History - On This Day - 18 June 1901 - Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
On 18 June 1901 (O.S. June 5) a new Grand Duchess was born at the Peterhof Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia. She received the name: Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia. Source picture: Wikipedia Family Her parents were Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna. Grand Duchess Anastasia was the sister of: Grand Duchess Olga, Grand Duchess Tatiana, Grand Duchess Maria and Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia. The Tsar and his family - Taken at the exhibition in the Hermitage in Amsterdam in 2017 Early life When Anastasia was born, the Tsar and his family were disappointed that she wasn't a boy, who would be heir apparent to the throne. At the Russian Royal Court, the Tsar's children were raised as simple as possible. They slept on hard beds, they took cold baths in the morning and they were expected to tidy their rooms and to do needlework (which was sold to charity events). Anastasia g