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Jan 18, 2023 · The royal, who married Prince Nicholas of Greece, was exiled from both Russia and Athens following two revolutions. Now, Tatler reflects on the life of a Grand Duchess who was described as ‘snobbish’ by some. By Natasha Leake. 18 January 2023. Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images.
List of grand duchesses of Russia. This is a list of those members of the Russian Imperial House who bore the title velikaia kniaginia ( Russian: великая княгиня) or velikaia knazhna ( Russian: великая княжна) (usually translated into French and English as grand duchess, but more accurately grand princess ).
NameFatherBornDied17081728Elizabeth Petrovna later, Elizabeth, ...170917621714172817181746Grand 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.
Elena Pavlovna (Russian: Елена Павловна; 24 December [O.S. 13 December] 1784 – 24 September [O.S. 12 September] 1803) was a grand duchess of Russia as the daughter of Paul I, the Russian emperor, and later became the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin as the wife of the Hereditary Grand Duke Frederick Louis (1778 ...
Sep 27, 2017 · Becoming a Romanov: Grand Duchess Elena of Russia and her World (1871–1873), by Marina Soroka and Charles A. Ruud | The English Historical Review | Oxford Academic. Volume 132. Issue 559. Journal Article.
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Jun 15, 2020 · (public domain) 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.
Jun 16, 2020 · Nicholas died in Athens on 8 February 1938 after suffering a heart attack. He said, “I am happy to die in my motherland, in my beloved country.” 1 Elena moved into a villa in Athens from where she supported charities and the Russian community. Elena stayed in Greece during the Second World War, much to the worry of her family.
