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The Grand Duchess Vladimir Tiara (Владимирская тиара), sometimes the Diamond and Pearl Tiara, was bought, along with a diamond rivière, by Queen Mary from Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia, mother of the Duchess of Kent, in 1921 for a price of £28,000. [18]
Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, later Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, Grand Duchess Vladimir "Miechen" of Russia (Russian: Мари́я Па́вловна; 14 May [O.S. 2 May] 1854 – 6 September 1920), also known as Maria Pavlovna the Elder, was the eldest daughter of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin by his first wife, Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz.
Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia: 10. Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine: 5. Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine: 11. Princess Wilhelmine of Baden: 1. Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia: 12. Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin: 6. Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin: 13. Princess ...
The Grand Duchess Vladimir Tiara. The Grand Duchess Vladimir Tiara is another of the queen’s most frequently worn pieces. The tiara was commissioned by the Duchess Vladimir in 1874 from the ...
Born as Princess of Russia; adopted the style of Grand Duchess after her father's headship of the House of Romanov. Maria Vladimirovna: Vladimir Kirillovich: 23 December 1953: Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia (m. 1976; div. 1985) Born after the abolition of the monarchy; adopted the style of Grand Duchess of Russia in pretense.
Her mother was living in a villa, Hvidøre, that she and her sister Alexandra had bought on the Danish coast north of Copenhagen. In 1928, Xenia's mother fell seriously ill and died on 13 October. [37] After the death of her mother, the sale of the Hvidøre estate, and the jewels of the Dowager Empress brought in some income.
During August or September 1917, [11] together with Grand Duke Boris, Stopford was able to smuggle out some of Grand Duchess's significant jewellery collection from the Vladimir Palace. [12] At the end of September 1917 he left for England, via Sweden and Aberdeen, with a total of 244 items in two Gladstone bags .
On 28 August 2009, a Swedish public news outlet reported that a collection of over 60 jewel-covered cigarette cases and cufflinks owned by Grand Duchess Vladimir had been found in the archives of the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and was returned to the descendants of Grand Duchess Vladimir.