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mote-historie · 1 year

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Caspar Ritter, Portrait of Crown Princess Cecilie of Prussia, née Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. 1908.

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queenalexandraofdenmark · 1 month

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𝙲𝚑𝚘𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚍𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚁𝚘𝚢𝚊𝚕 𝚠𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗 👑✨🍫

(𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝟺 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝟺)

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Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood and Princess Royal.

Crown Princess Cecilie of Prussia, née Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

Grand Duchess Eleonore of Hesse, née Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich.

Empress Eugenie of France, née Eugenie de Montijo.

Princess Marie Louise of Baden, née Princess Marie Louise of Hanover.

Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna

Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna

Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna

Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna

#princess mary #mary princess royal #duchess cecilie of mecklenburg-schwerin #crown princess cecilie of prussia #grand duchess eleonore of hesse #princess eleonore of solms-hohensolms-lich #empress eugenie #eugenie de montijo #princess marie louise of hanover #princess marie louise of baden #grand duchess olga nikolaevna #grand duchess tatiana nikolaevna #grand duchess maria nikolaevna #grand duchess anastasia mikhailovna #chocolate cards

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loiladadiani · 10 months

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Photographs: 1. Grand Duke Mikhail Nicholayevich and his wife, Grand Duchess Olga Fyodorovna, with their two eldest children, Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich and Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna; 2 and 3: Anastasia as a young girl; 4 and 5: Anastasia as a young woman. In one of the photos, she is wearing Russian court dress; 6. Anastasia with her brother Grand Duke Mikhail Mikhailovich (Miche-Miche); 7. Anastasia with her brother Grand Duke Georgiy Mikhailovich; 8. Anastasia with her brother Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovichl 9. Anastasia with her youngest brother, who died at twenty, Grand Duke Alexis Mikhailovich; 10. Anastasia with her brother Grand Duke Alexander "Sandro" Mikhailovich; 11. Anastasia with her niece Princess Irina Alexandrovna; 12 and 13; Two photos of Anastasia with her fiancee/husband Grand Duke Frederick Francis III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin; 14. Anastasia with her three children; 15 and 16: Two pictures of Anastasia; 17: Anastasia's three children and their spouses: From left to right: Her daughter Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin with the future King Christian X of Denmark, Her son, Frederick Francis IV with Alexandra of Hanover and Cumberland, and her daughter Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin with Crown Prince Wilhelm; 18. Her illegitimate son Alexis Louis de Wenden; 19: Villa Wenden in Nice; 20. The formidable Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna.

The other Anastaisa

Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna was born in 1860, the second child and only daughter of Grand Duke Mikhail Nicholaevich and Grand Duchess Olga Feodorovna (nee Princess Cecilie of Baden.) Anastasia was a granddaughter of Nicholas I. The better-known Anastasia (the daughter of Nicholas II) would be born a little over a half-century later, promising to be just as indomitable as her predecessor (she did not have the chance to fulfill that promise.)

Stasi (as her brothers called Anastasia Mikhailovna) was her father's favorite child. Her brothers worshipped her. Her mother was the disciplinarian of the house. The boys were allowed to see their sister only on Sundays.

Anastasia married Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, at 19. Frederick Francis was Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, the Elder's brother. He had very poor health throughout his life; he had asthma and multiple allergies and rashes, and he needed to live during extended periods in the warmer climate of the Mediterranean rather than in Northern Europe; this was just fine with Anastasia, who would never adjust to her adoptive country or gain the affection of the people there. The couple established Villa Wenden in the South of France, and she would live in that area of the world most of her life. Frederick's homosexuality was known throughout Europe, but the couple seemed to have gotten along well. Anastasia spent lavishly at the casinos, and Frederick Francis was glad to provide her with the funds. When the Grand Duke died, she said: "On this day, I have lost my best friend."

They had three children, and all married very well:

Duchess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1879 –1952); married King Christian X of Denmark. They had two sons.

Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1882 –1945), married Princess Alexandra of Hanover and Cumberland. They had five children.

Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1886 –1954.) She married Wilhelm, the German Crown Prince. They had six children.

Up to the death of her husband, Anastasia's life had transcurred without scandal. However, a few years later, she began an affair with Vladimir Alexandrovitch Paltov, her secretary. She soon became pregnant by him and attempted to hide that fact by claiming she was suffering from a tumor. She claimed to have chickenpox when she delivered the child. Her son, Alexis Louis de Wenden, was born in Nice in 1902. She was able to bring him up herself and wrote to him daily when he was away at school. After the scandal became public, she was advised never to live near her daughter, now the Crown Princess of Germany (she was given special permission to visit her daughter for the birth of her first grandson.)

After her father had a stroke, he went to live with Stasi in Villa Wenden. As the senior member of the Romanov clan, "Uncle Misha" received many visitors, including the Tsar. At least one of her brothers was in residence at Villa Wenden at any given time. When her father died in 1909, Anastasia inherited an enormous fortune. She continued to live as she wished, gambling heavily, going to the theater, and dancing.

