#princess of russia

[lunastar92]

Hand drawn animation will always be superior!

It's just beautiful and I miss it!

ANASTASIA (1997)

[vintage-russia]

Russian fairytale "The Frog Princess" (1914)

[empress-alexandra]

Princess Alix of Hesse (Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia) dressed for costume dress ball, 1892.

[greencheekconure27]

I suggest they have Putin and Trump sit down in a room together, lock the door, and burn the place down.

Bonus points if they manage to lock them in a sauna. (It's a long trip to Saudi Arabia after all, they'll need to relax before the big negotiations)

Princess Olga school of diplomacy. 👍👍

[teatimeatwinterpalace]

Princess Alice with her second daugther, Elizabeth, later Grand Duchess of Russia, 1864-1865.

Darmstadt, November 7, 1864 | The little daughter was but a momentary disappointment to us, which we have quite got over. We console ourselves with the idea that the little pair will look pretty together.

November 20, 1864 | Louis's mother is to be godmother, because it is customary here to ask someone of the name the child is to receive to stand on the occasion. We liked Elizabeth on account of St. Elisabeth being the ancestress of the Hessian as well as the Saxon House.

November 26, 1864 | I am very well and very careful; all people say I look better, and have more colour than I have had for long, and, indeed, I feel strong and well, and by fat Baby does perfectly, and is a great darling.

November 29, 1864 | I ought to mention the christening. My mother-in-law held Baby all the time, and it screamed a great deal. Victoria stood with us and was very good, only kneeling down and tumbling over the footstool every two minutes, and she kept whispering to me, 'Go to Uncle's.' I thought so much of the christening last year, when Victoria behaved much better than her larger dark sister. Ella measured twenty-three and a half inches a fortnight ago, and she had not grown then.

Kranichstein, July 10, 1865 | Ella already says, since some time, 'Papa' and 'Mama' and calls herself, and crawls, and is very forward and merry - such a contrast to Victoria, who is so pale and fair, and now thin, for Ella's eyes are so dark blue, and her hair of such a rich brown, that you would never take the little things for sisters. They are very fond of each other, and so dear together, that they give us much peasure. I would not change them for boys, if I could; this little pair of sisters is so nice, and they can be such friends to each other.

[love-promethea]

[7pleiades7]

Portrait of Empress Maria Alexandrovna (1857),(detail), by Franz Xaver Winterhalter (German, 1805–1873), oil on canvas, 120 × 95 cm, The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

[thehessiansisters]

Painting of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia by François Flameng, 1894.

[adini-nikolaevna]

“We never saw Natusya at all.  She died on 10th May... and she died in Mama's arms  Mama was the first to know that our dear little sister had passed away.  She was born on the 10th of March, she was christened on the 10th of April, and she died on the 10th of May: always the 10th.”

- Prince Oleg Konstantinovich of Russia on the death of his baby sister, Princess Natalia Konstantinovna.

[royalty-nobility]

The Marriage of Nicholas II, Tsar of Russia, 26th November 1894

Artist: Laurits Regner Tuxen (Danish, 1853-1927)

Date: 1895-1896

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Royal Collection Trust, United Kingdom

Description

The wedding between Nicholas II and Princess Alix of Hesse took place in the Imperial Chapel of the Winter Palace on 26 November 1894, just over twenty years after the marriage of the Tsar's aunt in the same chapel. The wedding was announced in April that year and was to take place on the Empress Marie Feodorovna's birthday. Tragically, Emperor Alexander III died of kidney disease on 1 November, and the court was thrown into mourning with the exception of the day of the marriage.

The royal couple stand, holding lighted candles, whilst the Metropolitan Archbishop of St Petersburg, Mgr Palladius, makes the sign of the cross before them. Ella, (Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna), writing to her grandmother, Queen Victoria, described her sister's dress as 'embroidered silver cloth Russian court dress & very pretty', helpfully including a sketch. She added that 'Alix being tall will look perfectly lovely'. She wears a kokoshnik tiara and a small diamond crown, beneath which is a wreath of orange blossom, her imperial gold-embroidered mantle is lined with ermine. The Tsar is dressed in the uniform of a Hussar. In the background George I, King of Greece stands to the left of Christian IX, King of Denmark, who looks towards his daughter, the Dowager Empress; the Princess of Wales, and the Queen of Greece. The Prince of Wales can be seen dressed in the uniform of Russian Dragoons to the right of the portrait.

[foreverinthepagesofhistoryy]

❧ ♔ ~ Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia & Princess Margaretha of Sweden’s corespondence ~ ♔ ☙

❧ “Dear Marie, Thank you very much for your card. How are you all? We are all well. On the card you see our country house. Much love from your loving Margaretha. Please write soon.” - Margaretha to Maria, Feb 24th 1914

❧ “Dear Marie, I wish you a very happy Xmas and new year from your loving cousin Margaretha” - Margaretha to Maria, Jan 1st 1915

❧ “Darling Marie, Thank you so very much for your card! Here is a new foto of my brother. Much love fr. your loving cousin. Margaretha. PS Write very soon!!!” - Margaretha to Maria, March 14th 1914

❧ “Dear Marie, I thank you so very much for your kind letter. Now we are here in the country and have a lovely time. Where are you? I have put up my hair too and you did it so much earlier. Much love to you all from us. Many kisses from your loving cousin Margaretha. Please write soon.” - Margaretha to Maria, June 4th 1915

❧ “Darling Marie, I hope you all are well. You must have a very nice time in Livadia and I quite understand you are sorry to leave it. Do write a card I would be very glad. 1000 kisses from your loving cousin Margaretha.” Margaretha to Maria, undated

Source: Diaries and Letters of Maria Nikolaevna Romanova by Helen Azar

[ciderbird]

teenage Alexander and his struggles

+ bonus Alexcheev! (teen idle by Marina and the Diamonds is playing softly in the background)

[vintage-russia]

Illustration for the Russian fairy tale "The Princess Frog" (1930)

Ivan Bilibin (1876-1942)

[empress-alexandra]

Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia, 1890s.

[roses-of-the-romanovs]

The Hessian siblings and the Romanov siblings in Darmstadt, 1910.

[teatimeatwinterpalace]

Princesses Elizabeth and Victoria of Hesse, 1878.

'As Elizabeth and the other grew into adolescence and traveled around the courts of Europe, they became notorious for their riotous daredevilry. At first it was Victoria, as the eldest, who led the children's wild horseplay and ruled them all "with a rod of iron". She was becoming a tomboy, reveling in physical games and competition. She loved to tell and hear heroic stories, Arthurian and Homeric legends. Elizabeth, on the other hand, preferred "nice little girl stories" and the dolls and girlish things that Victoria loathed. She was more feminine and becoming prettier than her elder sister, though less practical or clever. But as she grew she began to rebel against Victoria's iron rule. One day Victoria gave in and agreed to share her authority with Elizabeth. Underneath her docile front Elizabeth had gained a character at least as strong as her sister's and tougher than those of the younger ones.' Elizabeth : Grand Duchess of Russia by Hugo Mager.