#Maria pavlovna

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Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna the Younger (source).

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Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia playing with her little brother Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich and a camera (also with Maria Pavlovna the younger looking on), 1905 🤍

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Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, Duchess of Södermanland and Prince arl Wilhelm Ludvig of Sweden, Duke of Södermanland

Swedish vintage postcard, mailed in 1913 to Wien, Austria

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Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna (the younger) with her brother Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich at Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna’s baptism, 1901

[duchesssoflennox]

Is there any royal family that you dislike you can name more than 1 ;)

Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich's family 😒

Of all the royals I've ever known, grand duke Vladimir Alexandrovich (paternal uncle of Tsar Nicholas II) and his family have always been my least favorite.☹️

They are my least favorite for the following reasons:

Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich and his wife Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna were hostile and disloyal to Emperor Nicholas II, who was Vladimir's nephew and Maria's cousin. They held a rival court at their palace in Saint Petersburg and spread malicious gossip about the Emperor and his wife Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.

Maria Pavlovna was ambitious and greedy, and used her influence to obtain money, jewels, and estates from the Tsar and other wealthy people. She also exploited her position as the president of the Russian Red Cross to embezzle funds and supplies for her personal use

She was arrogant and snobbish, and looked down on other members of the Imperial Family, especially those who married below their rank or were not of Russian origin. She also despised the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, whom she considered a German spy and a bad influence on the Tsar

Kirill Vladimirovich, son of Vladimir Alexandrovich and Maria Pavlovna, is best known for his scandalous affair with his married first cousin, Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh.

Kirill and Victoria Melita got married years later, after Victoria Melita divorced her first husband. Their marriage was considered incestuous and morganatic by the Russian Orthodox Church and the Imperial Family, and caused a scandal in the Royal Courts of Europe and Great Britain

Kirill betrayed Emperor Nicholas II during the February Revolution of 1917, when he marched to the Tauride Palace wearing a red armband to show his support for the Provisional Government. He also renounced his rights to the Russian throne in 1917, but later claimed them back in 1924, proclaiming himself as the head of the House of Romanov and the rightful heir to the throne, despite the existence of other senior claimants.

Boris Vladimirovich is known for his scandalous affair with his married first cousin Queen Marie of Romania! Boris Vladimirovich was a notorious playboy and gambler, who spent lavishly on women, cars, and parties. He had numerous affairs and illegitimate children, and was involved in several scandals with actresses, dancers, and socialites. He was disloyal to his cousin, Emperor Nicholas II, and supported the February Revolution of 1917 that overthrew the monarchy. He also collaborated with the Bolsheviks and accepted their protection after the October Revolution, while most of his relatives fled or were killed. He was selfish and greedy, and used his influence to obtain money, jewels, and property from the Soviet government. He also sold some of his family's treasures and artworks to foreign collectors and museums.

Elena Vladimirovna was considered snobbish and vain by some people, including her mother's social rival, Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna. She also allegedly refused to greet her sister-in-law Princess Marie Bonaparte and drew back her skirts as if not to be touched by her...

Andrei Vladimirovich had an affair with the famous ballerina Mathilde Kschessinska, who was also the former mistress of Nicholas II and two other grand dukes. He married her in 1921 and recognized her son as his, even though the boy's paternity was uncertain.

Thanks for Asking 🥰🫶

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The Imperial Family attend the wedding of Andrew of Greece and Alice of Battenberg, Darmstadt, October 1903.

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Maria Pavlovna of Russia, Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

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Tsar Nicholas II with his aunt Miechen (Maria Pavlovna).

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[akiraofthefour]

The past was like a dusty diamond, which we held to the light in the hope of seeing the sun rays play through it. We spoke of the past, we looked back to it. And speaking of the past we sought for no lessons but tirelessly and aimlessly went over old round seeking whom to blame for what had befallen us. Our future as a whole we could not imagine, while our return to Russia, of which we were then so certain, we pictured only under very definite auspices. We lived side by side with life but were afraid of meeting it.

Maria Pavlovna, former grand duchess of Russia 

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Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, Princess of Sweden.

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Olga, Alexei and their father's cousin, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, Peterhof, 1905.

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Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia

Swedish vintage postcard

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I read became Grand duchess elizabeth feodorovna was a foster parent is that true can you tell me more?

Yes yes I can!!!

So basically Princess Elisabeth of Hesse (1864-1918) married Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia and became Elisabeth Feodorovna. Sergei had a brother named Grand Duke Pavel Alexandrovich and he had a wife named Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark aka Alexandra Georgievna.

Pavel married Alexandra and they had a daughter named Maria (aka Maria Pavlovna the younger) and they also had a son named Dmitri (aka Dmitri Pavlovich). While in premature labor with Dmitri, Alexandra sadly passed away in 1891 and Pavel struggled with the care of his two young children. Elisabeth and Sergei who were the children’s aunt and uncle slowly started taking on most of the childcare responsibilities and eventually became the pairs legal guardians. Pavel also married another woman morganatically and had 3 more children.

Elisabeth and Sergei never conceived but we’re known as Maria and Dmitri’s foster parents.

I hope this helps and thank you for asking!

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“My eldest daughter Alexandra is soft, sensitive and intelligent; she is very sweet, although not beautiful. But Elena is surprisingly good; she is extremely kind, but too playful. Maria has a brilliant mind and a beautiful heart, but her beautiful appearance was damaged by smallpox. Ekaterina, this one is a beautiful little doll, darling; very funny; the youngest, spoiled child of her mother.”

- Grand Duchess (later Empress) Maria Feodorovna of Russia on her four elder daughters, Grand Duchesses Alexandra, Elena, Maria, and Ekaterina, ca. 1791.

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Olga, Tatiana and Maria with Dmitri Pavlovitch and his sister, Maria Pavlovna, 1905.