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Romanov and Imperial Russia Links / Re: New Exhibiton on 4 Hessen Princesses , in Frankfurt, Germany

« on: December 22, 2017, 07:48:02 AM »

http://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/kunst/frankfurter-ikonenmuseum-ueber-liebe-glanz-und-untergang-15353489.html

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Romanov and Imperial Russia Links / New Exhibiton on 4 Hessen Princesses , in Frankfurt, Germany

« on: December 21, 2017, 07:52:52 AM »

Must see!!!

http://www.ikonenmuseumfrankfurt.de/index.php/aktuell.html

Rare and unique items from the Russian Archives and museums as well as from the private collection of Landgraf von Hesse.

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Servants, Friends and Retainers / Re: Baroness Sophie Buxhoeveden (1883-1956)

« on: November 23, 2017, 06:17:07 AM »

Thanks does anyone know what ship he was on?

Cruiser "Oleg"

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Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna / Re: Grand Duchess and other possible suitors - what if..

« on: November 23, 2017, 06:10:08 AM »

Hi guys! So sorry to be reviving an old thread, but I didn't think it would be worth a thread of its own - would anyone happen to know much about Ella and Prince Nicholas of Greece? If I recall correctly, a couple of biographers have implied that she felt an attraction to him and her letters to him certainly demonstrate that there was a type of attachment and tenderness between the two, or at least definitely on her part. Would anyone happen to know more?

Only C. Warwick in his bio on Grand Duchess mentions her correspondence with Nicholas of Greece and make a suggestion that was an innocent flirt of Elizaveta Fedorovna. No more info on this has never been published.

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Servants, Friends and Retainers / Re: Baroness Sophie Buxhoeveden (1883-1956)

« on: November 16, 2017, 02:24:22 PM »

In her book "Before the Storm" she mentions having a brother who was a naval officer who was wounded and captured at the battle of Tsushima. Does anyone know more about him? Like what ship he was on? She doesn't even mention his name in this book and it looks like he died in the 1908-9 period.

Peter von Buxhoevden (1886-1909)

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The Imperial Family / Re: Princess Elena Petrovna, wife of Prince Ioann Konstantinovitch

« on: July 13, 2017, 06:46:01 AM »

Does anyone know the isbn for this book?  Thanks

978-5-00016-006-0.

For now the book can be found at only one bookstore in Moscow. http://pravslovo.ru/catalog/filosofiya-publicistika-istoriya/artikul_701396?view=1

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The Imperial Family / Re: Princess Elena Petrovna, wife of Prince Ioann Konstantinovitch

« on: July 10, 2017, 11:05:00 AM »

Yes, finally the book has been issued. The author has been waiting for this event for years as even in Serbia no one was interested in issuing a biography on Princess Elena. The author whom I know personally has done a terrific work , she is such a serious researcher.

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Books about the Romanovs and Imperial Russia / Re: In the Marble Palace

« on: March 05, 2017, 05:51:50 AM »

have you tried https://www.abebooks.com/

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The only copy available is about 150 dollars... still too much for me, sadly. (that´s like a whole 1/3 of my sallary).

Teddy - I browsed through their Russian section just today and didn´t see it. Maybe I overlooked it?

I have a copy of the book, issued in 1993. Ready to sell ))

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The Hohenzollern / Re: NEW LETTERS about Wilhelm II and Ella

« on: January 26, 2017, 02:20:43 AM »

Is she in mourning? That would explain the clothes. Ann

Didn't she always wear mourning clothes after the death of her husband in 1905 until she donned a nun's habit?

That picture is taken in 1908. The boy is Dickie of Battenberg - Victoria and Louis of Battenberg's youngest son.

Doesn't Ella look... different in that picture? I thought it could be Alix too at first - but I thought that because she looks pregnant.

That's Grand Duchess Elizaveta, 1908 year in, summer in Peterhof. There are more pictures from the event. And of course she is not pregnant, she is not Alix, just an angle of the photo and heavy clothes.

Svetabel, Is the event you refer to the wedding of Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna and Prince Wilhelm of Sweden in May of 1908?

No, the wedding was in April 1908, after that Maria Pavlovna left Russia. The Battenbergs arrived to Russia in the early summer 1908.

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The Hohenzollern / Re: NEW LETTERS about Wilhelm II and Ella

« on: January 26, 2017, 02:19:12 AM »

Is she in mourning? That would explain the clothes.

Ann

Yes, she is. The grey and white nun habit would appear in 1909.

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The Hohenzollern / Re: NEW LETTERS about Wilhelm II and Ella

« on: January 22, 2017, 11:16:48 AM »

That picture is taken in 1908. The boy is Dickie of Battenberg - Victoria and Louis of Battenberg's youngest son.

Doesn't Ella look... different in that picture? I thought it could be Alix too at first - but I thought that because she looks pregnant.

That's Grand Duchess Elizaveta, 1908 year in, summer in Peterhof. There are more pictures from the event. And of course she is not pregnant, she is not Alix, just an angle of the photo and heavy clothes.

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The Windsors / Re: Photo Identification

« on: January 16, 2017, 01:10:15 PM »

Said to be Princess Louise,Duchess of Fife?

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/293720085/artist-sigurd-skou-oil-painting-the-lady

Anyone?

Nonsense ))).

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The Hohenzollern / Re: Books on the Hohenzollerns

« on: August 11, 2016, 03:03:53 PM »

Has anyone read the book of Luise Sophie, Friedrich Leopold of Prussia, "Behind the Scenes at the Prussian Court" ?

It is on my wish list, but I'm not sure to buy it...

Interesting book but full of grievances on Kaiser Wilhelm II whom Luise Sophie considered a foolish tyrant. She blames Kaiser in all her problems and all problems of her family...sometimes her text sounds like she was a martyr...But the book is worth to read anyway.

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The Stroganoffs / Re: The Stroganoffs

« on: July 07, 2016, 05:14:43 AM »

Did the Germans trash this palace in World War II as well?

No, they didn't. Still on its place.

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Servants, Friends and Retainers / Re: Prince Volkonsky

« on: May 20, 2016, 12:53:23 PM »

There is a Russian Wikipedia article on Prince Wladimir's father, Prince Alexander.

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9,_%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87

And an entry on him on rodovod

http://ru.rodovid.org/wk/%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%8C:208253