21 Facts About Sophie Buxhoeveden

Sophie Buxhoeveden was the author of three memoirs about the imperial family and about her own escape from Russia.

Sophie Buxhoeveden was chosen as an honorary Lady in Waiting to the Tsarina in 1904, and became an official Lady in Waiting in 1913.

Sophie Buxhoeveden was nicknamed "Isa" by the Tsarina and her four daughters and, during World War I, was often chosen by the Tsarina to accompany the four grand duchesses to official duties.

Sophie Buxhoeveden had no time for Grigori Rasputin, but witnessed his miracles first-hand and was baffled by his powers.

Alexandra would have liked her to accept Rasputin as a holy man, but knew Sophie Buxhoeveden's opinion was not likely to be changed.

Sophie Buxhoeveden followed the family to exile in Siberia following the Russian Revolution of 1917.

Sophie Buxhoeveden was released by the Bolsheviks, unlike many of the other people in the family's entourage, most likely because they mistook her Danish name for Swedish and assumed she was a foreign national.

Sophie Buxhoeveden spent many months on the run across Siberia, with other members of the royal household, including Gibbes, Alexandra Tegleva, and Gilliard.

Sophie Buxhoeveden was only allowed safe passage out of Russia when she made it to Omsk, which was then under the control of the Russian White Army and the British Military.

Sophie Buxhoeveden marveled at the sights she had never seen before:.

In exile, Sophie Buxhoeveden lived in Copenhagen with her father, then at Hemmelmark in northern Germany, the estate owned by Prince Heinrich of Prussia, younger brother of Kaiser Wilhelm II, and his wife, Princess Irene, the Tsarina's sister.

At her own admission, Sophie Buxhoeveden's rooms had been searched, and nothing of value had been found.

Sophie Buxhoeveden was the husband of Maria Rasputin, author of historically disproven books, having married her to gain the trust of Rasputin supporters who were financing a plot to rescue the Romanovs It was he who betrayed the family, and attempted to cast doubt on others.

Sophie Buxhoeveden claimed according to nurse Thea Malinovski to be Grand Duchess Anastasia in the fall of 1921.

Baroness Sophie Buxhoeveden went to Berlin to visit the woman and pronounced her "too short" to be Tatiana.

Sophie Buxhoeveden was in bed close to the wall, she was turned facing against the window, in full sunlight.

Sophie Buxhoeveden did not reply and I saw that she did not understand a word of what I had said, for when she raised the cover after a certain period of time, and I saw her face, there was nothing in her eyes which showed she had recognized me.

Sophie Buxhoeveden's hands were completely different, the fingers were longer and the nails narrower.

Sophie Buxhoeveden remained completely indifferent, she whispered some incomprehensible words into Ms.

Sophie Buxhoeveden has none of the special characteristics that would allow any one who knew the Grand Duchess Anastasia well to identify her.

Sophie Buxhoeveden never wavered in her view that Anderson was an impostor.