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5 days ago · This ornate tiara has had many lives and owners. It was first bought by Queen Mary from Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia in 1921 and was originally made with 15 large drop...
4 days ago · Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, CI, GCVO, GBE (Greek: Πριγκίπισσα Μαρίνα της Ελλάδας και Δανίας; 13 December [O.S. 30 November] 1906 – 27 August 1968) was the daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia.
4 days ago · He married Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia (1882–1957), daughter of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia and Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the only sister of the future Russian imperial pretender, Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovich, and his second cousin through his mother Olga Constantinovna of Russia and her father Vladimir ...
4 days ago · The pendant belonged to Margrethe’s paternal grandmother, Queen Alexandrine of Denmark. It was part of a suite of sapphire jewelry, parts of which were often worn together as a stomacher ornament. She wears the stomacher above with her diamond fringe tiara, which was a legacy from her mother, Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia.
2 days ago · This is a list of current and former female monarchs regardless of title, including queens regnant, empresses regnant, pharaohs and monarchs by other titles (grand duchess, princess, etc.). Consorts, such queens consort (i.e. spouses of male monarchs) are not included, see list of current consorts of sovereigns .
5 days ago · 19 Minutes Ago by Paul Gilbert. On 14th April 2024, a collection of 43 watercolors, painted by Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, sold at a Moscow auction for 60 million rubles [$640.000 USD] – which is double their estimated value. For the first time, a collection on this scale of the grand duchess’s works went under the hammer at the Moscow ...
6 days ago · Xenia had taken an interest in the strange case of a woman, Anna Anderson, who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, youngest daughter of the last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II. As Prince Christopher explained, "That was her story, and, fantastic as it was, there were many who believed then − and still believe − in her ...