World War I split the family apart. Her son was the reigning Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, her daughter was the German Emperor's daughter-in-law, she was a Russian Grand Duchess, and her Russian family was fighting on the opposite side. She settled in neutral Switzerland. The war cost her son and daughter their (prospective) crowns. After the war, she returned to Nice. There she founded a charity to help Russian exiles. Vladimir Paltov was the charity's president, perhaps indicating that the relationship continued. She lived in Villa Fantasia in Eze, which is near Cannes.

Anastasia died suddenly after suffering a stroke in 1922. She rests in Ludwigslust next to her husband. All of her children have living descendants today, including her illegitimate son. She certainly lived as she wished. Which is something that the other Anastasia would have probably done should she have been given the chance.

#russian history #imperial russia #romanov family #Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna #villa Wenden #Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolayevich #Grand Duke Georgie Mikhailovich #Grand Duke Mikhail Mikhailovich #Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich #Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich #Grand Duke Alexis Mikhailovich #Grand Duchess Olga Fyodorovna #Frederick Francis III Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin #Frederick Francis IV Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin #Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg Schwerin #Christian X of Denmark #Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany #Alexis Louis de Wenden

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royal-confessions · 7 months

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“Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna may have been considered snobbish by some, but she undoubtedly had one of the most dazzling jewellery collections of her time.” - Text & Image Submitted by cenacevedo15

#Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg Schwerin

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postcard-from-the-past · 1 day

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Duchess Cecilie Auguste Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, last Crown Princess of Prussia

German vintage postcard

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thyramalie · 1 year

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Frederick Francis and Alexandra, Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin playing ice hockey with friends at Schlossgarten, 1904.

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#it’s snowing today:)#grand duke frederick francis iv of mecklenburg schwerin #grand duchess alexandra of mecklenburg schwerin

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princessvictoriamelita · 2 years

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Grand Duchess Augusta of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, mids 1840s.

Mother of Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna "The Elder".

#grand duchess augusta of mecklenburg-schwerin #mecklenburg-schwerin #1840s #mids 1840s #german royalty #german royal

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gogmstuff · 9 months

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More from 1911 -

1911 Euphimia Nosova by Konstantin Somov (State Tretyakov Gallery - Moskva, Russia). From Wikimedia 2075X3293. This is the epitome of Edwardian dress.

Queen Alexandra's daughters

Left 1911 Duchess of Fife, Princesses Alexandra and Maude. From the lost gallery's photostream on flickr 5384X3684 @800 4.1Mj.

Right 1911 HH Princess Maud and HRH Princess Royal Louise. From eBay reduced contrast and removed mono-color tint 957X1522.

1911 Evening dress of Queen Alexandra (Fashion Museum - Bath, Somerset, UK). From tumblr.com/fashionsfromthepast 1280X1812.

1911 Geneviève Vix, a singer by Jean Coraboeuf (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes - Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France). From history-of-fashion.tumblr.com/image/177126241755 643X975.

1911 Hélène d'Orléans, duchesse d'Aosta by ?. From tumblr.com/blog/view/jeannepompadour/683841884513288192; fixed a few spots w Pshop 1450X2000.

1911 Frau Luther by Lovis Corinth (Landesmuseum Hannover - Hanover, Niedersachsen, Germany). From cutlermiles.com/portrait-of-frau-luther-lovis-corinth/ 966X1280.

1911 Lady in Lavender by Lawton S. Parker (private collection). From the discontinued Athenaeum Web site 716X955.

Left Maria Josefa of Austria with Karl. Posted to Foro Dinastias by Katyusha on 25 May 2010 614X800

Right ca. 1911 (based on age of child) Grand Duchess-Mother Anastasia Mikhailovna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin with her grandson Friedrich. From eBay; removed mono-color tint 891X1433.

1911 Dolors Vidal by Ramon Casas (Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain). From artsandculture.google.com; fixed obvious flaws w Pashop 1332X2652 @144 4.9Mp.

1911 (1 August issue) Le Theatre Mlle Lantelme. From verbinina.wordpress.com/2012/12/05/le-theatre-303/le-theatre-303-1-aout-1911-vkl/; fixed spots w Pshop 1182X1616

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drosera-nepenthes · 2 years

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The sadly premature death of Anne, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, second consort of the reigning Grand Duke Frederick Francis II, occurred on the 15th inst., to the great sorrow of her husband, family, and the public. Previously, on the 7th inst., the Grand Duchess gave birth to a daughter, immediately after which event grave apprehensions for her life arose, though for some days a great improvement took place in her condition; but a sudden change brought on a fatal result, which happened within a twelvemonth of her marriage. Her Highness Anne Maria Wilhelmina Elizabeth Matilda, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, was the only daughter of Prince Charles William Louis of Hesse, by his consort, Elizabeth, daughter of William, Prince of Prussia, and was the sister of his Royal Highness Prince Louis of Hesse, the husband of Princess Alice of Great Britain, and first cousin of the Czarewitch just dead. Her Highness the Grand Duchess was born on May 25, 1843, and was married on May 12, 1864, to Frederick Francis, reigning Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

The Illustrated London News, April 22, 1864

#obituary #Princess Anna of Hesse-Darmstadt #Grand Duchess Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin #hessian royal family

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salemoleander · 1 year

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attempt thirty-three webweave

Made in collaboration w/ @girltimeswithscar for the incredible fic by @theminecraftbee

Sources under readmore!

