Princess Elena Petrovna, wife of Prince Ioann Konstantinovitch

[grandduchessella]

Was she not called Jabe? I see that on a picture

It also surprises me that she did not attend to the marriage of her daughter in Rome, quite strange, isn't it.

She didnt' attend her son's marriages either. To Lady Mary Lygon, first wife of Vsevolod, she just sent some family jewels.

Just as one of those side notes, Mary Lygon was tangentially related to Princess Daisy of Pless. Her mother and Daisy's brother-in-law, the Duke of Westminster, were siblings. She was also the great-niece of the 2nd Duchess of Teck (nee Margaret Grosvenor) the sister-in-law of Queen Mary. Mary's father 7th Earl Beauchamp was very well-connected and well-known at the British court. The family suffered a lot of bad luck when it came to producing sons (either they died unmarried, with  daughters or childless) and her brother was the last Earl.

[Svetabel]

Where there any suitors before Prince Ioann? It seems rather odd that Princess Elena would have married so late for a royal.

She was an Orthodox Princess, and this at once limited the suitors, and with ambitious father.

[ashanti01]

She married at twenty-seven? Even with limited suitors, she was pretty and I would have thought there would have been someone who showed interest before she eventually married in 1911.

Also, does anyone know how tall Princess Elena was? Thanks.

[gleb]

She didnt' attend her son's marriages either. To Lady Mary Lygon, first wife of Vsevolod, she just sent some family jewels.
Possibly she didn't approve Ekaterina's choice, also she became very moody after the tumultuous revolutionary years in Russia and her escape from it. She definitely wanted loneliness.

I did not know, thank you Sveta.
I think she must have become very moody, since the end of the revolution I don't think she visited the italian royal family again, her son and her daughter used to pay visits but she probably remained always in the cote d'azur.

[gleb]

Quotes from Marlene's blog about Italian royals where she mentions Helene:

"The Queen's younger sister, Princess Vera of Montenegro, and their niece, Princess Helen of Serbia, the daughter of King Peter, have also become roller skating enthusiasts, as have the queen's ladies in waiting."

"The presence of Princess Vera and Princess Helena has made the court much gayer this winter and spring than at any time since the accession of King Victor Emmanuel."

Marc, do you remember the year?

[ashanti01]

Helena

[ashdean]

Quotes from Marlene's blog about Italian royals where she mentions Helene:

"The Queen's younger sister, Princess Vera of Montenegro, and their niece, Princess Helen of Serbia, the daughter of King Peter, have also become roller skating enthusiasts, as have the queen's ladies in waiting."

"The presence of Princess Vera and Princess Helena has made the court much gayer this winter and spring than at any time since the accession of King Victor Emmanuel."

Marc, do you remember the year?

Victor Emmanuel became King in 1900

[ashanti01]

1903  Prince George & Prince Alexander in the back standing. Sitting Princess Helena and her cousin Prince Paul.

[ashanti01]

Princess Elena Petrovna

[Marc]

Too bad there aren't any of her in color ;-(

Meanwhile,some more pictures of her:

[ashanti01]

Beautiful images Marc. The last photo is especially nice.

[nico20_1]

Regarding reply #126 - French translation.

I'm from Montreal and can translate the passage in French at the bottom of the page. It says:

Next Week

A Serbian uniform saves the Grand Duke
 - Trotsky grants a "laisser passer" - a right to free passage
 - I accompany my husband to Ekaterinenbourg

The last line is a spelling correction. What was originally written - ("foux malade") - was corrected to "Fausse malade". It means a false sickness at the Tzar's doctor....or in other words  -  feigned illness and was treated by the Tzar's doctor. HRH corrected the misspelled word.


Interesting.....hope this helps!
C

[Marc]

I have read in newspapers few days ago that there is one theory about her escape from Russia and that is that Trotsky helped her because he was grateful to her father because he lived one time in Serbia when no other country wanted him...they even mention part of Belgrade where he lived,but this is not jet checked(not even a written document that he ever lived in Serbia)-that's why it's just a theory...and that she left Russia thanks to him!

[Marc]

One more picture of Helena as a girl:

[Marc]

Princess Helena in mourning dress with her brother,uncle and cousin after her father's death: