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Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
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Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (Russian: Анастасия Николаевна Романова, romanized: Anastasiya Nikolaevna Romanova; 18 June [O.S. 5 June] 1901 – 17 July 1918) was the youngest daughter of Nicholas II of Russia and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. After she was murdered in the Russian Revolution, she was canonized as a passion bearer by the Russian Orthodox Church.
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna | |||||
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Born | 18 June [O.S. 5 June] 1901 Peterhof Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire | ||||
Died | 17 July 1918(1918-07-17) (aged 17) Ipatiev House, Yekaterinburg, Russian Soviet Republic | ||||
Burial | 17 July 1998 Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation | ||||
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House | Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov | ||||
Father | Nicholas ll | ||||
Mother | Alexandra Feodorovna | ||||
Religion | Russian Orthodox | ||||
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During the years of Communist rule nobody knew where she was buried. This led to many stories that she could have escaped and still be alive.[1] The bodies of the Tsar, Tsarina, and three daughters were found in a grave near Yekaterinburg in 1991; however, the bodies of Alexei Nikolaevich and one of his sisters (either Anastasia or Maria) were not there.
In January 2008, Russian scientists said that the remains of a young boy and woman found near Yekaterinburg in August 2007 might be the missing bodies. On 30 April 2008, Russian scientists used DNA testing to prove that they were the Tsarevich Alexei and his sister.[2] In March 2009, the last results of the DNA testing were published by Dr. Michael Coble of the US Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory. This proved that all four Grand Duchesses were murdered.[3]
Several women have claimed to have been Anastasia.[1] The most famous was Anna Anderson. However, DNA testing in 1994 on pieces of Anderson's tissue and hair showed that she was not related to the Imperial family.[4]