Royal romances of to-day . scouragements of her royal relatives. AndNicholas, with that stubbornness that has ever char-acterised him, set about to win over all opponentsto their marriage. First he appealed to his uncle,Grand Duke Serge, who had married Alixs sister,Elizabeth. Then he went to London and pleadedwith Queen Victoria. Finally, he gained the con-sent of his own father, who was the last to Nicholas went himself to Darmstadt to carrythe news in person to his Princess who had nowwaited for this message for nine long years. There still remained one important th
Royal romances of to-day . scouragements of her royal relatives. AndNicholas, with that stubbornness that has ever char-acterised him, set about to win over all opponentsto their marriage. First he appealed to his uncle,Grand Duke Serge, who had married Alixs sister,Elizabeth. Then he went to London and pleadedwith Queen Victoria. Finally, he gained the con-sent of his own father, who was the last to Nicholas went himself to Darmstadt to carrythe news in person to his Princess who had nowwaited for this message for nine long years. There still remained one important that this was a difficulty to the German Prin-cess, is to her everlasting credit. According to thelaws of Russia, the throne may never be occupied©r shared by anyone not of the Greek Catholicfaith. Now Princess Alix, being born in Germanyand brought up in Germany, was a earliest childhood, she had been devoted tothe Church and to her religion, and the tenets ofthe Greek Church were totally unfamiliar to Q <PO o ? o H-l ou Pio o X <; H S<enH WXH Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia 119 When they were presented to her there were many-things that seemed so strange that for a long timeshe could not acknowledge her acceptance of them. In most royal marriages, the brides change theirfaith as lightly as they change their gowns, andlearn the priest-taught formulas that their tutorsprescribe, and subscribe to the doctrines of theiradopted church without fear or question. Alix de-manded intimate knowledge of all the doctrinesshe must accept, so learned theologians and doc-trinaires were dispatched to Darmstadt to give herinstruction. Many are the stories told of her longarguments with these learned men over points thatwere not clear to her, and of her deep prying ques-tions into the reasons for certain regulations andlaws. At one time it seemed as if she could notaccept certain things that these holy men were en-deavouring to press upon her and more than o
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