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Princess Olga Andreevna Romanoff (Russian: О́льга Андре́евна Рома́нова, romanized: Ólga Andréevna Románova; born 8 April 1950) is a British aristocrat and member of the House of Romanov. She is the grandniece of Nicholas II of Russia and Alexandra Feodorovna, the last emperor and empress of Russia.
- Nadine Sylvia Ada McDougall
- Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov
The personal symbols of Rurik, Igor, Olga and Svyatoslav. Princess Olga meets the body of her husband. A sketch by Vasily Surikov. After Igor's death in 945, Olga ruled Kievan Rus' as regent on behalf of their son Sviatoslav. She was the first woman to rule Kievan Rus'.
- 945–960
- Sviatoslav the Brave
Nov 11, 2019 · Heritage Images / Contributor / Getty Images. By. Jone Johnson Lewis. Updated on November 11, 2019. Princess Olga of Kiev, also known as St. Olga, is sometimes credited as founding, with her grandson Vladimir, what has come to be known as Russian Christianity (the Moscow Patriarchate within Eastern Orthodoxy).
- Jone Johnson Lewis
Mar 29, 2024 · St. Olga (born c. 890—died 969, Kyiv; feast day July 11) was the princess who was the first recorded female ruler of the Rus and the first member of the ruling family of Kyivan Rus to adopt Christianity. She was canonized as the first Kyivan saint of the Orthodox Church and is the patron saint of widows and converts.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 15, 2022 · Updated June 7, 2022. Saint Olga of Kiev was the 10th-century princess of Kievan Rus who enacted bloodthirsty revenge on the tribe that killed her husband, the Grand Prince Igor I. Nikolay Bruni/Wikimedia Commons Saint Olga of Kiev, the princess who brutally tormented her enemies.
Oct 12, 2018 · A British socialite and organizer of London’s Russian Debutante Ball in London, Olga is the daughter of Prince Andrei Alexandrovich, the eldest nephew to Nicholas II.
Feb 28, 2022 · Olga of Kyiv is today recognised as one of Eastern Orthodoxy’s greatest saints – and her bloodthirsty tale is one of defiance and vengeance, and worth remembering today.
