Physical Characteristics/Features of the Romanovs

[ferngully]

It was very unlikely that Anne Boleyn ever had a sixth finger, Henry VIII would not have married someone with such a prominent deformity, as he had a paranoia about such things.  

its amazing what you learn
selina              xxxxxxxxxxxx

[Kyra_K]

Well, the only Orthodox Popes were the Pope of Rome up to 1054 AD, and (from the early Church to the present day), the Pope of Alexandria. It seems a very strange quote. Apart from the Pope of Alexandria, we normally refer to Popes as Patriarchs, and indeed the Alexandrian Pope is also called (more correctly) Patriarch of Alexandria and Africa.

Well, the person asking is Catholic so the word Pope is probably what came to their mind. And I couldn't think of the word Patriarch at the time I posted. My allergy meds had kicked in so that explains that...lol.

But I will pass that information on to the person asking.

Thanks!

Kyra
 

[hikaru]

There is a portrait in Hermitage (but by one of the Post-Impressionists) of young woman with 6 fingers.
Maybe this could be a connection with Romanovs?
But the portrait did not belong to them.
It entered Hermitage after revolution.

[Laura Mabee]

Really Hikaru?
Do you have a picture of it? It sounds quite interesting, even if it's not a Romanov

[hikaru]

I tried to find the picture in Internet but in vain.
The painter's name is Andre Derain.
Painting's name: Girl in black
Model was the friend of the painter. She was the painter too. (I have forgotten her name. Not famous).

[Laura Mabee]

Thanks for the information on that painting though.
*hugs*

[helenazar]

I know someone who was born with a sixth finger on one hand and it was surgically removed in infancy so that you almost couldn't tell later on. I don't think it's that unusual of a deformity, but you wouldn't see it these days because it's so easy to fix. So it is possible that one of the Romanovs could have been born with it and it was also removed.

[lexi4]

My cousin was born with a "6th finger" and it was removed before she left the hosptial. Today, you can't even tell it was there.

[Lisa]

There is a portrait in Hermitage (but by one of the Post-Impressionists) of young woman with 6 fingers.
Maybe this could be a connection with Romanovs?
But the portrait did not belong to them.
It entered Hermitage after revolution.

Here it is:Portrait of a Young Girl in Black, 1914, oil on canvas, The Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

[Laura Mabee]

Wow! Thank you Lisa!
I don't know if it has a Romanov connection but is quite something to see  

[grandduchess_sofia]

yes, it really does look like she has six fingers!

[Arianwen]

I agree with you.  I think she is very talented.

Be careful to take Weir with a grain of salt, though, unless she's talking about the Tudors. Her works regarding the Wars Of The Roses, especially 'The Princes In The Tower', have some of the worst scholarship I've ever seen. Changing dates to fit her theories, discrediting anyone who fails to support her, etc...it's the first time in my life I've been tempted to do ritual violence to a book. With the Tudors, and even Eleanor of Aquitaine, from what I've read so far, she's fantastic, but she's definitely a Tudor historian when it comes to pre-Henry VII...*sigh*

And as a sidenote, we're not even certain that Anne Boleyn had a nail deformity. It completely depends on who your source is, because one would think Henry VIII would have been repelled by even the extra nail, but while the man left us songs and a collection of love letters, he didn't give us physical descriptions of his wives.

Regards,
Arianwen

[aleksandra]

The height of alix and her children, help is welcome.
Any member is welcome ex. dogmar,irena, micael,alexander the 3rd.

[RissiaSunbeam1918]

I read on a post (I think) that Alexei would have been about five foot six inches. It would be interesting to know the height of OTMA, in my oppinion. I mean, I know the older two were tall, and the younger two were a little on the shorter side (At least Anastasia was, does anyone know about Marie?)
-Dana

[Abby]

Olga and Anastasia were shorter than the other two. Anastasia was around 5'2", Olga 5'4", Tatiana somewhere between 5'7"-5''9" and Maria I have read as probably 5'6" or 5'7". Alix...5'8" and Alexei and Nicholas were 5'6".