On two occasions the Russian TSARS actually saved the Hohenzollern from complete destruction.
"German Problems and Personalities"
Charles Sarolea
All the Russian TSARS have married German Princesses.
"German Problems and Personalities"
Charles Sarolea
In the Empire of the TSARS the sympathies of the ruler and of the Imperial family for a hundred and fifty years have generally been German.
"German Problems and Personalities"
Charles Sarolea