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loiladadiani · 10 months

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Cecilie, the last German Crown Princess

The last German Crown Princess, through marriage to Crown Prince Wilhelm (son of Keiser Wilhelm II), was Cecilie Auguste Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin ( 1886 – 1954.) She was the daughter of Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna and Friedrick-Franz III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Therefore, through her mother, she was a Romanov. Cecilie and her husband never got to reign in Germany because of WWI.

It has always amazed me that Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna, who always lived as she wished and at times scandalously so, could marry her children so well. However, after Cecilie married, Anastasia’s visits to her were severely restricted by the Keiser. German royalty wanted Anastasia as far as possible from her daughter.

Cecilie was probably the most beautiful European Princess of her time, with the Mikhailovichi height (she was her husband's height - 5'11 or so), beautiful dark eyes, and abundant dark hair. Unfortunately, her marriage to the German Crown Prince Wilhelm was not happy as he was constantly unfaithful to her. In between those infidelities, they managed to have six children. One of their daughters had Down Syndrome, and the child always appeared in all photographs and family events (as it should be), which at the time was not usual.

Cecilie was beloved by the German people, and her exquisite sense of fashion was copied in her youth. Most importantly, she took on quite a bit of charity work, preferring to get involved with causes that aimed at improving women's education. During a visit in 1911 to the United Kingdom, Cecilie developed a friendship with Queen Mary, which lasted until the Queen died.

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theroyalsandi · 7 months

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Norwegian Royal Family - Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit welcomes by German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany | November 9, 2023

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postcard-from-the-past · 26 days

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Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst, Crown Prince of Prussia and Germany

German vintage postcard

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foreverinthepagesofhistoryy · 4 months

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Rare photo of Prince Sigismund of Prussia (1864-1866), son of Victoria Princess Royal and Crown Prince Fredrick of Prussia, showed on a mourning card, circa 1866 ❤️‍🩹

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kaiserrreich · 6 months

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#emperor frederick iii #crown prince frederick #princess margaret of prussia #princess sophie of prussia #queen sophie of the hellenes #queen sophie of greece #german empire #german monarchy #imperial germany

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foreverinthepagesofhistory · 1 year

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Matching Daguerreotype sets of the four eldest children of Queen Victoria

Victoria, Edward, Alice, Alfred

Circa: 1850s

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royalchildreneurope · 9 months

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Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark and Prince Christian of Denmark pose for official portraits as they attend the christening of Prince Gustav Albrecht of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (Prince Gustav and Princess Carina of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg's son), at Schoss Berleburg in Berleburg, Germany -August 26th 2023.

📷 : Karl Anton Koenigs/Det Danske Kongehus.

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pokadandelion · 1 year

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Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia with his sister Victoria Louise, Duchess of Brunswick and her husband Ernest August, Duke of Brunswick

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ladysophy · 2 years

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A rare photo of the exiled Crown Prince Wilhelm and Crown Princess Cecilie of Prussia in the early 1920s.

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voguecovers · 1 year

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loiladadiani · 10 months

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Photographs: 1. Grand Duke Mikhail Nicholayevich and his wife, Grand Duchess Olga Fyodorovna, with their two eldest children, Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich and Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna; 2 and 3: Anastasia as a young girl; 4 and 5: Anastasia as a young woman. In one of the photos, she is wearing Russian court dress; 6. Anastasia with her brother Grand Duke Mikhail Mikhailovich (Miche-Miche); 7. Anastasia with her brother Grand Duke Georgiy Mikhailovich; 8. Anastasia with her brother Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovichl 9. Anastasia with her youngest brother, who died at twenty, Grand Duke Alexis Mikhailovich; 10. Anastasia with her brother Grand Duke Alexander "Sandro" Mikhailovich; 11. Anastasia with her niece Princess Irina Alexandrovna; 12 and 13; Two photos of Anastasia with her fiancee/husband Grand Duke Frederick Francis III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin; 14. Anastasia with her three children; 15 and 16: Two pictures of Anastasia; 17: Anastasia's three children and their spouses: From left to right: Her daughter Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin with the future King Christian X of Denmark, Her son, Frederick Francis IV with Alexandra of Hanover and Cumberland, and her daughter Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin with Crown Prince Wilhelm; 18. Her illegitimate son Alexis Louis de Wenden; 19: Villa Wenden in Nice; 20. The formidable Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna.

