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This is a list of those members of the Russian Imperial House who bore the title velikaia kniaginia (Russian: великая княгиня) or velikaia knazhna (Russian: великая княжна) (usually translated into French and English as grand duchess, but more accurately grand princess).
Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia; Grand Duchess Maria Mikhailovna of Russia; Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, Duchess of Leuchtenberg; Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia; Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1890–1958) Maria Pavlovna, Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach; Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia
Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia (Russian: Мария Владимировна Романова, romanized: Maria Vladimirovna Romanova; born 23 December 1953) has been a claimant to the headship of the House of Romanov, the Imperial Family of Russia (who reigned as Emperors and Autocrats of all the Russias from 1613 to 1917) since 1992.
Soon after arriving at St Petersburg, she converted to the Russian Orthodox Church, took the name "Maria Feodorovna," [4] and was granted the title Grand Duchess of Russia, with the style Imperial Highness. The wedding took place on 26 September 1776.
Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1854–1920: Alexei 1850–1908: Maria 1853–1920: Alfred 1844–1900 Duke of Saxe–Coburg and Gotha: Sergei 1857–1905: Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine 1864–1918: Paul 1860–1919: Alexander 1866–1933: Xenia 1875–1960: Peter of Oldenburg 1868–1924: Olga 1882–1960: Nikolai Kulikovsky 1881–1958 ...
The adjective "All-Russian" had been increasingly used to refer to the territories of modern-day Belarus and Ukraine as well. [ 85 ] Peter issued a decree in 1722 in which the sovereign would be free to appoint a successor, referring to a number of historical precedents, including the conduct of Ivan III, who initially chose his grandson as his ...
"Grand Duchess" is the most widely used English translation of the title. [10] However, in keeping with her parents' desire to raise Maria and her siblings simply, even servants addressed the Grand Duchess by her first name and patronym, Maria Nikolaevna. She was also called by the French version of her name, "Marie", or by the Russian ...
Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (Olga Nikolaevna Romanova; Russian: Великая Княжна Ольга Николаевна, romanized: Velikaya Knyazhna Ol'ga Nikolaevna, IPA: [vʲɪˈlʲikəjə knʲɪˈʐna ˈolʲɡə nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvnə] ⓘ; 15 November [O.S. 3 November] 1895 – 17 July 1918) was the eldest child of the last Russian emperor, Nicholas II, and of his wife ...