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adini-nikolaevna · 1 month

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The future Emperor Alexander II of Russia with his sister, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna (later Duchess of Leuchtenberg) by Briullov.

#emperor alexander ii #grand duchess maria nikolaevna the elder #romanov #russia #briullov #portrait

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oceanlilacs · 2 years

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Russia! My astonished child's eyes see huge palaces, beautiful parks, fountains, gardens, amazing gatherings of relatives, military parades, religious services in churches glittering with gold, jewels so breathtaking you can hardly believe they are real [... ] My eyes also see long corridors, vestibules, and halls, of a size beyond compare, opening one into another, and our feet trotting timidly over wide stretches of floors, so unbounded and polished, that we seemed to walk on ice. And everywhere, a very characteristic smell: a mixture of turpentine, Russian leather and cigarette smoke, with a fragrance, unique in its own way, that distinguished the imperial palaces. Imperial is the right word, fantastic, like in fairy tales [...] every superlative is at its place in that Russia of the Tsars, that Russia full of splendour, which today is no more...

－ Queen Marie of Romania, “Story of My Life”

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otmaaromanovas · 6 months

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There is a popular quote attributed to Princess Xenia Georgievna about Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna, claiming that she was “‘frightfully temperamental,” “wild and rough”, and "cheated at games, kicked, scratched, pulled hair, and generally knew how to make herself obnoxious" - yet the letters between Xenia and Anastasia suggest they had a good, familial relationship - so, where did it come from?

Turn to Peter Kurth's book 'Anastasia: the life of Anna Anderson' - the title alone should give a hint at the context behind this quote! Page 202 states that:

"Although Xenia and [sister] Nina had left Russia in 1914, passing the war years with their mother in England, they both retained vivid memories of their “‘frightfully temperamental,” “wild and rough” cousin Anastasia, who cheated at games, kicked, scratched, pulled hair, and generally knew how to make herself obnoxious. “‘Anastasia was madly jealous of me because I was taller than she was,” Princess Nina recalled. “As the daughter of the Emperor she thought she ought by rights to tower over everyone.”"

So, one riddle is already solved: the much quoted note about Anastasia cheating "at games, kicked, scratched, pulled hair..." etc was not said directly by Xenia Georgievna, but rather was Kurth's interpretation and paraphrasing.

Kurth cites two sources here: the first, for Xenia, as being one of the two trials surrounding Anna Anderson in Hamburg. Hence, the quotes came from Xenia Georgievna's testimony to the court. The second, for Nina claiming that Anastasia was "madly jealous" because of her height is noted as coming from an "Interview with Princess Paul Chavchavadze (Princess Nina)" - Peter Kurth's own interview with Nina Georgievna.

Let's look closely at these two quotes.

Xenia's, saying that Anastasia was "wild and rough", came directly from a court setting, a legal testimony. As someone who knew Anastasia growing up, her opinion over the Anna Anderson affair would have been one of great interest. It's therefore quite likely that, in illustrating their apparent closeness as children to the extent that Xenia knew Anastasia's "wild" side, she was more reliable as a witness. This, of course, neglects to mention that Xenia and her sister departed Russia with their mother in 1914. They never got to see Anastasia mature into a teenager, whilst her tutors, close family, and entourage did - and they unanimously agreed that Anna Anderson could not have been Anastasia.

Similarly, Nina's quote about Anastasia's jealousy over her height appears to be somewhat accurate - Anastasia was indeed self-conscious about her height, writing in a letter to her father that she was very pleased to discover that she was taller than an officer that the sisters met. However, it also appears to be somewhat exaggerative.

For a more balanced perspective of Xenia and Nina, when they left Russia in 1914, they never saw their father again. He was shot by the Bolsheviks in 1919. No amount of money, status, or lavish upbringing can bring back a loved one: I don't think that it would be too drastic to say that, having lost her father to the Revolution, she was hopeful that there could be some hope that someone in their family might have escaped. Xenia, the younger child, just eleven years old when she saw her father for the last time, was unable to convince her elder sister that Anna Anderson was Anastasia.

Photo, left to right: Nina Georgievna, Anastasia Nikolaevna, Alexei Nikolaevich, Olga Nikolaevna, Tatiana Nikolaevna, Xenia Georgievna, Maria Nikolaevna

#Anastasia Nikolaevna #Anastasia Romanov #Anna Anderson #Nina Georgievna #Xenia Georgievna #Nina Romanov #Xenia Romanov #quotes #sources #Peter Kurth #cousins

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romanovsonelastdance · 2 years

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Series of Russian postcards with fanciful frames and a crown.

Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna

Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich

Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna the Elder

Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna

Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatiana Nikolaevna

Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana and Maria Nikolaevna

Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich

#romanov #vladimir alexandrovich #maria pavlovna the elder #olga nikolaevna #tatiana nikolaevna #maria nikolaevna #otma #my collection #my series #konstantin konstantinovich

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thepastisalreadywritten · 11 months

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BORN ON THIS DAY:

Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (18 June [O.S. 5 June] 1901 – 17 July 1918) was the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last sovereign of Imperial Russia, and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna.

Anastasia was the younger sister of Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana and Maria, and was the elder sister of Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia.

She was killed with her family by a group of Bolsheviks in Yekaterinburg on 17 July 1918.

#Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia #House of Romanov #Russian Royal Family #Romanov Family #Romanov Dynasty

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otmaplusalexei · 5 years

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The Romanovs and the Zodiac

Scorpio

The eighth sign in the Zodiac, Scorpio is a water sign and a fixed negative sign. Scorpio used to be thought to be ruled by the planet Mars, but after the discovery of the planet Pluto in 1930, it became associated with Scorpio instead. Scorpio is associated with three animals; the snake, the eagle (the Phoenix) and most famously the scorpion. The snake and eagle are related to the nearby constellations of Ophiuchus and Aquila. Scorpio is also associated with the Greek deity Artemis, who is said to have created the constellation Scorpius. Scorpio's colours are deep red, maroon, brown, and black. Famous Romanovs born under the Scorpio include; Emperor Peter II (b. October 23, 1715), Empress Maria Feodorovna the Elder (b. October 25, 1759), Princess Catherine Yurievskaya (b. November 14, 1847), and Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna (b. November 15, 1895).

#peter ii #empress maria feodorovna the elder #princess catherine dolgorukova #princess catherine yurievskaya #grand duchess olga nikolaevna #olga nikolaevna #scorpio #the romanovs and the zodiac #house of romanov #imperial russia #russian history #russian empire #my edit

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imperial-russia · 3 years

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Lazing around: Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna resting against her elder sister Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna, 1913

#Russia #Romanov #Maria Nikolaevna #Tatiana Nikolaevna

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olga-nikolaevna · 3 years

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Happy Birthday Tatiana!

Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna, Olga’s younger sister, was born on June 10th, 1897 in Peterhof. She was the second child of the last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II. He recorded in his diary: “The second bright happy day in our family: at 10:40 in the morning the Lord blessed us with a daughter - Tatiana. …Tatiana weighs 8 3/4 pounds and is 54 centimeters long. Our eldest is very funny with her.”

Growing up, Olga and Tatiana were known as the “big pair” to differentiate them from their two younger sisters, Maria and Anastasia, who were known as the “little pair.” The pairs would often be dressed in very similar clothing and shared a bedroom together in the Alexander Palace. While all of the sisters were very close to each other, especially as they matured, the pairs had more of a mutual understanding and trust with one another.

“[Olga’s] more careful sister, Tatiana, would suggest practical measures, would note names and details, and come back to the subject later out of a sense of duty. …[Tatiana] had a less strong character than Olga Nikolaevna, whose lead she would always follow, but she could make up her mind in an emergency quicker than her elder sister, and never lost her head. …[Tatiana] became much better known than her cleverer elder sister, as she took more trouble about the people she met.” -Baroness Sophie Buxhoeveden, lady-in-waiting to the girls’ mother, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.

“Having friends was very important to [Tatiana], and like her sister Olga, she eagerly sought them out. …Unlike Olga, [Tatiana] never complained when asked to do a chore by her parents. …Imprisonment was tough on Tatiana. Like her older sister, she became even more thin and withdrawn. Tatiana was religious, much in the same way her mother was, and she was an inspiration to the rest of the family in captivity.”

Tatiana was a tremendous source of support for her family while they were in captivity. She assisted in taking care of her younger brother Alexei, who had suffered from a hemorrhage and was unable to walk, while they were left in Tobolsk without their parents. Tatiana and Olga were holding onto one another when they were killed on July 17th, 1918.

#history #russia #royalty #romanov #house of romanov #grand duchess olga nikolaevna #olga nikolaevna #grand duchess tatiana #tatiana nikolaevna #the big pair

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annalaurendet70 · 3 years

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⭐ Ongoing edit posts ⭐

Diary entries of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia in the anticipation of the birth of his sister's first child

1 July 1895 Saturday

The east wind blows remarkably constantly - for the second week in a row without a break. Between the reports he received Kuropatkin. We had breakfast at the Cottage. I rode my bike and walked with Alix. Drank tea with Mom. I read a lot. Dined at the Farm and had a fun evening together!

