Who was Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia?
Q: Who was Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia?
A: Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia was the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his wife Alexandra Fyodorovna. She had four siblings, including Grand Duchess Olga, Grand Duchess Tatiana, Grand Duchess Maria, and Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia.
Q: What happened to her in 1918?
A: In 1918, she was murdered with her family by the Bolshevik secret police.
Q: Where were her remains found?
A: 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 indeed Alexei and his sister.
Q: Was Anna Anderson related to the Imperial family?
A: No. Several women have claimed to have been Anastasia over the years; however Anna Anderson's claim was disproved when DNA testing on pieces of her tissue and hair showed that she was not related to them.
Q: How did scientists confirm who Alexei Nikolaevich and his sister were in 2008?
A: Scientists used DNA testing to confirm who Alexei Nikolaevich and his sister were in 2008.
Q: What did Dr Michael Coble do regarding this case?
A: Dr Michael Coble from US Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory published last results from DNA testing which proved that all four grand duchesses had been murdered back in March 2009.
