Archeologists eager to learn more about Antebellum life in the South are now excavating the site of Lucy Petway Holcombe Pickens' LaGrange home, seen at right. Lucy was a nineteenth-century socialite, known for her beauty, intelligence and behind-the-scenes role in the Confederate government. As one of the most famous women in the South, her male contemporaries described her as "beautiful, brilliant and captivating" - perceptions that helped shape stereotypes of the "Southern belle." She was born to Mr. Beverly LaFayette Holcombe and Eugenia Dorothea Hunt Holcombe on June 11, 1832, and was raised on the family plantation near LaGrange. Lucy showed an early interest in politics and social affairs. At the age of 17, she published The Free Flag of Cuba, a romanticized account of Narcisco Lopez's 1851 expedition to Cuba. With her marriage to Frances Pickens, a well-established politician and social influence. The "Lucy Holcombe Legion" Confederate army unit was named in her honor, and she is the only woman to be featured on Confederate currency. Lucy Petway Holcombe Pickens' reign as "Queen of the Confederacy" has lasted far beyond her death on August 8, 1899.

Question:
Which worldly icons were the godparents of Francis and Lucy Pickens' only daughter, Eugenia?

Answer:
Czar Alexander II and Czarina Maria of Russia were Eugenia's godparents during her baptism in the Czar's palace. Francis and Lucy were great friends with Czar Alexander II. Eugenia, called Douschka or "little darling," was spoiled with gifts from the Czar. In fact, he wrote to Douschka every year until his death.

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