📌 Cottage ~ Cottage Palace at Peterhof.Dacha of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia (wife of Tsar Nicholas l)

📌 Kuropatkin ~ General Alexei N. Kuropatkin, Russian army commander in Manchuria

2 July 1895 Sunday

In the morning, everyone was in anxiety about the famous event with Xenia. But the day has passed and nothing! We were at mass and had breakfast at our place; Mom stayed at the Farm. We walked and visited Ksenia and Sandro. I read until 5 o'clock.

For tea arrived: Mom, Comrade Mikhen and D. Vladimir. They also dined with us: D. Misha, Georgy, Sergei and D. Pavel. The evening was wonderful, we skated.

📌 Farm ~ Farmers Palace at Peterhof

3 July 1895 Monday

The whole day passed in agonizing anticipation about Xenia. Mom spent the night at the Farm and did not close her eyes all night! Walked with her from the Cottage to the Farm. We had breakfast at home with the village of Alexei and Petusha.

Today they started to mow a large meadow, so the scent was wonderful in the rooms. At 4 o'clock we went to see Comrade Sasha. After tea I was studying, when I suddenly learned that dear Xenia had a daughter, Irina! Immediately Alix and I flew to the Farm. Thank God everything ended well! We saw Ksenia and her little daughter. Dined at 8¾ with Misha. Let's go to say goodbye to Mom, who has now calmed down from her worries!

4 July 1895 Tuesday

Ksenia and the little one spent the night and day well. As always, we went to Mom's in the morning. At 12½ there was a prayer service in the church and breakfast in the Cottage. At the hour of the walk, Mom came to us; in our bucket, we tried new inventions of the Americans, with which you can walk in the water. You sit as if in a bathtub with your legs stuck in rubber trousers. This thing swims great, but the movement in it is not very fast.

Comrade Sasha arrived for tea. I read it until lunchtime. At 8 o'clock ate: Mom and George. We spent the evening at home.

5 July 1895 Wednesday

The weather was bad, it rained at times, and a lot of water was blown from the sea. After the reports I went to take in the Bolshoi Dvor. There were also Bulgarians who had come to lay a wreath at the grave of dear Pope. We had breakfast at the Cottage with Comrades Evgeniya and Alex. I read it in the rain. Rode his bike. After tea we stopped at the Farm. The three of us had dinner with Misha. In the evening we rolled.

📌 Evgeniya ~ Princess Eugenia Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg

📌 Alex ~ Duke Alexander Georgievich of Oldenburg

📌 dear Pope ~ his father,Tsar Alexander III of Russia

6 July 1895 Thursday

Finally the weather settled down and the day was wonderful and not hot. We had breakfast at the Cottage: Petyusha, Militsa and Sergey. I had to read a lot; one consolation that the meetings of the Committee of Ministers are over! He chopped down a large tree broken by the storm. Walked with Alix along the river, "musique de l'eau" . We dined at our place. Threesome with Misha and Sergei frolic in the “outing” in the sea! We rode in the evening.

📌 Music of water (French)

📌 Outing ~ Sunrise (English). In this case, perhaps we are talking about the previously mentioned American invention.

📌 Petyusha ~ Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich Romanov of Russia

📌 Militsa ~ Grand Duchess Militsa Nikolaevna Romanova of Russia

7 July 1895 Friday

Excellent day. After the reports he received Stelman, the commander of the "Princess". We had breakfast at Mom and Cherevin's. During the day he chopped dry trees and sweated. Again we sat with Alix under the Bridge by a small river. After tea we visited Xenia. Read. Dined with us: Mom, etc. Sasha. In the evening we rode as always.

July 8th. Saturday.

Nice foggy day. In the morning “Princess” came from Petersburg and stood on her barrel. Sandy Dolgoruky had breakfast. The Kyrgyz of the Ural region presented us with a beautiful white horse. I made a good ride with Misha. We drank tea with D. Pavel. Read. Visited Xenia. Dined: D. Vladimir, T. Michen and D. Pavel. Show them “outing”. Ride with Alix.

