The Vladimirovitchi - discussion and pictures Part 1

[PAVLOV]

Grand Duke Vladimir was supposedly a very wealthy man. The wealthiest son of Alexander II. Although the Vladimir Palace is very grand, and the jewellery collection rivalled that of the Empress, I am surprised that they did not own any really grand country houses, or other palaces..
If one compares the Konstantinovichi who owned the big palace at Strelna, the Marble Palace in St Petersburg and Pavlovsk, besides other estates, this family look relatively poor. ( judging by the property they owned )

Does anyone know what other properties they owned ?

Did they own Ropsha ?     

[ashdean]

Grand Duke Vladimir was supposedly a very wealthy man. The wealthiest son of Alexander II. Although the Vladimir Palace is very grand, and the jewellery collection rivalled that of the Empress, I am surprised that they did not own any really grand country houses, or other palaces..
If one compares the Konstantinovichi who owned the big palace at Strelna, the Marble Palace in St Petersburg and Pavlovsk, besides other estates, this family look relatively poor. ( judging by the property they owned )

Does anyone know what other properties they owned ?

Did they own Ropsha ?     

They were no doubt richer because they did NOT own grand estates with all the mammoth expenses involved in maintaining them!

[Svetabel]

Grand Duke Vladimir was supposedly a very wealthy man. The wealthiest son of Alexander II. Although the Vladimir Palace is very grand, and the jewellery collection rivalled that of the Empress, I am surprised that they did not own any really grand country houses, or other palaces..
If one compares the Konstantinovichi who owned the big palace at Strelna, the Marble Palace in St Petersburg and Pavlovsk, besides other estates, this family look relatively poor. ( judging by the property they owned )

Does anyone know what other properties they owned ?

Did they own Ropsha ?     

They owned a palace in Tsarskoe Selo. Also each of Vladimir's sons had his own Palace (not that grand style as the family nest on Dvortzvoya Quay) or a mansion.

[Eric_Lowe]

Does Ellen has a palace of her own in Russia ?

[Maria_Pavlovna]

I don't think so, the only palace I can think of that she owned was the Nicholas Palace with her husband.

When she came to Russia with her family, she most likely stayed with her mother.

[Eric_Lowe]

Indeed. If she wanted, Ellen could have bought herself a house in St. Petersburg or Moscow, but chose not to. It is at Miechen's palace that she clashed with Miss Fox...

[ashanti01]

Grand Duke Alexander & GD Vladimir and cousins Nicholas Maximilianovich and Sergei Maximilianovich of Leuchtenberg

[Carolath Habsburg]

i love that photoshoot with Vladimir doing a "WAZAAAAAAAP" xDD





Here the another from that session




And other group pic

 

[ashanti01]

Yes, the "WAZAAAAAAAP" is something you would not expect from a Grand Duke lol  I think there are a few more shots from this session. Can't remember off hand but thanks for posting them Katenka

 

[Maria_Pavlovna]

I don't think the "What’s up" wasn't even invented yet, lol. A grand Duke made it up first and possibly didn’t even think of its later meaning! Lol

[Svetabel]

Grand Duke Alexander & GD Vladimir and cousins Nicholas Maximilianovich and Sergei Maximilianovich of Leuchtenberg

A little correction. There's no Sergei M. in the picture, that's Prince Albert of Saxe-Altenburg.

[Eric_Lowe]

Thanks for the correction ! He must be related to Marvra...her brother ?

[Maria_Pavlovna]

Not her brother, but a cousin. Albert was the husband of  Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the daughter of Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia

[Eric_Lowe]

Thanks ! He seemed to be very close to the sons of Alexander II.

[Maria_Pavlovna]

no prob.