- Born
- Died
- Birth nameAnastasia Nicholaievna Romanova
- Nicknames
- The Little Pair
- Nastya
- Nastas
- Nastenka
- Malenkaya
- Shvibzik
- Nastaska
- Shvybz
- Anastasia
- Nastasia
- Shvybzik
- Height5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
- Her Imperial Highness, The Grand Duchess Anastasia Nicholaievna Romanov was born on June 18, 1901. She was the fourth child of Tsar Nicholas the second, and the Empress Alexandra. She was a big disappointment because by now they were hoping for a boy to be the tsarevich and the next tsar. She had three older sisters -Olga, Tatiana and Maria - and one younger brother Alexei. Out of all she siblings she was the favorite of her grandmother, Maria Feodorovna. She had brown hair and blue eyes and was the jokester of the family who liked to play pranks on people. Anastasia was very short and thin but when the family was in captivity, she became fatter and her mental development had slowed down. Anastasia was sometimes called "Imp" and "The Infant Terrible" of the family. Anastasia was pretty close to her older sister Maria who were known as "The Little Pair", while, her older sisters Olga and Tatiana, were called "The Big Pair." As well as their older sisters, they shared a bedroom. Anastasia dominated her older sister with her energy and enthusiasm. Anastasia was extremely close to her younger brother Alexei. Whenever Alexei got hurt, she would always try to make him better by telling jokes and trying to get him to laugh. When her father abdicated, for himself and for Alexei, Anastasia and her family were prisoners of the Revolution, in Tobolsk. After that, Anastasia's father, mother and sister Maria went to Ekaterinburg, leaving Anastasia with her sisters Olga and Tatiana and her younger brother Alexei. Anastasia and her sisters took care of Alexei because he got very hurt before her father, mother and sister left. After Alexei was well enough to be moved, Olga, Tatiana, Anastasia, Alexei and some of their employs went to Ekaterinburg, to be with their parents and Maria. In Ekaterinburg the Romanovs lived in a place called "The House of Special Purpose." Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia all shared a room, while her father, mother, and Alexei shared. On July 17, 1918 the Romanovs, their Doctor, and others where set up in a basement in "The House of Special Purpose." Then, 11 executors entered and started firing. Anastasia and her family and servants all died. Anastasia was only 17 years old when she died. But, when they found the bodies of the Romanovs and their servants they realized they are missing two, Alexei and either Maria, Tatiana, or Anastasia. Recently the Russian Orthodox Church in Russia canonized the Romanovs as saints.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Jamie
- ChildrenNo Children
- Parents
- RelativesAleksey Nikolaeyvitch Romanov(Sibling)Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia(Aunt or Uncle)Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia(Aunt or Uncle)Victoria Mountbatten(Aunt or Uncle)Elizabeth Feodorovna(Aunt or Uncle)Princess Irene of Prussia(Aunt or Uncle)Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine(Aunt or Uncle)Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia(Aunt or Uncle)George Alexandrovich(Aunt or Uncle)Grand Duke Michael(Aunt or Uncle)Ernest Louis(Aunt or Uncle)Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine(Aunt or Uncle)Princess Irina Yusupova(Cousin)Prince Rostislav Alexandrovich of Russia(Cousin)Count Brasov George Mikhailovich(Cousin)Grand Duchess Tatiana(Sibling)Tikhon Nikolaevich(Cousin)Guri Nikolaevich(Cousin)Princess Alice of Battenberg(Cousin)Queen Louise(Cousin)George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven(Cousin)Louis Mountbatten(Cousin)Prince Waldemar of Prussia(Cousin)Prince Sigismund of Prussia(Cousin)Prince Henry of Prussia(Cousin)Stillborn son Prinz von Hessen und bei Rhine(Cousin)Czar Aleksandr III(Grandparent)Czarina Maria Fyodorovna(Grandparent)Louis IV(Grandparent)Grand Duchess Alice(Grandparent)Tsar Alexander II(Great Grandparent)Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse)(Great Grandparent)Prince Albert(Great Grandparent)Queen Victoria(Great Grandparent)Grand Duchess Olga(Sibling)Grand Duchess Maria(Sibling)Christian IX(Great Grandparent)
- Having a fringe, which was used to hide the scar on her forehead
- Chubby.
- Gifted.
- Strawberry-blonde hair.
- Blue eyes.
- Speculation was rife that Anastasia escaped the revolution with her grandmother and supposedly resurfaced in Paris in the 1960s. Although unfounded, this theory provided the inspiration for Danielle Steel's Zoya (1995).
- Daughter of Tsar Nicholas II (1868 - 1918) and Tsarina Alexandra (1872 - 1918).
- Younger sister of Grand Duchess Olga (1895 - 1918), Grand Duchess Tatiana (1897 - 1918), Grand Duchess Maria (1899 - 1918) and older sister of Tsarevitch Aleksey Nikolaeyvitch Romanov (1904- 1918).
- Her remains and that of her family and servants were found in 1991. In 2007 the remains of her brother Tsarevitch Alexei and sister Grand Duchess Maria were found 20 miles away.
- Throughout her life was the favorite of her grandmother, Marie Feodorovna.
- We played on the swing, that was when I roared with laughter, the fall was so wonderful! Indeed! I told the sisters about it so many times yesterday that they got quite fed up, but I could go on telling it masses of times ... What weather we've had! One could simply shout with joy.
- Olga is hitting Maria,and Maria is shouting like a big idiot. A Dragoon and a big idiot.
- A soldier told me if you hop up and down on 1 leg it makes you grow taller!
- ...I am sitting on the sofa near Aleksey who is having dinner with M. Gilliard and Maria is running about making very much noise. After that we spent some time with Alexey. When we are free we usually do it...
- It is so sad to hear that Nikolai Nikolaevich Vasiliev has died. We all find it hard that he's not alive. Friends write to us, but many letters don't reach us... We remember the old days, visiting our hospital. I guess no one goes to the graves of our injured ones now nearly everyone was taken away from Tsarskoe. Do you remember Lukyanov he was so pitiful and sweet, always playing with our bracelets like a baby. His visiting card was in my album, but unfortunately the album was left behind at Tsarskoe. Just now I'm writing in our bedroom. On the writing desk are pictures of our beloved hospital...All in all, the times we went to visit the hospital were awfully good. We often reminisce about our visits to the hospital, the evening chats on the telephone, and everything, everything....
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