📌 D.Vladimir ~ Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich Romanov of Russia (Iassume it is his uncle as the next name mentioned in Michen

📌 T. Michen ~ Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna Romanova of Russia (the Elder)

📌 D. Pavel ~ Grand Duke Pavel Alexandrovich Romanov of Russia (I assume it is he)

9 July 1895 Sunday.

Wonderful heat, in the morning it was 20 °. Having stopped by Xenia, we went to mass. We were dying from the stuffiness. Read. I rode a bicycle and a kayak. After tea it started to rain. We had a family dinner. Ride with Alix.

10 July 1895 Monday.

The heat was tropical all day. Frederiks, Olsufiev, Benckendorff detained me from walking until 10 1/2. After the naval report, I had a conversation with Pobedonostsev. D. Alexey and Yuri.Had breakfast. I walked, rode a bicycle and died from the heat. Andrew the Greek arrived here to live from Pavlovsk. I swam with Misha and Thormeier. After tea I read and went with Alix to Xenia. Dined: Yuri and Stana. We rode in the evening.

📌 Frederiks ~ Baron Vladimir Borisovich Frederiks

📌 Benckendorff ~ Count Paul Benckendorff

11 July 1895 Tuesday.

Olga's birthday. They gave her various white furniture, covered with beautiful chintz.

At 12½ there was a prayer service in the church. Breakfast: D. Misha and Georgy. I read until 3 1st July. Saturday.

The east wind blows remarkably constantly - for the second week in a row without a break. Between the reports he received Kuropatkin. We had breakfast at the Cottage. I rode my bike and walked with Alix. Drank tea with Mom. I read a lot. Dined at the Farm and had a fun evening together!

12 July 1895 Wednesday

It was a good day. After the lecture there was a big reception at the Farm. We had breakfast: comrades Olga, Ella, Minnie, Misha, Pavel and all the small fry. We returned to our place and by 3 o'clock gathered at the Farm. From here they took little Irina in a golden carriage to the church. There was a wonderful honour guard from the Guards Crew. There were about a hundred invited; a tent was set up for them at the right door of the church. During the christening, Irina screamed almost incessantly. Mom and I were her recipients. The heat was unimaginable. Congratulating Xenia, the family chatted for half an hour on the terrace. Returning home, I went to swim in the sea. After tea I read. At 8 o'clock we had a rather large lunch. We rode four of us with Ella and Minnie.

Photo Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna Romanova of Russia with her first born,the Princess Irina Alexandrovna Romanova of Russia

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graceofromanovs · 4 years

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26th June (O.S. 14th June) 1899

Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna, the third daughter of Emperor Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra Feodorovna, was born on this day at the Lower Dacha, Peterhof in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire.

According to the diary entry of her father; “A happy day: the Lord had sent us a third daughter — Maria, who was safely born at 12.10! Alix hardly slept all night, and towards morning the pains got stronger. Thank God it was all over quite quickly! My darling felt well all day and fed the bab herself ... the evening was marvellous.”

Maria Nikolaevna was sweet and good-natured, and was given the nickname “The Amiable Baby” by Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich. Contemporaries described Maria as a pretty, flirtatious girl, broadly built and with the great strength of her grandfather Alexander III, and sometimes amused herself by demonstrating how she could lift her tutors off the ground. She had light brown hair and large blue eyes that were known in the family as "Marie's saucers". She had simple tastes and was so kind-hearted that she was sometimes taken advantage of by her sisters, who nicknamed her "fat little bow-wow." Too young to become a Red cross nurse like her elder sisters during WWI, Maria was patroness of a hospital and instead visited wounded soldiers. By the end of her life, those who knew her remembered Maria as a brave young woman, who saw good in everyone she met.

“It is very sad we don’t see each other, but God will arrange for us to meet, and what joy it will be then.” — Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna

#romanovs #history #royalty #myedits #nicholas ii #alexandra feodorovna #otma #maria nikolaevna

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adini-nikolaevna · 1 month

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Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia, consort of Emperor Nicholas I, with her eldest daughter, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna, by Sokolov.

#empress alexandra feodorovna #grand duchess maria nikolaevna the elder #romanov #russia #sokolov #portrait painting

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oceanlilacs · 9 months

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💌 “We must expect anything, even a disaster. All I ask of Russia is to hold fast. She will hold. Don't doubt it!” － Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna (Miechen) to Maurice Paléologue

💌 “It seems that all are mad... I am absolutely depressed. All that happened is so terrible... My God, what awaits us and what will that end with?” － Marie Feodorovna, in a message to Xenia, after the Archduke's assasination, 1914

#grand duchess vladimir #maria pavlovna the elder #otma #romanov #romanov family #the romanovs #tsar nicholas ii #alexandra feodorovna #maria feodorovna #anastasia nikolaevna #olga nikolaevna #maria nikolaevna #tatiana nikolaevna #alexander iii #imperial russia

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historical-babes · 4 years

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Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia (1897-1918).