Pt. 1: What Resembles the Grave but Isn't / Anne Boyer // uselessgaywhovian // Lithscape / Esther Ruiz // Plunge #2 / Joe Hill, Stuart Immonen, Dan McDaid // snailspng // The Storm / James Whistler // cyus-on-the-internet // teaboot // Untitled colored pencil piece / Dan Huston // Studies of a Man's Head / John Singer Sargent

Pt. 2: Davies Adding Machine // It Never Goes Away / Sophie Cabot Black // gravesent // trxnspxrxnts // buddwyer // Illustrations by girltimeswithscar // Neverafter / Siobhan Thompson // snailspng // sofubis // Alcove in the Salon of the Grand Duchess Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin / C. Rath

Pt. 3: o'death / Frances Molina // 'If' Medallion // Oriens Tarot Deck / Ambisun (photo by me) // The Gift / Leonard Cohen // Illustration by girltimeswithscar // Meanwhile / Joseph Yaeger // Come the Slumberless to the Land of Nod / Traci Brimhall // 'its so stupid...' text post / katadesmoi // Broken 8-day Clock // Ancient Castle / Georgette Agutte

Pt. 3 Background: Folded Strata, a Great Geological Arch / W. H. Holmes // Aurora Borealis / Frederic Church // Playing with the Colours / W. H. Holmes // Light and Heavenly / Frank Myers // Distortion achieved via the Glitch Art Generator

#web weave #hermitcraft fanart #hermitcraft s9 #joe hills #goodtimewithscar #gtws #cubfan #zombiecleo #cubfan135 #scar #hc s9 #salem tag #webweave #thank you again to Second for their incredible fic and Beau for your beautiful art!! this wouldn't work without you

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lesyoussoupoff · 9 months

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"The Grand Duke and the Grand Duchess Vladimir spent their summers at Tsarskoe Selo. The Grand Duchess had the graceful bearing of a great lady of the Renaissance. She was born a Princess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and ranked immediately after the two Empresses. She was very able and intelligent and carried out all the duties of her position with perfect tact. She was always very kind to me, and was much entertained by accounts of my adventures. For a long time, I was in love with her daughter the Grand Duchess Helen Vladimirovna, later Princess Nicholas of Greece, whose beauty fascinated me. She had the loveliest eyes imaginable, and everyone fell under their charm." -Prince Felix Youssoupoff, Lost Splendor

#Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna #Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna #Prince Felix Yusupov #Prince Felix Youssoupoff #Romanov #Yusupov #Yussupov #Youssoupoff #Youssoupov

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adini-nikolaevna · 8 months

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Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, by Kreutzinger.

#grand duchess elena pavlovna #romanov #russia #kreutzinger #portrait miniature

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queenalexandraofdenmark · 5 months

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🖤 ~ The beautiful Princess Anna of Hesse, later on as Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 1862. ~ 🖤

#princess anna of hesse #duchess anna of mecklenburg-schwerin #hessian #hessian grand ducal family #1862 #1860s

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loiladadiani · 9 months

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King Christian X (Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Vilhelm; 1870 – 1947); King of Denmark from 1912 to his death in 1947

I want to place this remarkable individual within the context of the many royal families we discuss in this blog. He had quite an eventful and successful reign, including transitioning his country into a constitutional monarchy, but this post is just about (some) of his relatives.

He was a grandson of Christian IX and the son of the future Frederick VIII. His brother was the future Hakoon VII of Norway. His paternal aunts were Dagmar (Empress Maria Feodorovna) and Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom. King George V, Queen Maud, and Tsar Nicholas II were his first cousins. Christian X's mother was Lovisa of Sweden.

He was raised strictly in a palace part of the Amelienborg Palace complex. He received a military education and studied at the Officers Academy.

Christian initially loved Princess Marguerite of Orleans, but his feelings were not returned, so he married Princess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg Schwerin. Alexandrine's maternal line was Romanov...her mother, Anastasia, was the daughter of Nicholas I's younger son, Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolaievich. They had two sons: Prince Frederick (1899–1972), later King Frederick IX of Denmark and Prince Knud (1900–1976)

In case you are wondering, he was 6 feet 7 inches tall.

What a dynasty Christian IX and Queen Louise gave to the world!

#European history #Christian IX #Christian X #Louise of Hesse-Kessel #Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna #Frederick VIII #Empress Maria Feodorovna #Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom #George V #Nicholas II #King Hakoon VII #Queen Maud #Lovisa of Sweeden #Alexandrine of Mecklenburg Schwerin

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royal-confessions · 8 months

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“Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna was the first Romanov to die in exile. Life was very fair to her. She couldn't have lived with a refugee, given her pomposity.” - Submitted by cenacevedo15

#Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg Schwerin

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postcard-from-the-past · 1 day

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Duchess Cecilie Auguste Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, last Crown Princess of Prussia with her 6 children

German vintage postcard

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