Elizabeth (daughter of Ernie)

[Romanov_fan]

All the reasons that the last poster gave as things that Elisabeth fascinated them about, are true to me as well, exactly the same. I just found that interesting. I think Elisabeth is mentioned in many books, here and there. For a girl who died so young, and untried, it's pretty easy to see her personality, and what she might have been. And what she might have been is spectacular in many things.

[julia.montague]

I read that there was the rumour that Elisabeth was poisened, has anyone heard about this?

[grandduchessella]

There was a rumor to that effect--that she'd accidentally eaten poisoned food or drink that was meant for Tsar Nicholas II (whom she and her father were visiting at the time). I don't know how much credence is given it--most accounts chalk it up to a tragic illness. I think it was the suddenness of the illness & death combined with whom they were visiting that contributed to it.

[Grace]

Jelisaveta, I have heard this rumour too.  However, it does say in the Victoria Melita biography by John Van Der Kiste that a post mortem examination showed Elisabeth did die of typhoid.  I suppose that is reasonably reliable information.

[Natalya]

Does anyone know what the relationship was between precious little Elizabeth and her grandparents, Affie & Marie?  Marie seems cold and unfeeling, and Affie was obviously an absentee father much of the time.  But I would think they would nearly worship this grandchild.  With her dark coloring and all, I think she resembles her grandfather very much.

[Sissi]

At the wedding of Alice of Battenberg

[julia.montague]

Is that the last picture we know of Elisabeth?

[grandduchessella]

Could very well be unless there were any private photos taken during the brief time she and her father were on vacation with the Tsar and AF that just haven't ever been seen.

[bookworm857158367]

She was quite a bit taller than Olga in that last picture, even though she was less than a year older. It looks like she would have inherited her mother's height. You can see the beginnings of gangliness. Ducky always towered over her older sister in the childhood photos too.

[Maria_Pavlovna]

Grand Duchess Olga is about eight months younger then Princess Elisabeth.  

Elisabeth was born in March of 1895, Olga was born in November that very year.

[Love4Royalty]

I just read through all the pages    I find little Ella to be so interesting now.

She seems kind of...scary in some of her pictures though, or is it just me?  

[Grace]

I do not see anything "scary" about her at all.  She just appears to me as an innocent child who had sadness in her life and who died tragically.  

[grandduchessella]

I don't know about scary--sometimes photos of her can be a little unsettling because she had such a look of sadness in many of them, too sad and mature for such a young girl. But the pictures of her smiling are sweet and she looks so lovely in them.

[Love4Royalty]

Yeah, Grandduchessella...unsettling...and mysterious?

Sorry, ^^;, I'm just not one to have a good way with words (don't ever ask me to describe something!   )

[Thomas_Hesse]

Is that the last picture we know of Elisabeth?

The last official portrait of Elisabeth was taken in Darmstadt in November 1903. In it she is wearing a romanian costume, a present from her aunt Queen Maria, and kneels on the floor looking down.