All About Royal Families

Own picture - taken in november 2013 On the picture, you can see the Railway station and the harbour of Ostend. Those places had much importance in Belgian history. 1838: first opening of the Ostend Railway station during the reign of  King Leopold I of Belgium 1913: re-opening during the reign of King Albert I of Belgium It was constructed in the classical style : King Louis XVI style. Own picture - taken in 2012 Anyway, so far the history, I wish you all a very happy Sunday!

In Saint Petersburg a noble girl was born on August 30th. 1842. She was called: Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia. Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia - Source picture: wikipedia Her parents Tsar Alexander II of Russia and Marie of Hesse and by Rhine   were happy with her birth and nicknamed her tenderly 'Lina' or 'Sashenka'. Even Alexandra's father wanted her company during his study.    When, on July 10th. 1849, Grand Duchess Alexandra died at the age of 6, from infant meningitis, her parents were devastated. Her father placed a dried flower from the funeral mass in his diary and marked the page in black. Her mother cried if people mentioned Grand Duchess Alexandra. In the late 19th. century the name Alexandra was considered to be unlucky. None of the daughters of Tsar Nicholas II (Alexandra's brother) was called in her honor although their mother had the name Alexandra, but that's another story