She had nine children. Her eighth child, Leopold suffered from hemophilia, he died of a brain hemorrhage at the age of 31. Leopold’s daughter, Alice, was a carrier, and her son, Viscount Tremonton, also died from a brain hemorrhage in 1928. Two of Queen Victoria’s daughter’s were also carriers of hemophilia. They passed the disease on to the Spanish, German and Russian Royal Families.
Queen Victoria’s granddaughter, Alexandra, who married Nicolas, the tsar of Russia was a carrier of hemophilia. Their first son, Tsarevich Alexei, was a hemophilic. Alexandra and Nicolas were preoccupied about Tsarevich Alexei’s illness at the time when Russia was in chaos. Tsarevich Alexei’s illness and the strain it placed on the royal family contributed to the factors of the Russian revolution of 1917.
Queen Victoria’s granddaughter, Alexandra, who married Nicolas, the tsar of Russia was a carrier of hemophilia. Their first son, Tsarevich Alexei, was a hemophilic. Alexandra and Nicolas were preoccupied about Tsarevich Alexei’s illness at the time when Russia was in chaos. Tsarevich Alexei’s illness and the strain it placed on the royal family contributed to the factors of the Russian revolution of 1917.
