The Romanovs

Dedicated to all of the Romanovs, but mostly focusing of the children of Tsar Nicholas II, Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia & Alexei whose lives ended tragically. I post on instagram as well as otmaplusalexei.

[adini-nikolaevna]

The future Emperor Alexander III of Russia.

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Egg pendant having belonged to Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna, 1910, Russia.

[kootyl]

Grand Duchess Olga and Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanov resting near an open window.

[otmacamera]

Tsaritsa Alexandra Feodorovna with her daughters in Ropsha, 6th - 14th August 1908.

“9th August. Saturday. Walked in the morning. Tatiana, O.E., S.I. and I went to the field. Collected cornflowers. Had breakfast with Papa and Mama. Drank tea too. In the afternoon, went boating. Was at vsenoshchnoy in the local church.”

“10th August. Sunday. All four were at obednya in the local church. Had breakfast with Mama. Papa had breakfast at the Grodno Hussars. In the afternoon, walked as usual. Drank tea with Papa and Mama.” (1908 Diary of Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna)

Photos from: Anna Vyrubova’s 1908-1909 Album

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Two postcards from 1901 depicting Princess Elisabeth of Hesse wearing the Hessian traditional costume. On the left, black and white version. On the right, hand-tinted version.

source: my collection

[romanovsonelastdance]

Close up of Victoria Melita “Ducky” and her younger daughter, Kira.

[princessvictoriamelita]

I saw this photo in a Facebook group and it's obvious that i'm extremely happy to have found a rare photo of Princess Victoria Melita and her cousin Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna in 1893.

[princessvictoriamelita]

Smoking Ladies. Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna, Grand Duchess Victoria Melita of Hesse-Darmstadt and Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Cannes 1901.

Source: Queen Victoria's granddaughters, Facebook group.

[princessvictoriamelita]

Grand Duchess Victoria Melita of Hesse-Darmstadt holding a flower vessel, 1896.

Source: Queen Victoria's granddaughters. Facebook group.

[adini-nikolaevna]

Sketches of Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia (née Princess Dagmar of Denmark) by Zichy.

[lesyoussoupoff]

Princess Irina with her mother Grand Duchess Xenia 

[adini-nikolaevna]

“…it was very difficult for Christina Robertson to flatter the Grand Duchesses… here nature herself could compete with the artistic ideal.” – M.D. Buturlin

[sovietpostcards]

Autumn in Moscow, photo by A. Knyazyev (1980s)

[adini-nikolaevna]

The three daughters of Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich of Russia: Grand Duchesses Maria, Elizaveta, and Ekaterina.  Only Ekaterina would live past her twenty-first year.

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[thehessiansisters]

Portrait of Princess Henry of Prussia holding a book, 1890s.

[royaland]

Born princess of Hesse