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Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia (29 January 1882 – 13 March 1957), sometimes known as Helen, Helena, Helene, Ellen, Yelena, Hélène, or Eleni, was the only daughter and youngest child of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia and Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
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Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia (1882–1957). She...
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Jan 18, 2023 · This week marks the anniversary of the birth of Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna, a monarch whose life story was dazzling; full of glamour and drama. Born on 17 January 1882, Elena was the only daughter of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia and Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and later married Princess Nicholas of Greece.
Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia, sometimes known as Helen, Helena, Helene, Ellen, Yelena, Hélène, or Eleni, was the only daughter and youngest child of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia and Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Her husband was Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark and they were both first cousins of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia. She was also first ...
Born as Princess of Russia and Grand Duchess after her father's headship of the House of Romanov. Kira Kirillovna: Kirill Vladimirovich: 1909: 1967: Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia (m. 1938) Born as Princess of Russia and Grand Duchess after her father's headship of the House of Romanov. Maria Vladimirovna: Vladimir Kirillovich: 1953
NameFatherBornDied17081728Elizabeth Petrovna later, Elizabeth, ...170917621714172817181746On August 29, 1902, at Tsarskoye Selo, Elena married her second cousin, Prince Nicholas of Greece, the son of King George I of the Hellenes and Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna of Russia. The two had first met at a party in Livadia in 1894, and then again at the coronation of their first cousin Nicholas II, Emperor of All of Russia in 1896.
Sep 27, 2017 · Extract. Every student of nineteenth-century Russia is familiar with the name of Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna. Not only was she the aunt by marriage of Tsar Alexander II (and, indeed, the sister-in-law of Tsar Alexander I and Tsar Nicholas I), she was also a central figure in the complex series of political and bureaucratic manœuvres that led up to the emancipation of the serfs in 1861.
Jun 15, 2020 · Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia was born on 17 January 1882 as the only daughter of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia and Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. She would have three surviving older brothers; Kirill, Boris and Andrei. She grew up surrounded by immense luxury and was therefore quite conscious of her exalted position [read more]
