#elizaveta mavrikievna

[imperial-russia]

Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg, later Grand Duchess Elizaveta Mavrikievna

[romanovsonelastdance]

Various members of the Russian Imperial Family.

From left: Maria Feodorovna, Tatiana Nikolaevna, Olga Nikolaevna, Alexandra Feodorovna, Alexei Nikolaevich, Maria Nikolaevna, Anastasia Nikolaevna, Elizaveta Mavrikievna, and Tatiana Konstantinovna.

[adini-nikolaevna]

Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich’s 25th wedding anniversary gift to his wife, Grand Duchess Elizaveta Mavrikievna: a silver Faberge frame featuring images of their children and residences.

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1900 Elegant Lady by Frank Markham Skipworth (private collection). From history-of-fashion.tumblr.com/image/168362737004 via pinterest.com/GloccaMoraBird/1900s-dresses/ 820X1102.

1900 Ita Wegman by ?. From pinterest.com/pocketmuseum/1900s-daywear/1900/ 982X1920.

1900s Grand Duke Konstantin &d Grand Duches Elisabeth Mavrikievna. From royalisticism.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-grand-dukes_12.html via pinterest.com/sullyclan/konstantin-konstantinovich/; fixed spots w Pshop & mono-color tint 872X1037.

1900s Lady Ivy Chamberlain. From antique-royals.tumblr.com/tagged/vintage 1093X1704.

1900s Negligée dress. From susannaives.com/wordpress/2012/04/fashion-from-paris-les-modes-february-1907/attachment/7/; fixed spots w Pshop & enlarged by half 810X1146.

1900s Smoking. From antique-royals.tumblr.com/tagged/vintage 805X1063. You’ve come a long, long way.

1900s Ready for the Park, Afternoon by Alastair K. Macdonald. From Mariana's photostream on flickr 764X1198.

[palecleverdoll]

Women of Imperial Russia: Ages at First Marriage

I have only included women whose birth dates and dates of marriage are known within at least 1-2 years, therefore, this is not a comprehensive list. This data set ends with the Revolution of 1917.

Eudoxia Lopukhina, wife of Peter I; age 20 when she married Peter in 1689 CE

Catherine I of Russia, wife of Peter I; age 18 when she married Johan Cruse in 1702 CE

Anna of Russia, daughter of Ivan V; age 17 when she married Frederick William Duke of Courland and Semigallia in 1710 CE

Anna Petrovna, daughter of Peter I; age 17 when she married Charles Frederick I, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, in 1725 CE

Catherine II, wife of Peter III; age 16 when she married Peter in 1745 CE

Natalia Alexeievna, wife of Paul I; age 17 when she married Paul in 1773 CE

Maria Feodorovna, wife of Paul I; age 17 when she married Paul in 1776 CE

Elizabeth Alexeivna, wife of Alexander I; age 14 when she married Alexander in 1793 CE

Anna Feodorovna, wife of Konstantin Pavlovich; age 15 when she married Konstantin in 1796 CE

Alexandra Pavlovna, daughter of Paul I; age 16 when she married Archduke Joseph of Austria in 1799 CE

Elena Pavlovna, daughter of Paul I; age 15 when she married Frederick Louis, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1799 CE

Maria Pavlovna, daughter of Paul I; age 18 when she married Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach in 1804 CE

Catherine Pavlovna, daughter of Paul I; age 21 when she married Duke George of Oldenburg in 1809 CE

Anna Pavlovna, daughter of Paul I; age 21 when she married William II of the Netherlands in 1816 CE

Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of Nicholas I; age 19 when she married Nicholas in 1817 CE

Joanna Grudzinska, wife of Konstantin Pavlovich; age 29 when she married Konstantin in 1820 CE

Elena Pavlovna, wife of Mikhail Pavlovich; age 17 when she married Mikhail in 1824 CE

Maria Nikolaevna, daughter of Nicholas I; age 20 when she married Maximilian de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg, in 1839 CE

Maria Alexandrovna, wife of Alexander II; age 17 when she married Alexander in 1841 CE

Elizaveta Mikhailovna, daughter of Mikhail Pavlovich; age 17 when she married Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, in 1844 CE

Alexandra Nikolaevna, daughter of Nicholas I; age 19 when she married Prince Frederick-William of Hesse-Kassel, in 1844 CE

Olga Nikolaevna, daughter of Nicholas I; age 24 when she married Charles I of Wurttemberg, in 1846 CE

