Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia (Russian: Ксения Александровна Романова; 6 April 1875 – 20 April 1960) was the eldest daughter of Emperor Alexander III of Russia and the eldest sister of Emperor Nicholas II. She married her cousin Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia, with whom she had seven children. During her brother's reign she lived a private life, uninterested in politics. After the fall of the monarchy in February 1917 she fled Russia, eventually settling in the United Kingdom.
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