Question

While the czar was away fighting (against Germany and its allies) WWI he left his foreign wife

in charge of Russia's government. Where was his wife from?

Answer 1

Alexandra Fyodorovna Romanovna was German, from the city of Darmstadt.

Step-by-step explanation:

Czar Nicholas II was married with Alexandra Fyodorovna Romanovna, whose original name was Alix von Hesse-Darmstadt, a German member of nobelty, granddaughter of Victoria I, queen of the United Kingdom. She was born in the city of Darmstadt, located to the west of Germany. Her German origin was a cause of criticism between Russian people, since the Russian Empire declared war against the German Empire.