Second daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.

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Tatiana was the younger sister of Grand Duchess Olga and the elder sister of Grand Duchess Maria, Grand Duchess Anastasia and Tsarevich Alexei. She was known amongst her siblings as "the governess" for her domineering but also maternal ways. Tatiana was the closest out of all the children to her mother (Tsarina Alexandra), often spending many hours reading to her. She was often thought to be the most beautiful of all her sisters, and was the most aristocratic in appearance. During World War I, she chaired many charity committees and (along with her older sister Grand Duchess Olga) trained to become a nurse. She tended to wounded soldiers on the grounds of Tsarskoye Selo from 1914 to 1917. Her time as a nurse came to an end with her family's arrest in 1917 after the first Russian Revolution.

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Tatiana was reserved and "well balanced" but less open and spontaneous than Olga. She was also less talented than Olga, but worked harder and was more dedicated to seeing projects through to completion than her elder sister. Tatiana's artistic talents were better expressed in handiwork and in her talent for choosing attractive fashions and creating elegant hair styles.

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She fell in love with Dmitri Yakovlevich Malama, an officer in the Imperial Russian Cavalry in 1914. Tatiana was also fond of an officer named Vladimir Kiknadze, whom she cared for when he was wounded in 1915 and again in 1916.

According to some sources, Serbian king Peter I wanted Tatiana as a bride for his younger son, Prince Alexander.

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Tatiana was described as tall and slender, with dark auburn hair and dark blue-gray eyes, fine, chiseled features, and a refined, elegant bearing befitting the daughter of an emperor.

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She was murdered with her family by the Bolsheviks.

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romanovsonelastdance · 2 years

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Romanov descendants Berthold of Baden and Theodora of Greece with their children, Maximilian and Margarita.

Margarita was named after Theodora's elder sister; 'Maximilian' was named after his grandfather, Max of Baden, who was in turn named after his grandfather, Maximilian, Duke of Leuchtenberg, first husband of Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (1819 - 1876).

#romanov relatives #theodora of greece #berthold of baden #margarita of baden #maximilian of baden #kings in greece: snapshot images

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thepastisalreadywritten · 1 year

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BORN ON THIS DAY:

Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia (Tatiana Nikolaevna Romanova; 10 June [O.S. 29 May] 1897– 17 July 1918) was the second daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last monarch of Russia, and Tsarina Alexandra.

She was born at Peterhof Palace, near Saint Petersburg. She was the younger sister of Grand Duchess Olga and the elder sister of Grand Duchess Maria, Grand Duchess Anastasia, and Tsarevich Alexei.

She was considered to be the most beautiful of all her sisters and the most aristocratic in appearance.

She was known amongst her siblings as "the governess" for her domineering but also maternal ways.

Tatiana was the closest of all the children to her mother, often spending many hours reading to her.

During World War I, she chaired many charitable committees and trained to become a nurse, along with her older sister, Grand Duchess Olga.

She tended to wounded soldiers on the grounds of Tsarskoye Selo from 1914 to 1917. Her time as a nurse came to an end with her family's arrest in 1917 after the first Russian Revolution.

#Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia #House of Romanov #Russian Royal Family #Romanov Family #Romanov Dynasty #Tatiana Nikolaevna Romanova

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otmaplusalexei · 5 years

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The Romanovs and the Zodiac

Cancer

The fourth sign in the Zodiac. The symbol for cancer is the crab, though is occasionally depicted as a lobster. The crab is based off of the Karkinos, a giant crab that harassed Heracles during his fight with the Hydra. Cancer is the cardinal sign of the Water trigon, which is made up of Cancer, Pisces, and Scorpio. The sign ruler of Cancer is the moon. Some Romanovs born under Cancer include; Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna (b. June 26, 1899), Emperor Nicholas I (b. July 6, 1796), Empress Alexandra Feodorovna the Elder (b. July 13, 1798), and Tsar Michael I (July 22, 1596).

#grand duchess maria nikolaevna #maria nikolaevna #nicholas i #alexandra feodorovna the elder #tsar michael i #cancer #the romanovs and the zodiac #imperial russia #house of romanov #russian history #russian empire #my edit

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