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She was a princess born to privilege but aged only 14 was taken to Russia & married off to psychopath.On #InternationalWomensDay as I write Julie of Saxe Coburg's story I think of all the other innocent underage teenage brides in history sacrificed at altar of dynastic expediency
Wow! I am equally stunned by how many people love that new image I posted of Nicholas painted by Serov - this being the much more famous one. I don't think any other painter has captured the inherent kindness of the real, private man. #Romanovs100