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Princess Xenia in 1915. Xenia and her older sister Princess Nina Georgievna, who was born in 1901, left Russia in 1914 to spend the war years in England with their mother. In 1919, her father, his brother Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich, and their cousins Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich and Grand Duke Dmitry Konstantinovich, were executed by a Bolshevik firing squad in St. Petersburg.
Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia (Russian: Ксения Александровна Романова; 6 April [O.S. 25 March] 1875 – 20 April 1960) was the elder daughter and fourth child of Tsar Alexander III of Russia and Dagmar of Denmark. She was the sister of the last Emperor of Russia, Nicholas II.
Princess Nina Georgievna of Russia (20 June 1901 – 27 February 1974); married in 1922 Prince Paul Chavchavadze, with whom she had one son, Prince David Chavchavadze. Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia (22 August 1903 – 17 September 1965); married, firstly, in 1921, William Bateman Leeds, Jr., son of Princess Anastasia of Greece and Denmark ...
Elizabeth Petrovna later, Elizabeth, Empress of Russia: Peter Alexeievich: 29 December 1709 [4] 5 January 1762 [5] Ascended the throne in 1741. [4] Natalya Alexeyevna: Alexei Petrovich: 21 July 1714: 22 November 1728: Died unmarried. Anna Leopoldovna: Karl Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg: 18 December 1718: 19 March 1746: Duke Anton Ulrich of ...
Her mother, advised by her sister, Alexandra, Princess of Wales, placed Olga in the care of an English nanny, Elizabeth Franklin. [1] The Russian imperial family was a frequent target for assassins, so for safety reasons the Grand Duchess was raised at the country palace of Gatchina, about 50 miles (80 km) west of Saint Petersburg.
Princess Nina Georgievna of Russia (1901–1974) [81] Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia (1903–1965) [20] Married 1922 (2), Admiral Perikles Ioannidis (1881–1965) and had no children [20] Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark April 7, 1880 [11] November 2, 1880 [11] Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark: February 2, 1882 [11] December 3, 1944 [11]
Queen Elizabeth was head of state for more than 70 years, but behind the scenes she was a daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Princess Xenia was born in Paris, on 10 March 1919, where her parents had fled after the Russian Revolution.She was the eldest child of Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia (24 January 1897 – 8 May 1981) and Donna Elisabetha Ruffo (1886–1940).