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Wedding Ceremony at the Winter Palace
- When
- 26 November 1894
- Where
- Grand Church of the Winter Palace
Nicholas II and Alix married in the Grand Church of the Winter Palace on 26 November 1894, following Alix's conversion to Orthodoxy.
The ceremony took place in the Grand Church of the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg. Alix had been received into the Russian Orthodox Church as Grand Duchess Alexandra Feodorovna shortly before the wedding. The event occurred amidst mourning for Alexander III, who had died earlier in November.
Sources
- Wedding of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-22
- Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-09
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