Alexandra Iosifovna, wife of Konstantin Nikolaevich; age 18 when she married Konstantin in 1848 CE

Catherine Mikhailovna, daughter of Mikhail Pavlovich; age 24 when she married Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, in 1851 CE

Alexandra Petrovna, wife of Nicholas Nikolaevich the Elder; age 18 when she married Nicholas in 1856 CE

Olga Feodorovna, wife of Michael Nikolaevich; age 18 when she married Michael in 1857 CE

Maria Feodorovna, wife of Alexander III; age 19 when she married Alexander III in 1866 CE

Olga Konstantinovna, daughter of Konstantin Nikolaevich; age 16 when she married George I of Greece in 1867 CE

Vera Konstantinovna, daughter of Konstantin Nikolaevich; age 20 when she married Duke Eugen of Wurttemberg in 1874 CE

Maria Pavlovna, wife of Vladimir Alexandrovich; age 20 when she married Vladimir in 1874 CE

Maria Alexandrovna, daughter of Alexander II; age 19 when she married Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, in 1874 CE

Anastasia Mikhailovna, daughter of Michael Nikolaevich; age 19 when she married Friedrich Franz III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1879 CE

Nadezhada Alexandrovna Dreyer, wife of Nicholas Konstantinovich; age 21 when she married Nicholas in 1882 CE

Elizabeth Feodorovna, wife of Sergei Alexandrovich; age 20 when she married Sergei in 1884 CE

Olga Valerianovna Paley, wife of Paul Alexandrovich; age 19 when she married Erich von Pistolhkors in 1884 CE

Elizabeth Mavrikievna, wife of Konstantin Konstantinovich; age 19 when she married Konstantin in 1885 CE

Anastasia of Montenegro, wife of Nicholas Nikolaevich the Younger; age 21 when she married George Maximilianovich, Duke of Leuchtenberg in 1889 CE

Milica of Montenegro, wife of Peter Nikolaevich; age 23 when she married Peter in 1889 CE

Alexandra of Greece and Denmark, wife of Paul Alexandrovich; age 19 when she married Paul in 1889 CE

Sophie Nikolaievna, wife of Michael Mikhailovich; age 23 when she married Michael in 1891 CE

Victoria Feodorovna, wife of Kirill Vladimirovich; age 18 when she married Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, in 1894 CE

Xenia Alexandrovna, wife of Alexander Mikhailovich; age 19 when she married Alexander in 1894 CE

Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of Nicholas II; age 22 when she married Nicholas in 1894 CE

Olga Alexandrovna, daughter of Alexander II; age 18 when she married Count George-Nicholas von Merenberg in 1985 CE

Maria of Greece and Denmark, wife of George Mikhailovich; age 24 when she married George in 1900 CE

Alexandra von Zarnekau, wife of George Alexandrovich; age 16 when she married George in 1900 CE

Catherine Alexandrovna, daughter of Alexander II; age 23 when she married Alexander Baryatinksy in 1901 CE

Olga Alexandrovna, daughter of Alexander III; age 19 when she married Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg

Elena Vladimirovna, daughter of Vladimir Alexandrovich; age 20 when she married Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark in 1902 CE

Natalia Brasova, wife of Michael Alexandrovich; age 22 when she married Sergei Mamontov in 1902 CE

Elisabetta di Sasso Ruffo, wife of Andrei Alexandrovich; age 31 when she married Alexander Alexandrovitch Frederici in 1907 CE

Maria Pavlovna, daughter of Paul Alexandrovich; age 18 when she married Prince Wilhelm of Sweden in 1908 CE

Helen of Serbia, wife of Ioann Konstantinovich; age 27 when she married Ioann in 1911 CE

Tatiana Konstantinovna, daughter of Konstantin Konstantinovich; age 21 when she married Konstantine Bagration of Mukhrani, in 1911 CE

Irina Alexandrovna, daughter of Alexander Mikhailovich; age 19 when she married Felix Felixovich Yusupov in 1914 CE

Nadejda Mikhailovna, daughter of Michael Mikhailovna; age 20 when she married George Mountbatten in 1916 CE

Antonina Rafailovna Nesterovkaya, wife of Gabriel Konstantinovich; age 27 when she married Gabriel in 1917 CE

Nadejda Petrovna, wife of Nicholas Orlov; age 19 when she married Nicholas in 1917 CE

Anastasia Mikhailovna, daughter of Michael Mikhailovna; age 25 when she married Sir Harold Wernher in 1917 CE

59 women; average age at first marriage was 20 years old. The oldest bride was 31 at her first marriage; the youngest was 14.

