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What happened to the children of Alexander II's marriage to Catherine Dolgorukaya?

Emperor Alexander II had four children by his second wife, Princess Catherine Dolgorukaya: Alexander, Prince Yurievsky (1872 -1913), Olga, Princess Yurievskaya (1873 -1925), Boris Alexandrovich Yurievsky (1876 - 1876) and Catherine, Princess Yurievskaya (1878 - 1959). They were all born out of wedlock (Alexander and Catherine married in 1880). Their father legitimized and ennobled them before his murder by a terrorist in 1881.

Prince Alexander Yurievsky married twice. His half-brother Emperor Alexander III would not let him enter the army, so he joined the navy under his uncle Grand Duke Alexis Alexandrovich. Although Alexis tried to help him, his performance and behavior were so dismal that Alexis had to dismiss him. Eventually, Nicholas II allowed him into the army, and he retired as a captain when he married. He was a prominent figure in Saint Petersburg society.

Princess Olga Yurievskaya married Georg Nikolaus, Count of Merenberg, a morganatic son of Prince Nikolaus Wilhelm of Nassau by his wife, Natalia Alexandrovna Pushkina, daughter of Alexander Pushkin. Her husband was a brother of Sophie of Merenberg, the wife of Grand Duke Mikhail Mikhailovich (Miche-Miche)

Princess Catherine Yurievskaya married, firstly, Prince Alexander Vladimirovich Baryatinsky; secondly, she married Prince Sergei Platonovich Obolensky. She was distantly related to both.

 A biography of Princess Catherine was written by Princess Marthe Bibesco. This biography was the basis for two films. The first film, Katia, was released in 1938 and the second also named Katia, released in 1959 featured Romy Schneider. (gcl)

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Princess Catherine Dolgorukova 14 November 1847, Volhynian Governorate, Russia – 15 February 1922, Nice, France) was a Russian aristocrat and the daughter of Prince Michael Dolgorukov (from Rurik dynasty) and Vera Vishnevskaya.

Catherine was a long-time mistress of Tsar Alexander II of Russia and later, as his morganatic wife, was given the title of Princess Yurievskaya.

Alexander and Catherine already had three children when they formed a morganatic marriage on 18 July 1880, after the death of the Emperor's wife, Marie of Hesse and by Rhine, on 3 June 1880. A fourth child had died in infancy. Catherine became a widow with the assassination of Alexander II on 13 March 1881 by members of Narodnaya Volya.

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Princess Catherine Baryatinskaya nee Yurievskaya (1878 - 1959)

She was the daughter of Tsar Alexander II of Russia and his morganic wife Princess Catherine Dolgorukova

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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).

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Tsar Alexander II and Catherine Alexandrovna Yurievskaya, his daughter to his second wife, Princess Catherine Dolgorukova.

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The Yurievskys Edit Emperor Alexander II (1818-1881) = Princess Catherine Dolgorukaya (1847-1922) cr. Princess Yurievska | +-- Prince George Alexandrovich Yurievsky (1872-1913) | = Countess Alexandra of Zarnekau (1883-1957) div. | | | +-- Prince Alexander Georgijevich Yurievsky (1900-1988) | = Beer Ursule de Grüneck (1925-2001) | | | +-- Prince George Alexandrovich Yurievsky (b. 1961) | = Katharina Verhagen (b. 1964) - divorced 04/2012 = Elikonida Silvia Trumpp (b. 1968) - married 08/2013 | +-- Princess Olga Alexandrovna Yurievskaya (1873-1925) | = Count Georg of Merenberg (1871-1948) | +-- Prince Boris Alexandrovich Yurievsky (1876-1876) | +-- Princess Catherine Yurievskaya (1878-1959) = Prince Alexander Bariatinsky (1870-1910) = Prince Serge Obolensky (1890-1978) div.

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Princess Yekaterina Mikhailovna Dolgorukova (Russian: Екатери́на Миха́йловна Долгору́кова; 14 November 1847 – 15 February 1922), was the daughter of Prince Michael Dolgorukov and Vera Vishnevskaya. She was a long-time mistress of Tsar Alexander II of Russia and later, as his morganatic wife, was given the title of Princess Yurievskaya (Светлейшая княгиня Юрьевская). Alexander and Catherine already had three children when they formed a morganatic marriage on 18 July [O.S. 6 July] 1880, after the death of the Emperor's wife, Marie of Hesse and by Rhine, on 3 June 1880. A fourth child had died in infancy. Catherine became a widow with the assassination of Alexander II on 13 March 1881 by members of Narodnaya Volya. met Alexander when she was twelve and he paid a visit to her father's estate. At the time, he saw her only as a little girl and probably forgot their visit. After the death of her father, who had left his family without resources, Catherine and her sister were sent to the Smolny Institute for Noble Maidens in St. Petersburg, a school for well-born girls. The Tsar paid for their education and that of their four brothers. Alexander met the sixteen-year-old Catherine there on an official visit to the school in the fall of 1864 and was immediately attracted. One contemporary described the Young Catherine as "of medium height, with an elegant figure, silky ivory skin, the eyes of a frightened gazelle, a sensuous mouth, and light chestnut tresses." He visited her at the school and took her for walks and on carriage rides. Catherine had liberal opinions, formed in part by her time at the school, and she discussed them with the Tsar. He later arranged for her to become a lady-in-waiting to his wife, who was suffering from tuberculosis. Catherine liked the Tsar and enjoyed being in his company, but she didn't want to become one of a series of mistresses. Though her mother and the headmistress of the Smolny Institute both urged her to seize the opportunity to better her circumstances and those of her family, Catherine and Alexander did not actually become intimate until July 1866, when she was moved by her pity for the Tsar after the death of his eldest son, Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, and after an attempt to assassinate him. Her own mother had died two months before. That night, she later recalled in her memoirs, the Tsar told her: "Now you are my secret wife. I swear that if I am ever free, I will marry you."

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Murder in Court

The body of one of Tsar Alexander’s daughter with Princess Catherine has been found in Prince Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov’s home. Princess Olga Alexandrovna Yurievskaya’s small body was found propped up like a doll in Gorchakov’s home by his housekeeper. 

The horrendous murder has rocked the courts. There are rumours that Gorchakov is planning something sinister against the Tsar and his family, to usurp the imperial position sanctified by God!

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Princess Catherine Dolgorukova (14 November 1847 – 15 February 1922), also known as Catherine Dolgorukova, Dolgoruki, or Dolgorukaya, was the daughter of Prince Michael Dolgorukov and Vera Vishnevskaya. She was a long-time mistress of Tsar Alexander II of Russia and later, as his morganatic wife, was given the title of Princess Yurievskaya.

Alexander and Catherine already had three children when they formed a morganatic marriage on 18 July 1880, after the death of the Emperor's wife, Marie of Hesse and by Rhine, on 3 June 1880. A fourth child had died in infancy. Catherine became a widow with the assassination of Alexander II on 13 March 1881 by members of Narodnaya Volya.

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Princess Catherine Alexandrovna Yurievskaya (9 September 1878 – 22 December 1959) was the natural daughter of Alexander II of Russia by his mistress (later his wife), Princess Catherine Dolgorukov. In 1880, she was legitimated by her parents' morganatic marriage. In her own family, she was known as Katia.

After her father's assassination in 1881, her mother brought her up in France. She was married there in 1901, having two sons, but was widowed in 1910. Her second marriage came during the First World War in Russia, and she suffered hardships during the ensuing Russian Civil War. In the 1920s, she became a professional singer. In 1932, she moved to the UK where she settled on Hayling Island in Hampshire, where she died in 1959.

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Princess Olga Alexandrovna Yurievskaya (7 November 1874 – 10 August 1925) was the natural daughter of Alexander II of Russia by his mistress (later his wife), Princess Catherine Dolgorukova. In 1880, she was legitimated by her parents' morganatic marriage.

After her father's assassination in 1881, her mother brought her up in France. In 1895, she married a German nobleman, becoming Countess Merenberg, and spent most of the rest of her life in Germany.