The other Anastaisa

Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna was born in 1860, the second child and only daughter of Grand Duke Mikhail Nicholaevich and Grand Duchess Olga Feodorovna (nee Princess Cecilie of Baden.) Anastasia was a granddaughter of Nicholas I. The better-known Anastasia (the daughter of Nicholas II) would be born a little over a half-century later, promising to be just as indomitable as her predecessor (she did not have the chance to fulfill that promise.)

Stasi (as her brothers called Anastasia Mikhailovna) was her father's favorite child. Her brothers worshipped her. Her mother was the disciplinarian of the house. The boys were allowed to see their sister only on Sundays.

Anastasia married Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, at 19. Frederick Francis was Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, the Elder's brother. He had very poor health throughout his life; he had asthma and multiple allergies and rashes, and he needed to live during extended periods in the warmer climate of the Mediterranean rather than in Northern Europe; this was just fine with Anastasia, who would never adjust to her adoptive country or gain the affection of the people there. The couple established Villa Wenden in the South of France, and she would live in that area of the world most of her life. Frederick's homosexuality was known throughout Europe, but the couple seemed to have gotten along well. Anastasia spent lavishly at the casinos, and Frederick Francis was glad to provide her with the funds. When the Grand Duke died, she said: "On this day, I have lost my best friend."

They had three children, and all married very well:

Duchess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1879 –1952); married King Christian X of Denmark. They had two sons.

Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1882 –1945), married Princess Alexandra of Hanover and Cumberland. They had five children.

Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1886 –1954.) She married Wilhelm, the German Crown Prince. They had six children.

Up to the death of her husband, Anastasia's life had transcurred without scandal. However, a few years later, she began an affair with Vladimir Alexandrovitch Paltov, her secretary. She soon became pregnant by him and attempted to hide that fact by claiming she was suffering from a tumor. She claimed to have chickenpox when she delivered the child. Her son, Alexis Louis de Wenden, was born in Nice in 1902. She was able to bring him up herself and wrote to him daily when he was away at school. After the scandal became public, she was advised never to live near her daughter, now the Crown Princess of Germany (she was given special permission to visit her daughter for the birth of her first grandson.)

After her father had a stroke, he went to live with Stasi in Villa Wenden. As the senior member of the Romanov clan, "Uncle Misha" received many visitors, including the Tsar. At least one of her brothers was in residence at Villa Wenden at any given time. When her father died in 1909, Anastasia inherited an enormous fortune. She continued to live as she wished, gambling heavily, going to the theater, and dancing.

World War I split the family apart. Her son was the reigning Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, her daughter was the German Emperor's daughter-in-law, she was a Russian Grand Duchess, and her Russian family was fighting on the opposite side. She settled in neutral Switzerland. The war cost her son and daughter their (prospective) crowns. After the war, she returned to Nice. There she founded a charity to help Russian exiles. Vladimir Paltov was the charity's president, perhaps indicating that the relationship continued. She lived in Villa Fantasia in Eze, which is near Cannes.

Anastasia died suddenly after suffering a stroke in 1922. She rests in Ludwigslust next to her husband. All of her children have living descendants today, including her illegitimate son. She certainly lived as she wished. Which is something that the other Anastasia would have probably done should she have been given the chance.

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theroyalsandi · 7 months

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Norwegian Royal Family - Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit place roses in the Wall at the central commemoration ceremony for the 34th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in Berlin, Germany | November 09, 2023