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Grand Duchess Viktoria Feodorovna Romanova with Adolf Hitler in 1925.

Viktoria Feodorovna was introduced to Adolf Hitler by General Eric von Ludendorff, the former commander of the Armed Forces of the German Empire.

Adolf Hitler was quoted that Viktoria Feodorovna was his favourite "royal".

[irinayoussoupoff]

Portrait of HH Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia, of the Mikhailovichi branch of Romanovs painted by Alexander Mikhailovich Leontovsky in 1911. Leontovsky {1865-1928} painted several portraits of the Russian Imperial Family, including Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, Grand Duchess Elizaveta Mavrikievna and a mysterious “YOUNG LADY AT TSARSKOE SELO” in 1903/04. This portrait will be auctioned by Coutau Begarie on July 9 #irina #irinaalexandrovna #irinayusupova #irinaofrussia #yusupov #yusupovpalace #maison #irfe #irfeparis #princessirina #imperial #imperialrussia #romanovs https://www.instagram.com/p/CQFfwp8HE9t/?utm_medium=tumblr

[immortalotma]

OTMA inscribed & signed photographic portraits

Photographic portraits of Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia,  with Christmas greetings to Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna, wife of Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich.

The cards are signed on the occasion of Christmas and the upcoming New Year 1915.

In October 1914, Oleg Konstantinovich, the son of Elizaveta Mavrikievna and Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich, died at the front. He became the only member of the Russian Imperial House to die during the First World War. It is clear from the correspondence that the Grand Duchesses received photographs of her deceased son from their aunt. 

Olga:

“Dear Aunt, I wish you Merry Christmas and kiss you hard. 1914 Thank you so much for the expensive card”.

Tatiana:

“Dear Aunt. I sincerely send you the best holiday congratulations and wish you all the best. Thank you very much for the nice photo of your Oleg. I kiss you hard. Christmas 1914.”

Maria:

“Thank you very much for the card. With all my heart, my dear Aunt, I congratulate you and wish you all the best in the New Year 1915. I kiss and hug you tightly.”

Anastasia:

“Thank you very much, dear Aunt Mavra, for the card. I congratulate you dear and wish you all the best. Kiss You Firmly Ts. S. 1914.”

[inky-duchess]

Hi I love all your posts and answers and stuff! But I wanted to ask if you knew anything about Imperial Russian nobility and what surviving Russian nobility did after the Russian Revolution?

*takes out gigantic folder and slams it on the table*

I have literally been obsessed with the Romanovs my entire life probably beginning with Anastasia (1997). Their story is one that always gets me in the heart and always captures my attention. Ask me anything about them!

The Survivors of the Romanovs

Maria Fyodorovna, Mother of Nicholas II: She escaped to England thanks to her sister Queen Alexandra. After arriving, she stayed for a while before returning to Denmark, her country of birth where she died.

Grand Duchesses Xenia Alexandrovna and Olga Alexandrovna, with their husbands, sisters of the Tsar: Xenia escaped to England where she stayed while Olga went to Canada with her family.

Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, Aunt of the Tsar: had not wanted to leave Russia as her son had a claim. When the rebels came she fled to Constantinople, to Venice and the France where she died.

Elena Petronova: She was briefly imprisoned in Alapayevsk and Perm but escaped to Sweden and then to France

Elizaveta Mavrikievna: She escaped with her children and grandchildren. Her daughter fled to Romania and then Switzerland. 

Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaievich & Grand Duke Peter: escaped with all their children and their wives. Nicholas was declared Tsar for a brief period of time, remaining a figurehead for the monarchists until his death.

Joy: Tsarevitch Alexei's dog who was smuggled to England after being spared the execution of his master. He's buried at Windsor Castle.

Do also have a look at the Romanov jewels. Perhaps you can find some info on those @tiaramania (who is my bible for all sparkly things)

[mashkaromanova]

Nicknames

Nicknames of Otma and their nicknames for other people (taken from their correspondence and diaries)

Please tell me if I got anything wrong. There are probably a lot of people/nicknames missing but I plan to update the list. If anyone wants any sources for a specific nickname feel free to ask.

