevna Romanova) (In Russian Великая Княжна Татьяна Николаевна) (June 10, 1897 - July 17, 1918) was the second daughter of Nicholas II of Russia and Alexandra of Hesse. ... Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna (1899-1918) Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (Maria Nikolaevna Romanova) (In Russian Великая Княжна Мария Николаевна), also known as Marie or Mashka ( June 26, 1899 - July 17, 1918) was the third daughter of Nicholas II of Russia and Alexandra of Hesse. ... Tsarevich Alexei (1904-1918) Tsesarevich (Tsarevich) Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia (In Russian Царевич Алексей Николаевич) (August 12, 1904 - July 17, 1918), of the House of Romanov, was a Tsarevich of Russia and was the youngest child of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Alexandra of Hesse. ...

She carried the name of the Tsaritsa Anastasia of Russia. She was said to have been sometimes cruelly good at impersonations and to possess a sharp sarcastic wit. She also suffered from the medical condition hallux valgus, which affected the joints of her two big toes. Anastacia Romanovna of Russia (??? - 1560) was the wife of the first Russian Tsar, Ivan IV of Russia, also known as Ivan the Terrible. In the summer of 1560, Anastacia fell ill to a lingering illness. ... Hallux valgus is a deformity of the big toe, whereby the joint at the base of the toe projects outwards, and the top of the toe turns inwards. ...

She was assassinated along with the rest of her family in the Ipatiev House in Ekaterinburg on July 17, 1918. Although rumors of her survival had persisted for several decades, DNA testing in 1994 on the bodies executed in Ekaterinburg have established that they were indeed the Romanovs, although two bodies - those of Alexei and one of the daughters (variously said to be Anastasia, Tatiana or Maria) - were missing, likely because they had been cremated. Photograph of snow-covered Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburgs Church on the Blood, built on the spot where the Tsar and his family were murdered. ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The crematorium at Haycombe Cemetery, Bath, England. ...

She has been impersonated on several occasions. The two most famous instances were an American woman named Eugenia Smith and a woman calling herself "Anna Anderson." Eugenia Smith, of Chicago, also known as Eugenia Drabek Smetisko, (1899-31 January 1997) was the author of the Autobiography of HIH Anastasia Nicholaevna of Russia, in which she claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia. ... Anna Anderson Anastasia Manahan (her official name in later life) usually known as Anna Anderson (circa1900 - February 4, 1984) was the best known of several women who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia, the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Empress Alexandra. ...

In 2000, she and her family were canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Canonization is the process of making someone into a saint and involves proving that a candidate has lived in such a way that he or she is worthy of sainthood. ... Saint Basils Cathedral, a well-known Russian Orthodox church situated in Moscow The Russian Orthodox Church (Русская Православная церковь) is that body of Christians who are united under the Patriarch of Moscow, who in turn is in communion with the other patriarchs of the Eastern Orthodox Church. ...

Media appearances

The possible survival of Anastasia has been the subject of several films. Although the earliest such film was made in 1928 and the most recent a fictionalized 1997 animated musical version, the most famous is probably the 1956 Anastasia starring Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner, and Helen Hayes. Anastasia's possible survival is also the subject of the song "Yes Anastasia" by contemporay musician Tori Amos. 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Original theatrical poster for . Anastasia is an animated feature created at Fox Animation Studios, produced and directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman, and released on November 21, 1997 by Twentieth Century Fox. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Anastasia is a 1956 film which tells the true story of a young, confused woman in France after the Russian Revolution who, backed by the Russian emigre community, attempts to pass herself off as Anastasia Nicolaievna Romanova, the daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. ... Ingrid Bergman  listen? (August 29, 1915 – August 29, 1982) was an Academy Award-winning Swedish actress. ... Yul Brynner (July 7, 1915 - October 10, 1985) was an actor born in Vladivostok, Russia who appeared in many movies and stage productions. ... Helen Hayes circa 1931 Helen Hayes (October 10, 1900 - March 17, 1993) was an American actress whose successful and award-winning career spanned almost 70 years. ... Tori Amos Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is an American singer, pianist and songwriter. ...

Anastasia also appears as a playable character in the 2004 PlayStation 2 Computer role-playing game Shadow Hearts: Covenant 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The PlayStation 2 (PS2) (Japanese: プレイステーション2) is Sonys second video game console, after the PlayStation. ... Computer role-playing games (CRPGs), often shortened to simply role-playing games (RPGs), are a type of video or computer game that traditionally uses gameplay elements found in paper-and-pencil role-playing games. ... Shadow Hearts is a series of role playing games for the PlayStation 2. ...

Older namesake

Another Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia (Великая Княжна Анастасия Михайловна) (July 28, 1860 - March 11, 1922) was the daughter of Grand Duke Mikhail of Russia. She was married to Grand Duke Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... 11 March is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

External links

• www.alexanderpalace.org/anastasia
• www.livadia.org/ana