Grand Duke Vladimir & Grand Duchess Leonida

[V_Corona]

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[Marc]

Unfortunately,her mother Leonida has died last evening:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100524/en_afp/russiaroyalshistoryspain

[Sarai_Porretta]

http://www.expatica.com/es/news/spanish-news/romanov-grand-duchess-dies-aged-95_70427.html

[nena]

Sad news. There was an interview with her I missed to watch - I hope I will get a chance to watch it. Rest in peace!

[Benjamin]

Moscow Patriarchate expresses condolences over death of eldest Romanov
24 May 2010

The Moscow Patriarchate expressed its condolences on Monday over the death of Grand Duchess of Russia Leonida Georgievna Romanov.

"Grand Duchess Leonida Georgievna, who had lived a very dramatic, complicated and long life, never forgot Russia," archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, who is in charge of the Russian Orthodox Church's relations with society, said.

The de-jure empress, the eldest representative of the Romanov family, died late on Sunday at the age of 95 in Madrid.

Full article: http://en.rian.ru/russia/20100524/159137405.html

[rlbumich]

Unfortunately,her mother Leonida has died last evening:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100524/en_afp/russiaroyalshistoryspain

At least she lived a long "eventfull" life. RIP.

[Nicola De Valeron]

Rest in peace. Sadly that another member from the Russian emigre nobility/royalty has gone without any chance to see Russia as a modern and free state. Poor people without country;(. As Michalkov said: "Russians without Russia".

[Ilias_of_John]

R.I.P.
95 was a good innings

[Naslednik Norvezhskiy]

R.I.P.
ლეონიდა ბაგრატიონ მუხრანელი

One is reminded of her Georgian heritage when her French Wikipedia article, which cites some solid sources, states that Stalin's mother worked as a laundress for her grandmother.
Did Grand Duchess Leonida speak Georgian?
Has anybody ready her autobiography "Chaque matin est une grâce"?

[Joyann1]

'' She was the last person from the Romanov family that was born before the revolution. '' for some reason i find those words incredibly sad.

[RomanovsFan4Ever]

R.I.P. Grand Duchess Leonida Georgievna. :- (

[markjhnstn]

Very definitely the end of an era.

[Benjamin]

Matriarch of Russia's Romanov Imperial House dead at 95
24 May 2010

Grand Duchess Leonida Georgyevna, mother of the Head of the Russian Imperial House - Her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna - has died in Madrid on May 24, Interfax reports.

The Grand Duchess passed away in hospital after her health rapidly deteriorated over the weekend.

Full article: http://rt.com/Top_News/2010-05-24/matriarch-romanov-house-dead.html
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Last Romanov Born in Russian Empire Dead at 95
25 May 2010

Grand Duchess Leonida Georgiyevna Romanov, the last member of the Russian royal family born before the 1917 Revolution, died late Sunday in Madrid, Spain, RIA-Novosti reported. She was 95.

Leonida had requested to be buried in Petropavlovsk Cathedral in St. Petersburg next to her late husband, Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich Romanov, the great-grandson of 19th-century Tsar Alexander II.

“She visited Russia several times, and she will return to the country for good,” Alexander Zakatov, head of the chancellery of the Russian Imperial House, told The Moscow Times.

The burial is pending approval by state authorities but is tentatively scheduled for June 3, an official with the State Museum of St. Petersburg History, which oversees the Petropavlovsk Cathedral, told Interfax.

Full article: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/last-romanov-born-in-russian-empire-dead-at-95/406706.html
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Memorial service for Russian Grand Duchess in Madrid
25 May 2010

A memorial service for Grand Duchess of Russia Leonida Georgievna Romanova (born Bagration-Mukhranskaya) has been held in Spain's capital of Madrid.

The ceremony was attended by her close friends and relatives including her daughter Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna, and officials of the Russian embassy in Spain.

Full article: http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/05/25/8433575.html
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Russian Patriarch commends Grand Duchess's role in restoring church unity
25 May 2010

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill has expressed his condolences over the death of Grand Duchess Leonida Georgiyevna, the mother of the head of the Romanovs dynasty.

"We are grateful to the deceased Grand Duchess for her role in church life at home and abroad, and for her significant contribution to the restoration of church unity," Patriarch Kirill said in a condolence letter posted on the Moscow Patriarchate's website.

Grand Duchess Leonida Georgiyevna had never lost "the keenest interest in what was going on in Russia, and shared our grief and joy," he said.

Full article: http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=7294

[Nicola De Valeron]

Leonida had requested to be buried in Petropavlovsk Cathedral in St. Petersburg next to her late husband, Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich Romanov, the great-grandson of 19th-century Tsar Alexander II.

“She visited Russia several times, and she will return to the country for good,” Alexander Zakatov, head of the chancellery of the Russian Imperial House, told The Moscow Times.

The burial is pending approval by state authorities but is tentatively scheduled for June 3, an official with the State Museum of St. Petersburg History, which oversees the Petropavlovsk Cathedral, told Interfax.

Good news;). Hope only they fulfill her will and done all the things on the high level. Peter and Paul cathedral is the most appropriate place in this case.

[Nicola De Valeron]

Did Grand Duchess Leonida speak Georgian?

Feodor, as far as I know (by Evgeny Kiselev who met her several times in nineties when she visited Russia) she even could barely spoke Russian. Of course in this case to speak Georgian is simply impossible.

The fact that she was on a half Georgian doesn't mean that she knew Georgian;).