#gd olga alexandrovna

[thepompandcircumstance]

ETYMOLOGY: Olga

The name is of Scandinavian origin, spelled in Cyrillic as Ольга. It is the female form of ‘Oleg’, a name that means “holy” or “blessed”. It is a name commonly used by Russian descendants such as:

HM Queen Olga of Greece [born HIH Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna, she was the consort of the Danish George I of Greece. Among her grandchildren are GD Dmitri Pavlovich, Prince Philip, GD Cecilie, and Princess Marina.]

HRH Olga of Greece and Denmark, Princess Paul of Yugoslavia [eldest daughter of GD Elena Vladimirovna and Prince Nicholas of Greece, she is the sister of the Duchess of Kent Princess Marina.]

HIH Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna Romanova [eldest of the four daughters of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra]

HIH Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna Romanova [daughter of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna, and sister of Tsar Nicholas II]

[colorbyclio]

Maria Feodorovna with her daughter GD Olga Alexandrovna

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[imperial-russia]

Were Misha and Xenia close at all? I'm reading some of Misha's diary and he seems to only (in his early 1915 diary) refer to her either by her full title (so including the Her Imperial Highness part) or as 'GD Kseniya Alexandrovna'

I don´t believe there was a particularly close relationship between Xenia and Misha, just perhaps the “usual” sibling relationship without any special intimacy. Xenia was actually one among her siblings without a “favourite” sibling and was closer to other relatives, in particular to her cousin Princess Maria of Greece. Misha had a very loving relationship with his younger sister Olga, since they spent a lot of time together and even shared lessons, they also had similar dispositions (though she eventually proved to be the stronger personality). Mikhail´s use of titles for Xenia in his diary might be simply a reflection on the fact that Xenia was very much her mother´s daugher and really the “Princess” in the family. But since I have not read those diaries and do not know the exact context, I can only guess.

[mashkaromanova]

GD Olga Nikolaevna and GD Olga Alexandrovna, 1911

“I liked [Olga Alexandrovna] very much, she used to make a fuss of me, and for Christmas gave me a lovely string of white coral, very slightly tinged with pink. I have that string somewhere, even now, tho the cord has broken and I’m afraid some have been lost. She was a very charming, simple woman, nearly alway dressed in a white jersey and a beret. With her usually came a Captain Kulikovsky. There was a lot of chat about that, which even percolated to me, though I did not understand what it was all about; gossip of course was rife, especially as she was then married to a Germanic princeling, and servants will always talk in front of children, without putting a guard on their tongues. In later years Captain Kulikovsky became her husband. I was very fond of him, he used to be a marvel at mending toys, and anything that had suffered in the course of play was put away for him until the next time he called.”

- Nathalie Mamontov, Step-Daughter of Imperial Russia

[romanovsonelastdance]

Do you own any vintage photographs? Such as cabinet cards etc.

I don’t have any cabinet cards–Romanov ones are often listed for hundreds of dollars, so that’s out of my budget–but I have some CdVs (cartes de visite). I have one of Empress Maria Alexandrovna, one of her son Nikolai Alexandrovich “Nixa,” one of GD Konstantin Nikolaevich with his son Nikolai, and one of GDss Olga Konstantinovna in Greek court dress. I also have quite a few press photos, which vary widely in quality. Some are vintage and others are more modern. 

[romanovsphoto]

GD Olga Nikolaevna, GD Victoria Feodorovna, GD Tatiana Nikolaevna and GD Olga Alexandrovna, 1914.