| Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia | |
 Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna, Princess Nicholas of Greece
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| Born | January 17, 1882 Tsarskoye Selo |
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| Died | March 13, 1957 (aged 75).svg/22px-Flag_of_Greece_(1828-1978).svg.png){kind=small} Athens |
| Occupation | Royalty |
| Parents | Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia and Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia, January 17, 1882 - March 13, 1957, sometimes known as Helen, Helena, Helene, Ellen, Yelena, Hélène, or Eleni, was a Russian grand duchess and the daughter of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Tsarskoye Selo (Ца́рское Село́ " Tsar 's Village" is a former Russian residence of the imperial family and visiting Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, in Russian Владимир Александрович / Влади́мирович( 22 April, 1847 - 17 February, Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, in Russian Владимир Александрович / Влади́мирович( 22 April, 1847 - 17 February, She was the wife of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark. Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark ( 22 January 1872 - 8 February 1938) of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Elena and her three brothers, Kirill, Boris, and Andrei had an English nanny and spoke English as their first language. Cyril Vladimirovich Grand Duke of Russia, ( Kirill Vladimirovich Romanov; October 12, 1938) was a member of the Russian Imperial Family Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia ( Борис Владимирович November 24 1877 &ndash November 9 1943) was a son of Grand Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia ( May 14, 1879 - October 30, 1956) was a Russian Grand duke, the youngest son of Grand [1] The young Elena had a temper and was sometimes out of control. When she posed for an artist at age four, she grabbed a paper knife and threatened her nurse, who hid behind the artist. "The little lady then transferred her attentions to me, her black eyes ablaze with fury," recalled the artist. [2] Elena, raised by a mother who was highly conscious of her social status, was also considered snobbish by some. "Poor little thing, I feel sorry for her," wrote her mother's social rival, Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, "for she is really quite sweet, but vain and pretty grandiose. Maria Feodorovna, born Princess Dagmar of Denmark (26 November 1847&ndash13 October 1928 was Empress consort of Russia. " [3]
She was initially engaged to Prince Max of Baden, but Max backed out of the engagement. Prince Maximilian Alexander Friedrich Wilhelm of Baden ( Max von Baden) ( 10 July 1867 6 November 1929) was the cousin and Elena's mother was furious and society gossiped about Elena's difficulty in finding a husband. Prince Nicholas of Greece first proposed in 1900, but Elena's mother was reluctant to allow her daughter to marry a younger son with no real fortune or prospects of inheriting a throne. She finally agreed to let Elena marry Nicholas in 1902 after it became clear that no other offers were on the horizon. [4] The Dowager Empress wrote that Elena "has a very brusque and arrogant tone that can shock people" and expected trouble in the marriage. [5] Elena's "grand manner" did irritate some people at the court, but her marriage was a happy one. [6]
Prince and Princess Nicholas had three daughters:
- Her Royal Highness Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (1903 - 1997), later Princess Olga of Yugoslavia
- Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark (1904-1955), later Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach
- Her Royal Highness Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (1906 - 1968), later Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent. Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark ( 11 June, 1903 &ndash 16 October, 1997) was the granddaughter of King George I of Greece and Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark ( 24 May 1904 - 11 January 1955) was the middle daughter of Prince Nicholas Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Early life Princess Marina was born in Athens, Greece on 13 December 1906. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [7]
The family was later affected by the turmoil of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the subsequent turmoil in Greece, which became a republic and resulted in the family living in France for a time. See also Russian Revolution (1905 The Russian Revolution of 1916 refers to a series of popular revolutions in Russia, and the events surrounding them Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
While living in France Grand Duchess Elena became deeply involved in charity work for Russian exiles, particularly children. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Short of money due to their exile from Greece and the loss of their Russian income, Prince Nicholas and his family lived in reduced, but elegant, circumstances. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Grand Duchess Elena's fabulous jewel collection, as well as Prince Nicholas' own artwork, were their sources of income.
Due to their reduced financial circumstances, it was a great feat for the family to marry their three daughters so well. Princess Olga of Greece married Prince Paul of Yugoslavia; Princess Elizabeth of Greece married Count Karl Theodor zu Toerring-Jettenbach, a Bavarian landed aristocrat; and Princess Marina of Greece married the Prince George, Duke of Kent in 1935. Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark ( 11 June, 1903 &ndash 16 October, 1997) was the granddaughter of King George I of Greece and Prince Paul of Yugoslavia ( Serbian:Павле/Pavle ( April 27 1893 – September 11 1976) of the Serbian later Yugoslav Royal Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark ( 24 May 1904 - 11 January 1955) was the middle daughter of Prince Nicholas Early life Princess Marina was born in Athens, Greece on 13 December 1906. The Prince George Duke of Kent (George Edward Alexander Edmund 20 December 1902 - 25 August 1942) was a member of the British Royal Family Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Grand Duchess Elena became a widow early in 1938, as Prince Nicholas suffered a heart attack and died suddenly. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark ( 22 January 1872 - 8 February 1938) of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg She remained in Greece throughout Second World War, dying there in 1957. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar)
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Titles from Birth
- Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia
- Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark
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Notes
- ^ Zeepvat, Charlotte, The Camera and the Tsars: A Romanov Family Album, Sutton Publishing, 2004, p. Alexander (Aleksandr II Nikolaevich (Александр II Николаевич ( Moscow, 29 April 1818 – 13 March 1881 in St Alexandra Feodorovna, born Charlotte Princess of Prussia, ( July 13, 1798 &ndash November 1, 1860) was Empress consort of Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, in Russian Владимир Александрович / Влади́мирович( 22 April, 1847 - 17 February, Louis II ( 26 December 1777, Darmstadt &ndash 16 June 1848, Darmstadt was Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 1830 until Marie of Hesse and by Rhine ( 8 August, 1824 - 8 June, 1880) was a princess of the Grand Duchy of Hesse and as Maria Alexandrovna Wilhelmine of Baden ( September 21, 1788 – January 27, 1836) was Grand Duchess of Hesse and the Rhine Paul Friedrich ( 15 September 1800 - 7 March 1842) ruled as Grand Duke of Mecklenburg from 1837 to 1842 Friedrich Franz II ( 28 February 1823 - 15 April 1883) was a German soldier and the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg[ Schwerin] regining from Princess Alexandrine of Prussia ( 23 February[[ 803]]&ndash 21 April[[ 892]] Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was the daughter of Frederick William III of 65
- ^ Zeepvat, p. 90
- ^ Zeepvat, p. 90
- ^ Zeepvat, p. 99
- ^ Zeepvat, p. 99
- ^ Zeepvat, p. 99
- ^ Paul Theroff (2007). "Russia". An Online Gotha. Retrieved on January 5, 2007. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
References
- Paul Theroff, An Online Gotha
- Charlotte Zeepvat, The Camera and the Tsars: A Romanov Family Album, Sutton Publishing, 2004, ISBN 0-7509-3049-7
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