Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia

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Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (Russian: Ольга Николаевна, romanized: Olga Nikolayevna; 15 November [O.S. 3 November] 1895 – 17 July 1918) was the eldest child of the last Russian emperor, Nicholas II, and his wife Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Before the birth of her brother Alexei Nikolaevich, rumors spread that Nicholas II would declare Olga his heir. Before World War I, possible marriage prospects for Olga were the subject of great speculation within Russia and throughout Europe. Possible marriage candidates spoken of included Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia, Crown Prince Carol of Romania, Edward, Prince of Wales, and Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia. Olga herself wanted to marry a Russian and remain in her home country. During World War I, she nursed wounded soldiers in a military hospital. Olga's murder following the Russian Revolution of 1917 resulted in her canonization as a passion bearer by the Russian Orthodox Church. In the 1990s, her remains were identified through...

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