Alexandra Tegleva

Alexandra Tegleva
Tegleva in 1916
Born	(1884-05-02)2 May 1884[1] Terebushka, Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	21 March 1955(1955-03-21) (aged 70) Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Education	Smolny Institute of Noble Maidens
Occupation(s)	nursemaid, governess
Spouse	Pierre Gilliard
Relatives	Teglev family

Alexandra Alexandrovna Tegleva (Russian: Александра Александровна Теглева; 2 May 1884–21 March 1955), also known as Shura Tegleva and Sasha Tegleva, was a Russian noblewoman who served as a nursemaid in the Russian Imperial Household. As nursemaid to the children of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, she went with the family into exile in Tobolsk following the abdication of Nicholas II during the February Revolution, but was ultimately prevented from staying with them during their house arrest at Ipatiev House. She survived the Russian Revolution and married Pierre Gilliard, a Swiss academic who served with her in the Imperial Household as the children's French tutor. She moved to Lausanne as a white émigré and remained there the rest of her life. Tegleva worked with her husband to investigate and debunk the claims made by Anna Anderson, a Romanov impostor who pretended to be Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna.