#tsarina elizabeth

[the-last-tsar]

"Over the centuries, the Empire has grown in size and in the number of conquered peoples. It once possessed an area equivalent to one-sixth of the globe, stretching from the Pacific to the German border, on which the sun never set and which was ruled by an autocrat Tsar who owed satisfaction only to God."

The last tsars - a brief untold history about the Romanovs | Paulo Rezzutti.

(Loose translation)

[thehessiansisters]

Full length portrait of Grand Duke Louis IV of Hesse and by Rhine, with Princess Alix and Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia, 1890s.

[perioddramapolls]

Period dramas dresses tournament: Grey/Silver dresses Round 3- Group B: The tsarina, Anastasia the musical (pics set) vs Elizabeth of York, The white princess (gifset)

[lenniharrisonsims]

Selvadorada Wedding

Part IV

While the Bride, Groom, their families, friends, and all their guests party the night away at their reception, it's time to share the official wedding portraits!

Solo shots of the Bride in her traditional Selvadoradan wedding attire, where we can take another look at the hefty pieces of gold gifted to her by Queen Anaid. We think she looks stunning!

Plus of course, pictures of the happy couple in their traditional attire, looking as blissful as can be!

The Groom took a photo with his mother, both dazzling in red...

...and of course, one of the new Prince and Princess Montero with the Queen.

Then the Princess (Now Her Royal Highness instead of Her Imperial Highness) changed into a gown we'd more likely expect to see from a Royal Bride, as well as a bouquet of Ivanov Roses, cut from the Imperial Rose Garden at the Palace in Glimmerbrooke, and brought all the way over here for the Princess.

The Groom also changed into a tux, to match the style of Princess Rosalind's dress. We mentioned before that this will be the last time we see the Princess in the Imperial Ruby Tiara, and she seems to have already begun the transition, by wearing the Selvadoradan Sun Parure set she was gifted years ago by Queen Anaid. A melding of two cultures!

The Bride took pictures with her parents, who lovingly kissed her on the cheek during the session...

...and the Bride and Groom together once again, for Rosalind's parents this time...

...and finally for family photos, one of the whole Ivanov family with the Bride and Groom. That's a photo for the mantle for sure!

Now we are moving on to the bridal party- starting with Princess Rosalind taking photos with her Maid of Honor and big sister- Crown Princess Ophelia.

And of course, there had to be a photo of all of the girls! Lady Itzel, Crown Princess Ophelia, Miss Feng Mian Dias, and Princess Elizabeth, all coming together to celebrate the Bride!

Crown Prince Ramses took pictures next with his Best Man, new Brother-in-Law, Prince Benedict.

And the Groomsmen- Lord Rene Yang, Prince Benedict, Crown Prince Duncan, and Prince Hunter, all gathered around Crown Prince Ramses!

And finally, the whole wedding party all together! What a fun bunch of people that looks like!

Thank you to the Bride and Groom, Crown Prince Ramses and Princess Rosalind Montero, as well as Her Majesty, Queen Anaid of Selvadorada, for letting us into your home and celebrations to share in the love we all witnessed today. Our many congratulations to the Newlyweds!

Part IV

[historyofromanovs]

do you know where the first few of the romanovs resided before all of the palaces were built and if so, are any of them remaining? do we know what they look like?

I'm afraid very little from the earliest days of the Romanov dynasty had survived the ravages of time. By the time of Nicholas II, many early residences had already been either destroyed or replaced by the modern and elegant palaces we see today. Here's a few that survived.

The Cabin of Peter the Great May 1703

Built during the founding of the city of Saint Petersburg, the log cabin was the first St. Petersburg "palace" of Tsar Peter the Great. The small wooden house was constructed in just three days, by soldiers of the Semyonovskiy Regiment. 

At that time, the new St. Petersburg was described as "a heap of villages linked together, like some plantation in the West Indies".

The Cabin was boarded up and camouflaged during the Second World War. It was the first St. Petersburg museum to reopen in September 1944, after the end of the Siege of Leningrad. 

This cabin must have appeared as a huge downgrade after the wooden palace of Tsar Alexei!

The Wooden Palace of Tsar Alexei Romanov 1667

The recreation of an authentic mid-17th century Romanov residence was built recently in 2010. The Palace of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, also known as the Wooden Palace of Tsar Alexei, is a large wooden palace in Kolomenskoye, near Moscow, Russia.

The original was built in 1667 without using any fasten materials, nails or hooks. The wooden palace, famed for its fanciful, fairytale roofs, was a summer residence for Russian tsars before St. Petersburg was constructed. 

The palace was divided into male and female halves, with the Tsar and Tsarevitches towers and chambers in the male half and the Tsarina's towers in the female half. 

The palace's interior featured rich decorations, including carving, painting, gilding, and ceramic tiles, as well as rectangular and round stoves, weathercocks, and windows and porches. 

Foreigners referred to this huge maze of intricate corridors and 250 rooms, as 'an Eighth Wonder of the World'. Although basically only a summer palace, it was the favorite residence of Tsar Alexei I.

The future Empress Elizabeth Petrovna was born in the palace in 1709, and Tsar Peter the Great spent part of his youth here.

Upon the departure of the court for the swamps of St. Petersburg, the palace fell into disrepair, so that Catherine the Great refused to make it her Moscow residence. On her orders the wooden palace was demolished in 1768, but thankfully, the detailed plans of the palace had survived.

Summer Palace of Peter the Great

1714

One of the earliest imperial residences I can think of that still exists today is the modest Summer Palace of Peter the Great, which is located on an island near the Peter and Paul Fortress, the burial place of the Romanovs.

The palace was built between 1710 and 1714, a few years before the proclamation of the Russian Empire. By the time of Tsar Nicholas II's reign at the end of the 19th century, it became vacant.

During the Second World War, both the Summer Palace and Summer Gardens were badly damaged by a German bombing raid. The building was repaired, however, and the layout remains unchanged from the original.

Above: The palace as depicted in 1809. Below: The residence today.

Monplaisir Palace in Peterhof 1714-1716

There is another residence owned by Peter the Great that is still standing today. And that is the Monplaisir Palace in Peterhof.

The following painting depicts the formidable Tsar and his son and heir Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich, who has been accused of preparing to seize power, in the interior of the Monplaisir Palace. Before pronouncing sentence, Peter I gazes into his son's eyes, still hoping to discern signs of remorse.

Above: The Parade Hall of Monplaisir Palace today.

[gabrielferaud]

Glaux Verlag Christine Jäger [German publishing house that was based in Jena at the time these were made] Napoleonic Playing Cards

♣️: Marshal Lannes, Empress Josephine, Napoleon

♠️: Prince Louis-Ferdinand of Prussia, Queen Louise, Frederick-William III

♥️: Marshal Kutuzov, Tsarina Elizabeth-Alexeievna, Tsar Alexander I

♦️: Prince Frederick-Louis of Hohenlohe, Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt, Duke Karl August Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

[artemlegere-art]

Portrait of a Russian Girl in a Blue Dress and Headdress

Artist: Pietro Antonio Rotari (Italian, 1707-1762)

Genre: Portrait

Date: 1750's

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Collection: Private Collection

Engaging portrait of a fresh-faced Russian girl in a blue hat and dress by Italian baroque painter Pietro Antonio Rotari (1707-1762). Rotari spent most of his life in Italy, but in 1756 was invited by Tsarina Elizabeth Petrovna to work at court in Russia. When the tsarina died in 1762, Rotari was recommissioned as court painter by Catherine II and died in St Petersburg four years later.

[snapheart1536]

'I know I have read sooo much about them...'

I am AN EXPERT, everyone!

Hating murdered women is the morally correct thing to do!

Yeah, you should feel guilty about a lack of empathy, love.

“Sometimes I feel bad that I don't have the same sympathy for certain royal figures as a lot of royal watchers/researchers. It is truly hard for me to feel too bad for Alix of Hesse, Anne Boelyn, or Empress Sisi. It makes me feel unempathetic. But at the same, I know I have read sooo much about them and still find them to be unlikable people. Someone can be a tragic figure who didn't deserve it and also be a not-so-good person. I wish other people could admit that. Many iconic royals were assholes, including Queen Victoria.” - Submitted by Anonymous

[worldoftheromanovs]

Princess Irene of Prussia, Grand Duchess Eleonore of Hesse, Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, Princess Victoria of Battenberg, and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna in Wolfsgarten, 1910

[loiladadiani]

👑The Romanov Dynasty

The Grand Duchy of Moscow under Prince Ivan III was the first unified state on Russian territory. With him began the Rurikid Dynasty (the Rurikid had been around for a long time along hoards of tartars).

The Rurikid ruled from the 1400s until the 1600s. Ivan III can be considered the founder of Russia. While the Rurikid were in power, the Romanovs were boyars (nobles) in their courts. When the Ruriks became extinct, the Romanovs took over. The "Zemsky Sorbor" (a rudimentary parliament) elected Mikhail Feodorovich as the first Romanov Tzar.

The direct male line of the Romanovs ended with Elizabeth of Russia, who was childless. Her nephew Peter III, a member of the House of Holstein-Gottorp (a cadet branch of the German House of Oldenburg that reigned in Denmark), ascended to the throne and adopted his Romanov mother’s house name. Descendants after Elizabeth are sometimes referred to as "Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov."

The above is a gross oversimplification of a very complex course of events.

Highlights about each Romanov Tsar/Tsarina:

👑Mikhail Feodorovich (1613 - 1645): First Romanov Tsar

👑Alexei Mikhailovich (1645 - 1676): Encouraged trade and cooperation with Europe. Father of Peter the Great

👑Feodor III (1676 - 1682): Had very poor health and spent most of his reign in bed

👑Peter I and 👑 Ivan V (1689 - 1785): It was complicated. The two of them were Tsars under the regency of their older sister Sophia.

👑Peter I (1689-1725): Reformed Russia's politics, government, and culture. Made Russia a military power.

👑Catherine I (1725-1727): At the time of Peter the Great's death, the mechanism for succession consisted of the Tsar selecting his successor, but Peter did not elect one before dying. His wife became the Tsarina, but others governed through her.

👑Peter II (1727-1730): Peter's grandson; ascended the throne at 11 and died at 14. The "Privy Council" or "Soviet" ruled through him.

👑Anna Ioannovna (1730-1740): Daughter of Peter's half-brother Ivan. The Privy Council invited her to rule (wanting her to be a puppet), but she disbanded them and ruled herself successfully.

👑Ivan VI (1740-1741): One-year-old son of Ana's niece. She left the throne to him, expecting his mother to govern. Elizabeth, daughter of Peter the Great, deposed him (and his mother.)

👑Elizabeth Petrovna (1741-1761): Last Russian on the Russian throne; her twenty-year reign was successful.

👑Peter III (1761-1762): Grandson of Peter the Great and next in line for the throne after Elizabeth. Ruled for only half a year before being deposed by his wife, Catherine. He was murdered soon after the coup d’etat.

👑Catherine the Great (1762-1796):  Her accomplishment went from the Empire’s territorial expansion to political development to the proliferation of sciences. However, the Empire had an enormous external debt by the end of her reign.

👑Paul I (1796-1801): Paul, the son of Catherine the Great and Peter III, became Emperor at 42 after the death of his mother. He started a lot of major military and political reforms. Paul was murdered in a coup d'etat. Paul decreed house laws for the Romanovs (the Pauline laws) – among the strictest in Europe – which established semi-Salic primogeniture and required Orthodox faith for the monarch and dynasts

👑Alexander I (1801-1825): During his reign, Russia defeated Napoleon's forces (which got as far as Moscow in their attempt to conquer Russia.) There was also great development in culture and arts.

👑Nicholas I (1825-1855): Paul I’s third son, younger brother of Alexander. Started railroad construction in Russia, boosting industrialization. Codified Russian laws and reformed finances.

👑Alexander II (1855-1881): His major reforms included the peasant emancipation of 1861, military reform, and the introduction of new types of self-governing village societies and more. Unfortunately, he fell victim to a terrorist after five attempts.

👑Alexander III (1881-1894): Russia didn’t enter any wars in his time. His domestic policy was conservative. He amended the Pauline laws. The economy flourished. But the revolution was brewing below the surface.

👑Nicholas II (1894-1917): His policies were unsuccessful. Established the first official Duma in 1905, but it was too little too late. With the advent of WWI, the Russian Empire ceased to exist. He abdicated. (gcl)

Sources:

Panov, A., Delaroche, P., & Abramuchkin, Y. (2021, July 31). The Complete List of Russian Tsars, Emperors, and Presidents. Russia Beyond. Retrieved June 20, 2023, from https://www.rbth.com/history/334065-complete-list-of-russian-tsars-emperors-rulers-presidents

[the-last-tsar]

"There once were four sisters — Victoria, Ella, Irene and Alix — who lived in an obscure grand duchy in south-western Germany, a place of winding cobbled streets and dark forests made legendary in the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. In their day, these four princesses of the house of Hesse and by Rhine were considered by many to be "the flowers of Queen Victoria's flock of granddaughters", celebrated for their beauty, intelligence and charm. As they grew up they became the object of intense scrutiny on that most fraught of international stages — the royal marriage market of Europe. Despite their lack of large dowries or vast territories, each sister in turn married well. But it was to the youngest and most beautiful of the four that fate dealt the biggest hand."

The Romanov Sisters | Helen Rappaport

[crownsofesha]

Beginning/Previous/Next

@simabloom

“Tsarina Sofiya arrived first, desperate to bring an end to the sufferings of her people. She was on edge the whole meeting, but she was able to get what she needed in the end.

Hwanghu Jinjeong came soon after Tsarina Sofiya, swishing into the room and taking up space, her eyes daring you to tell her to become smaller. Her disposition was sweet, but I knew how sharp her teeth were.

Then the first of Empress Odetta’s allies, Queen Mariam, arrived. She seemed to exude kindness, but there's a reason she has been Queen of Casilia for this long. 

Next to arrive was Queen Elizabeth of Amoria, a very joyful person, but her stature still commanded respect. Just the same as the rest of us.

Finally Empress Odetta arrived, her demeanor seemed very serious and no nonsense. Though she seemed a little on edge underneath that brusque attitude.

I was able to secure the marriage I wanted for my dear Giovanna and Miguel, their alliances bringing security to the trade routes through the canal that separates Reka and Catalia.

As I mentioned before, Tsarina Sofiya was able to secure what she needed through the marriages of three of her children to Islavaria, Casilia, and Reka. 

Hwanghu Jinjeong arranged marriages for all four of her children, making her position in Reka politically secure. I don’t want to think about the poor girl who tried to threaten Jinjeong.

While Queen Elizabeth didn’t couldn’t promise any of her children, due to them having all been married, but she did establish three new trade routes for her kingdom. 

Queen Mariam promised her daughter Cadence to Sofiya’s son, Yuri. Their alliance promises to be strong due to the advantageous trade routes.

While Islavaria and Chelyabinsk have been close for years due to their proximity, Empress Odetta still arranged for one of her sons to marry into Chelyabinsk. If as a favor to our dear friend, Sofiya, or her own personal matter, I will never know. 

With the new friendships and alliances formed by this meeting, we were able to establish a large enough alliance that no other countries would dare threaten. Peace, what a thought."

~ An excerpt from Queen Beatriz de Avis y de Miossi’s personal diary.

[thewindencrestroyals]

My Inspiration.

i hope to share a lot more about this Imperial family considering ive been playing with them for over a year now and ive created a lot of lore, My Royal save is Heavily British and less but still Russian inspired and most of my inspiration comes from shows such as The Crown, Victoria,Bridgerton & so on. i should also mention im British born and raised myself and an avid Sims/British Royals fan so it comes in handy lmao. as you may notice HM Queen Victoria Resembles a lot of none other than Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and any similarity is strictly intentional as Queen Victoria II's Reign is Heavily Inspired by hers.

i have also been inspired by a lot of russian palaces more so the the style and scale but also in terms of rank aswell. Technically Queen Victoria is a Tsarina because in my little world shes an almighty powerful Ruler of most of the world and her family is the most/well respected royal family however i use Queen for aesthetic purposes.

i would also like to take a quick opportunity to thanks some simblr creators for their work time and inspiration such as Batsfromwesteros,normalsiim,theroyalhouseofwindensor,warwickroyals,melonsloth,llazyneiph,the de villiers & so on

'God Save The Queen!'

[orthodoxadventure]

Borne to God on Angelic Hymns

Photos from the 100th Anniversary Celebration of the Martyrdom of St. Elizabeth the Grand Duchess and Those With Her

A host of bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church celebrated the 100th anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Elizabeth the Grand Duchess, the Nun Barbara, and Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich Romanov, the Princes Ioann Konstantinovich, Konstantin Konstantinovich, Igor Konstantinovich, and Vladimir Pavlovich Paley, and Grand Duke Sergei's secretary Fyodor Remez martyred with them yesterday at the site of their martyrdom.

The celebration followed the festivities in honor of the 100th anniversary of Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra, and their children and faithful servants the day before in Ekaterinburg. St. Elizabeth the New Martyr was the sister of Tsarina Alexandra.

The service in honor of Sts. Elizabeth, Barbara, and those with them was headed by His Eminence Metropolitan Kirill of Ekaterinburg and Verkhotursky, with the concelebration of twelve other hierarchs and the clergy of the Metropolitanate of Ekaterinburg.

Following the service, the hierarchs, clergy, and faithful processed to the mine where the bodies of the holy martyrs were thrown on the night of July 17-18, 1918. A moleben was celebrated at the mine, followed by the singing of the Cherubic Hymn, which the martyrs sang throughout the course of several days within the mine until they finally departed to the Heavenly Kingdom. As the hymn was being sung, the mine, which has become a place of pilgrimage for hundreds of thousands from throughout the world, was censed. Particles of the relics of St. Elizabeth were brought out of the church for veneration.

Met. Kirill of Ekaterinburg then addressed the congregation with an archpastoral homily:

For us, believers, today is the day of our personal relationship to Elizabeth Feodorovna and to all the martyrs of the Russian Church and Russian land, who … now defend holy Orthodoxy so our people might live not under the seal of the Satanism, but under the blessing of God. And today, when we incline our heads and the knees of our hearts at this mine, we see the meek face of Elizabeth Feodorovna and her loving heart, which forgives all: the killers and their successors, and prays for all—for our people, and for us today, that this cruelty, this antipathy, this lack of understanding of one another has finally gone from our lives, and we have again become one, great, powerful Russian people, the name and banner of which is the banner of Christianity and the name of Christianity, and the protection of which is the saints of God, who stand before the throne of God today for our infirmity, tearfully praying for us, for our lives, bitter and often unjust.

Among other guests, the service was attended by the head of the Russian Imperial House of Romanov, Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna and her son and other members of the Romanov family.

Photos: The Diocese of Ekaterinburg Text: OrthoChristian.com

[thepaleys]

Their family life flowed there; peacefully and serenely. A first child was born, Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna. The people most close and dear to him during this time were Grand Duke Serge Alexandrovich and his wife Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna. Unfortunately, this idyllic family would not last long. Grand Duke Serge Alexandrovich was named to be Governor General of Moscow. He practised the greatest hospitality, in general, and above all his pleasure was great whenever he had his relatives as guests. Grand Duke Paul and Grand Duchess Alexandra frequently saw them at their homes in Moscow and at Ilynskoe. At those times there would be balls in their honour, all very lively, and picnics and receptions without end. It was in Ilynskoe, Moscow Government, that an unexpected and fatal event took place for the Grand Ducal couple. The Grand Duchess, who was awaiting the birth of a second child, fainted one day during a ball, and was stricken with violent pains of premature childbirth. She was immediately taken to her apartments. This sad accident was the result of some imprudence on the part of the Grand Duchess the day before. At the estate at Ilynskoe, on the bank of the Moscow River, a dingy was permanently moored. The Grand Duchess took frequent walks there with her friends. She would not take the small path that led down to where the dingy was moored, but instead always jumped from a small ledge down directly into the dingy. That day, she did that again, despite her advanced pregnancy. This accident of which I speak and the resulting premature birth of the child - later the Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich- were the result. Everything was done to save the Grand Duchess. The efforts of doctors, the ultimate in their science, were all in vain. Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna died after two days of terrible suffering. It is quite impossible for me to describe the despair of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich.

MEMORIES OF ALEXEI VOLKOV - Personal Valet to Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna

There are several different versions of how Grand Duchess Alexandra died. I'll be exploring the ones I have over the next posts.

[brightside00]

Women throughout history!!

do you know that :

_Queen Vanden ordered the imprisonment of her personal barber for 3 years so that no one would know that her hair had turned gray.

_ Queen Victoria ordered the streets of the English city of Copenhagen to be sprayed with cologne to celebrate her and Prince Albert’s visit to her in 1845.

_ The Virgin Queen, Queen Elizabeth I, Queen of Britain, sat on the throne when she was a virgin at the age of twenty-five. She remained queen for 45 years, during which she gave all her love to her country. She was even averse to marriage, and she always said... that I would rather beg without marriage than To be a married queen

_ Anne of Berlin, wife of King Henry VIII, used to wear gloves constantly in summer and winter in order to hide a sixth finger on her hand.

_ Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, would eat a piece of cantaloupe seasoned with garlic when she wanted to stimulate her appetite.

- If Catherine the Great wanted to make herself happy, she would order her feet to be tickled...and she would drink five cups of coffee for her breakfast.

_ Mary Theresa, Empress of Austria, was one of the happiest mothers, as she was the mother of sixteen boys and girls, including two emperors and three queens.

_ Lulia Paulina, wife of Caesar Caligula, was wearing dresses whose price was no less than $200,000, in addition to a pearl necklace that was worth $3,500,000.

_ Enzi Castor, wife of Piedra I, Queen of Portugal, was assassinated by an individual. When her husband became king, he took her body out of the grave, installed her on the throne, and told his people that she was the Queen of Portugal. She became the first queen to rule her people after her death.

Queen Margaret of Austria, wife of Philip III, refused to receive a gift given to her by the owners of silk stockings, and she severely rebuked them for their gift. Their anger and loneliness disappeared after they learned that the Queen of Spain hated her thin legs.

_ Wilhelmina Maria, Princess of Orange Denassau, later became Queen of the Netherlands, and when she abdicated the throne in 1948, her wealth was estimated at 500,000,000.

_ When Cleopatra ascended to the throne of Egypt after the death of her father, Ptolemy M .

_ Moche Thean was a maid in the imperial palace in China, and after a while she became the Empress of China after killing her sister, brother, mother, and the emperor.

Empress Eugenie, wife of Napoleon III: She did not wear shoes, no matter how expensive they were, more than once.

_ Elizabeth, Queen of Austria, would not sleep until she had wrapped her waist with a handkerchief soaked in water, because she believed that this handkerchief would keep her waist slim and fit.

The Tsarina of Russia once sentenced one of the princes who conspired against her to become like a chicken, so she brought a cage and put it inside a group of eggs and forced him to enter the cage, sit on top of the eggs, and shout like a chicken.

_ Christian Erharden, Queen of Poland, remained queen for thirty years, from 1697 - 1727, even though she never set foot in Poland.

_ Daisy Clary, the daughter of a Marseille merchant, was engaged to three soldiers, each of whom later became king: the first soldier, Napoleon Bonaparte, and the second, Joseph Bernadotte, but she married Bernadotte, who assumed the throne of Sweden.

_ German Duchess Marie August was receiving her official guests while sitting in the bathtub.