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Re: Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovitch, discussion and pictures
« Reply #165 on: October 11, 2010, 12:39:14 PM »

Does anyone have the image in the middle of Grand Duke Sergei with his mother?

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Re: Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovitch, discussion and pictures
« Reply #166 on: October 15, 2010, 10:59:11 PM »
Scares the hell outta me that image. He looks very tormented (Well, in mostly of the images of him in this period). I rather to see images of young Sergei. Anyway great quality, thanks for posting!

Whos the gent beside Sergei?



 

It's not Amadeo of Spain is it? It looks somewhat like him but not enough that I feel confident saying for certain. He always gave me the creeps--don't know why--and this gentleman certainlly reminds me him even if it's not him! I don't know what connection the 2 would have either nor if the era's right.

Anyway, his image

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Re: Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovitch, discussion and pictures
« Reply #167 on: October 15, 2010, 11:00:10 PM »
I really like this photo of Grand Duke Sergei taken in 1898 by Histed

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This pretty artistic, if haunting shot, was used by several magazines upon Serge's assassinaton. L'Illustration had it on it's cover.
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Re: Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovitch, discussion and pictures
« Reply #168 on: October 16, 2010, 05:49:33 AM »
Nope, its not amadeo. He was way uglier and for what i know he had not close connection with the IF, or he did?

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Re: Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovitch, discussion and pictures
« Reply #169 on: October 16, 2010, 01:57:03 PM »
Scares the hell outta me that image. He looks very tormented (Well, in mostly of the images of him in this period). I rather to see images of young Sergei. Anyway great quality, thanks for posting!

Whos the gent beside Sergei?


 

That's not his cousin or Amedeo Aosta, but one of his aide-camps or a friend. I don't remember exactly, the photo is from a recent bio on Sergei I think.
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Re: Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovitch, discussion and pictures
« Reply #170 on: October 16, 2010, 06:06:25 PM »
Nope, its not amadeo. He was way uglier and for what i know he had not close connection with the IF, or he did?

He did bear a resemblance though--you're right, they were both rather ugly. As I've said in my post, I couldn't think of a connection or why he'd be with Serge. It was more that he reminded me of him--chiefly in the head and bushy beard.

Serge looks to have his arm resting on his shoulder in a rather familiar way--that would imply rather a closeness between the 2.
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Re: Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovitch, discussion and pictures
« Reply #171 on: October 19, 2010, 06:09:06 PM »
He was not ugly, just haunted.

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Re: Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovitch, discussion and pictures
« Reply #172 on: October 20, 2010, 05:38:20 AM »
Amedeo di savoia, king of spain WAS ugly.

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« Reply #173 on: October 22, 2010, 05:06:51 PM »
Well...I think his wife was a Bonaparte ? How close was he to Serge ?

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Re: Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovitch, discussion and pictures
« Reply #174 on: October 22, 2010, 05:16:30 PM »
He had two wives: Maria Victoria, mother of his 3 eldest sons and Laetitia Bonaparte, mother of his youngest son and also his niece.

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« Reply #175 on: October 22, 2010, 05:24:47 PM »
Yes. His mother-in-law being Clothide of Savoy, wife of Plon-Plon.

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Re: Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovitch, discussion and pictures
« Reply #176 on: November 08, 2010, 01:49:28 AM »
Relaxed GD Sergei with his brothers Alexei and Alexander III. There are also Empress Maria and GDss Elizaveta (in profile, white dress)



Future Nicholas II is behind his mother.

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Re: Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovitch, discussion and pictures
« Reply #177 on: November 08, 2010, 10:22:34 AM »
Is the young man in the sailor suit behind Minny her son Nicholas or George ?

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Re: Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovitch, discussion and pictures
« Reply #178 on: November 08, 2010, 10:46:18 AM »
It's Nicholas, as Svetabel said before.

 I must say he looks quite plump hereXD

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Re: Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovitch, discussion and pictures
« Reply #179 on: November 08, 2010, 11:37:35 AM »
Yes...I thought so too, but he did look a bit plumpy and that throw me off. George was suppose to be more fit as a young man.