The Life of a Young Girl

When she was two years old, 18 74, hessa was forcibly annexed the recently proclaimed german empire. Alex always had a lingering bitterness against the arrogant prussians. In 18 84, the now 12 year old alex accompanied her older sister ella, who was marrying the russian grand duke, serge,. She met her 16 year old cousin, nickie, for the first time. But when she came back for a second visit five later, she was 17 and he was 21. And this time some sparks started to fly.