Part one of term paper
In 1884, Nicholas Alexandrovich Romanov, met his future wife, Alexandra Victoria Helena Louise Beatrice, Princess of Hesse. On April 20,1894, they were married. During that same year Nicholas took the throne because of his father's death and became the emperor of Russia. He was only 26. Alexandra and Nicholas lived happily together. They ...

Part two of term paper
... that he got a daughter not a son, but he encouraged his-self that the next one would be a boy. However, next one wasn't a boy, and the one after that wasn't a boy either. Grand-Duchess Tatiana was born on May 29, 1897, and then Maria on June 26, 1899. Nicholas was upset and with his wife searched for a solution. A son was necessary to take over Nicholas's throne when the time came. I do not know why but for some reason Russians during that time preferred male as a ruler of the country, even ...