page_title: Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia
section_title: Early life
hierarchical_section_title: Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia / Early life
caption_attribution_description: English: Tsar Alexander III with his wife and their three eldest children.
context_page_description: Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia was a daughter of Tsar Alexander III of Russia and the eldest of Czar Nicholas II two sisters. She married her cousin Grand Duke Alexander Mikailovich of Russia and had seven children. During her brother's reign, she lived a private life. However, when monarchy fell, she escaped Russia and lived in England.
context_section_description: Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna was born on 6 April 1875 at Anichkov Palace in St. Petersburg. Her mother was Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia.
  After her grandfather died, her father became the Russian king. At this time, Xenia was six years old. It was difficult political time because of terrorist threats. Alexander III moved with his family from the Winter Palace to the Gatchina Palace to protect his family.
  Xenia, like her brothers, was educated by private tutors. She studied foreign languages very much. Apart from her native Russian, Xenia studied English, French, and German. Xenia also learnt how to cook and make puppets and clothes. She liked to ride, fish, draw, play gymnastics, dance, and perform the piano.
caption: Xenia between her parents. On the left her bother Nicholas. On the right George.
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