The Alphabet of History

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The imperial family in 1913 with, according to a google search I did just now, officers and cadets of the Odessa College.

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I think it might actually be 1914 since Tatiana’s hair has grown out a little bit.

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 Soyouthinkyoucansee Carte de Visite

Tinted Philadelphia Woman A hand tinted 1860s CDV by T. M. Reger of Philadelphia - another studio with an interesting backmark.

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30 Day Romanov Challenge - Day 2 : Favourite Residence.

The Alexander Palace and The Lower Dacha (I couldn’t choose one, and I also love Livadia, Peterhof, Anichkov, Pavlovsk, Gatchina in conclusion I don’t really have a favourite residence ^^ )

The Alexander Palace was commissioned by Catherine the Great for her favorite grandson, Grand Duke Alexander Pavlovich, the future emperor Alexander I of Russia on the occasion of his marriage to Grand Duchess Elizaveeta Alexeevna, born Princess Luise Marie Augusta of Baden. The Neoclassical edifice was planned by Giacomo Quarenghi and built between 1792 and 1796. The Alexander Palace is situated in the Alexander Park, not far from the larger Catherine Palace. It is known as the favourite residence of the last Russian Emperor, Nicholas II, and his family. (X)

The lower Dacha was also a favorite home of the last Emperor of Russia and his family. It was built on orders of Alexander III  for Nicholas in1883-85 by architect Tomishko in the Italian Renaissance style, in 1896 Nicholas II had it extensively expanded.

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J is for Princess Josephine Charlotte of Belgium

Born: October 11th,1927

Father: King Leopold III of Belgium

Mother: Princess Astrid of Sweden

Married: Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg

Children: Marie Astrid, Henri (current Grand Duke of Luxembourg), Jean, Margaretha, and Guillaume

Died: January 10th, 2005

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I is for Duchess Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria

Born: October 9th, 1878

Father: Duke Karl-Theodor of Bavaria

Mother: Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal

Married: Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria (who married her cousin Princess Antonia of Luxembourg after her death)

Children: Luitpold, Irmingard, Albrecht, Rudolf (only Albrecht survived childhood)

Died: October 24th, 1912

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H is for Princess Hilda of Luxembourg

Born: February 15th, 1897

Father: Grand Duke William IV of Luxembourg

Mother: Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal

Married: Adolf, 10th Fürst zu Schwarzenberg

Children: no children

Died: September 8th, 1979

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G is for Marie Adelaide, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

Born: June 14th, 1894

Father: Grand Duke William IV of Luxembourg

Mother: Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal

Married: died unmarried

Died: January 24th, 1924

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F is for Adolf Schwarzenberg

Born: August 18th, 1890

Father: Johann Schwarzenberg

Mother: Therese Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg

Married: Princess Hilda of Luxembourg

Children: no children

Died: February 27th, 1950

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E is for Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony

Born: December 9th, 1896

Father: King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony

Mother: Archduchess Louise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany

Married: Princess Sophie of Luxembourg, Virginia Dulon

Children: Dedo (1922-2009), Timo (1923-1982), Gero (1925-2003)

Died: June 14th, 1971

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D is for Grand Duke Adolphe of Luxembourg

Born: July 24th, 1817

Father: Wilhelm, Duke of Nassau

Mother: Princess Louise Saxe-Hildburghausen

Married: Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia, Princess Adelheid Marie of Anhalt-Dessau

Children: William (Grand Duke William IV of Luxembourg, 1852-1912), Friedrich (1854-1855), Marie (Nov-Dec 1857), Franz (1859-1875), Hilda (later Grand Duchess of Baden, 1864-1952)

Died: November 17th, 1905

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C is for Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg

Born: January 23rd, 1896

Father: Grand Duke William IV of Luxembourg

Mother: Infanta Maria Anne of Portugal

Married: Prince Felix of Bourbon Parma

Children: Jean (1921-, later Grand Duke), Elisabeth (1922-2011), Marie Adelaide (1924-2007), Marie Gabrielle (1925-), Charles (1927-1977), and Alix (1929-)

Died: July 9th, 1985

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B is for Infanta Adelgundes, Countess of Bardi, Duchess of Guimarães

Born: November 10th, 1858

Father: King Miguel I of Portugal (he was deposed and in exile when she was born)

Mother: Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

Married: Prince Henry of Bourbon Parma, Count of Bardi

Children: all nine of Adelgundes' pregnancies resulted in miscarraiges

Died: April 15th, 1946

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A is for Crown Princess Antonia "Toni" of Bavaria, nee Princess of Luxembourg

Born: October 7, 1899

Father: Grand Duke William IV of Luxembourg

Mother: Infanta Maria Anne of Portugal

Married: Crown Prince Ruprecht of Bavaria

Children: Henry (1922-1958), Irmingard (1923-2010), Editha (1924-), Hilda (1926-2002), Gabrielle (1927-), and Sophie (1935-)

Died: July 31, 1954

She was a survivor of the Nazi concentration camps Sachsenhausen and Dachau.

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I feel like I got run over by a semi truck. I have a strep infection in my throat combined with a sinus cold. My head feels like its going to explode. On a happier note: Message me what country you're reading this from. I'd love to know where my followers are from!

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I have no idea what to call this next series.

So I made a pedigree (is that the right name? family tree?) instead of a title.

It all started with Grand Duke William IV of Luxembourg's six daughters. I just filled in from there.

Enjoy. 

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Z is for Thaddeus Kosciuszko

Lived: 1746-1817

Side: American

Interesting Fact: He's a regarded as a national hero in Poland, Belarus, and Lithuania, as well as in the United States.

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Y is for Phillis Wheatly

Lived: 1753-1784

Side: American

Interesting Fact: First African-American poet, not to mention the first African-American woman to publish a book.