What a super thread about this fascinating branch of the family! Wonderful contributions from all!
I wonder...does anyone know whether the Carlows used more than just the Chinese Palace at Oraniebaum, did the family have used of the Grand Palace too? I would also love to know more about Ekaterina M and George M and their relationships with the Hesse clan. Did the Carlows visit Ruppenheim as was a custom I believe, and what of their relations with Dowager Grand Duchess Augusta nee Cambridge and her family. Did the cousins have any contact with Jutta? Oh dear, so many questions sorry!!! I just get a bit carried away.
On the IF thread we have been wondering about the relationship between the Carlows and the rest of the IF and I note that early in this thread someone mentioned that members of the Valdimirovichi were regular visitors to the Carlows, so would love to know more about the dynamics between the various branches of the family and the Carlows and Streliztsky kin. I did suggest that maybe the Family of Mikhail Pavolovich thread be merged with this one, but I think because they are in different categories, this may not be possible which is a great shame as I think this thread and this side of the extended Imperial family is overlooked and tends to be sadly forgotten about!
