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MARIA ROMANOV: GRAND DUCHESS MARIA NIKOLAEVNA OF RUSSIA

MARIA ROMANOV: GRAND DUCHESS MARIA NIKOLAEVNA OF RUSSIA

by Amanda Madru

Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna Romanova (1899-1918)
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna Romanov (1899-1918)

June 14th, 1899 (O.S.). A 101-gun salute is fired from the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, heralding the birth of yet another daughter to Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, and his German-born wife, Tsaritsa Alexandra Feodorovna. The baby’s arrival is met with near-universal disappointment: the Pauline Laws implemented by her ancestor, Emperor Pavel I’s stipulated that males come first in the succession, and a male heir was eagerly awaited. Nicholas and Alexandra have, after nearly five years of marriage, only three little girls to show for themselves. Russia is in need of an heir, and the Imperial couple has once again failed on this count. The infant is named in honor of her paternal grandmother, Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna. She is christened Her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia. Read more MARIA ROMANOV: GRAND DUCHESS MARIA NIKOLAEVNA OF RUSSIA

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ROMANOV FAMILY IN FINLAND

Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia Romanov - in Finland.
Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia Romanov in Finland.

Every summer prior to the war, the Romanov family boarded their imperial yacht “The Standart” and headed for a holiday on the Finnish skerries. The time they spent in Finland was always one of their fondest memories.

From Grand Duchess Olga’s 1913 diary: Read more ROMANOV FAMILY IN FINLAND

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ROMANOV FAMILY HAVING FUN

Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov playing a game of "the bushes" with officers on the Dnepr in 1916. Photo credit: ГА РФ, ф. 640 оп. 3 д. 25 л. 82 об. фото 1242
Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov playing a game with officers on the Dnepr in 1916. Photo credit: ГА РФ, ф. 640 оп. 3 д. 25 л. 82 об. фото 1242

During the war years when no balls or court entertainments were allowed to take place, and life was a series of solemn events, the Romanov sisters managed to find various ways to brighten their dutiful days as well as those of others. Read more ROMANOV FAMILY HAVING FUN

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THE ROMANOV FAMILY AND TENNIS


THE ROMANOV FAMILY AND TENNIS

Tennis anyone?

The Romanov family loved to play tennis. They mention it throughout their letters and diaries constantly. In Grand Duchess Olga’s 1913 diary alone, she mentions “tennis” a whopping 100 times! Read more THE ROMANOV FAMILY AND TENNIS

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