OTMA

Olga:

Olenka

Tatiana:

Tatianochka

Tanechka

Maria:

Marie (not really a nickname, just a different way of saying her name, but I thought I’d include it anyway since it was used quite a lot)

Mashka

Masha

Mashenka

Fat Marie

Sweet Marie

Anastasia:

Nastasia

Nastaska

Nastenka [this nickname usually refers to Anastasia Hendrikova but I’ve seen Anastasia use it at the end of a letter once or twice]

Shvybzik

Shvybz

Family Members:

Duke Perter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg: Uncle Petya

Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich: Uncle Sandro

Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna: Aunt Ducky or Dus’ka

Grand Duchess Elisabeth Feodorovna: Aunt Ella

Grand Duke KR: Uncle Kostya

Grand Duchess Elisabeth Mavrikievna: Aunt Mavra

Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna: Mafia

Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich: Uncle Misha or Uncle Mimi

Grand Duke Nicholas Konstantinovich: Uncle Nicky

Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich: Uncle Nikolasha

Prince Andrei Alexandrovich: Andrusha

Princess Eugenia Maximilianovna: Aunt Mops

Prince Ioann Konstantinovich: Ioannchik

Prince Vasily Alexandrovich: Vasya

Friends/Officers/Other People:

Alexandra Pistolkors: Alya

Alexandra Naryshkin: Aunt Sasha

Alexandra Tegleva: Shura

Alexander Vorontzov: Sashka

Anna Demidova: Nyuta

Anna Vyrubova: Anya [I don���t think I’ve come across any of the girls calling her anything other than her nickname]

Anastasia Hendrikova: Nastenka or Nastia

Catherine Schneider: Trina

Count Alexander Vorontzov-Dashkov: Sasha

Count Carl zu Toerring-Jettenbach: Toto

Dmitri Rasputin: Mitya

Dmitri Shakh-Bagov: Mitya

Elizabeth Naryshkina: Zizi

Elizaveta Ersberg: Liza

Kyrill Naryshkin: Kira

Lili Dehn: Tili

Maria Golovina: Munya or Munika

Maria Rasputin: Matryona

Margarita Khitrovo: Rita or Ritka

Nikolai Pavlovich Sablin: Kiki

Olga Petrovna Dolgorukaya: Lolo

Pierre Gilliard: Zhylik

Sophie Buxhoeveden: Isa

Varvara Rasputin: Varyau

[venicepearl]

Elizaveta Mavrikievna -  Alexander Mikhaylovich Leontovsky

[loiladadiani]

Grand Duchess Elizaveta Mavrikievna, Princess Tatiana Konstantinovna with her children, Prince Georgiy Konstantinovich, Princess Vera Konstantinovna

The family was probably in exile at the time this photo was taken. The "Konstantinovichi" suffered many losses during WWI and the Russian Revolution. Their splendorous wealth was taken away, and for a while, Mavra had to "steal" her own property from what used to be her palace to sell the articles and feed her children.

Her son Oleg died at the beginning of the war (in battle.) Her husband, Grand Duke Konstantin, died of natural causes shortly after that. Her daughter's first husband and the father of her children also died in the war. KR's brother, Dmitry Konstantinovich, was executed by the Bolsheviks. The Bolsheviks arrested her sons, Princes Ioann, Gavriil, Konstantin, and Igor. All but Gavriil were executed.

Grand Duchess Elizaveta Mavrikievna survived all those losses and lived to finish raising Vera and Georgiy, her youngest children. Gavriil settled in Paris with his wife. Tatiana married again, but her second husband died within a year of the marriage. After that, Tatiana finished raising her children and became an Orthodox nun.

Vera died at the age of 94 in New York. Konstantin and Mavra are known to have at least ten descendants living today. (gcl)

Two slightly different photos of Grand Duchess Elizaveta Mavrikievna withher children Tatiana, Georgiy and Vera, and Tatiana´s children Teymuraz and Natalia

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Members of the Konstantinovichi branch of the Imperial family with nurses.

Including Elena Petrovna (in dark colors), Queen Olga of the Hellenes, Elizaveta Mavrikievna, and Konstantin Konstantinovich.

[adini-nikolaevna]

Grand Duchess Elizaveta Mavrikievna of Russia, nee Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg.

[aw-laurendet]

Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich Romanov of Russia and Grand Duchess Elizaveta Mavrikievna Romanova of Russia.

[suonko]

Elizaveta Mavrikievna /detail/ by A.M. Leontovskiy