littlewillow-:

Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana and Anastasia

historyofromanovs:

♕ Day 6: Favourite Dress/outfit

Nicholas and Alexandra’s 1903 Winter Palace Ball costumes were probably the most complex outfits the Imperial couple have ever worn. The outfits were so heavy and with the Alexandra’s crown on, she couldn’t even turn her head. The outfits were based on the era of Nicholas’s favorite past Romanov Tsar, Alexei, who symbolised pre-Westernised Russia in the 17th-century. The guests commissioned their costumes from important tailoring and dressmaking workshops in Moscow and St Petersburg, especially from the studios of St Petersburg’s imperial theaters.

Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich recalled the occasion as “the last spectacular ball in the history of the empire…[but] a new and hostile Russia glared through the large windows of the palace…while we danced, the workers were striking and the clouds in the Far East were hanging dangerously low.” The entire Imperial family, the Tsar as Alexei I, the Tsarina as Maria Miloslavskaya, all dressed in rich 17th century attire, posed in the Hermitage’s theatre, for what was to be their final photograph together.

ohsoromanov:

Countess Anastasia Vasilyevna Hendrikova with Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatiana.

lostsplendor:

Russian Royal Headdress, 14th-17th Century:

Shown and Listed Chronologically: Monomakh’s Cap [14th Century], Altabasnaya (Sibir) Cap [Mid 17th Century], and The Diamond Cap [Late 17th Century].

Image Source: (via)

historyofromanovs:

Monument to the Children of Nicholas II Near Ekaterinburg 

A mounment to the children of Tsar Nicholas II was unveiled in 2011 on the grounds of the Ganina Yama monastery complex, where the remains of the last Russian Imperial family were found murdered by the Bolsheviks in 1918. The consecration of the monument falls on the birthday of the Grand Duchess Olga Nicholayevna, who was born in 1895 [3 November Old Style).

The monument was consecrated by the Metropolitan Vincent of Tashkent and the Uzbek, who previously served as the Metropolitan of Ekaterinburg. He noted that the idea of creating a memorial to the children of Nicholas II came to him just weeks before he was transferred to a new place of ministry. The statue created by sculptor, Igor Akimov, said that his work was created based on photographs and portraits of the Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and the Tsarevich Alexei.

The height of the monument, “Royal Children” - stands nearly 3 meters, its weight - 2 tons. According to the sculptor of the monument, the children of Nicholas II descend from heaven on the inclined stone plinth, with crosses in their hands. They are huddled together and looking cautiously around. The expression on their innocent faces relates the fear they must have endured at the hands of their murderers.

tzarevitch:

 

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The Catherine Palace (Russian: Екатерининский дворец) is one of my favorite two Romanov residences. The Alexander Palace is the other. The Catherine Palace is a Rococo palace located in the town of Tsarskoe Selo, built in early 18th-century. It was the summer residence of the Russian tsars. Empress Catherine I of Russia is the namesake of the palace. Although the palace is popularly associated with Catherine the Great, she actually regarded its “whipped cream” architecture as old-fashioned.

historyofromanovs:

♕ Day 2: Favourite Residence (Part 1 of 2)

I am absolutely stuck with choosing between the Alexander Palace and Catherine Palace, so I’m choosing both as my conjoint favorite residence of the Romanovs. This palace was the main residence of the last Emperor Nicholas II and his family. With only one hundred rooms, the Alexander Palace was a relatively small and simple home for a Russian tsar. But nevertheless, Nicholas and Alexandra chose this palace. While Nicholas’s father was still Tsarevich, Nicholas was born in May 1868 at this palace. This palace held a special memory to Nicky and Alix where they had danced a night away during Alix’s winter visit to Russia in 1889. While exploring for a home of their own after Nicholas’s accession to the throne, they decided on the spot that they would make the palace their home.

historyofromanovs:

♕ Day 1: Favourite Grand Duchess or Princess

Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (Maria Nikolaevna Romanova; Russian: Великая Княжна Мария Николаевна, June 26, 1899 – July 17, 1918) was the third daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse). Her murder following the Russian Revolution of 1917 resulted in her canonization as a passion bearer by the Russian Orthodox Church.

Her French tutor Pierre Gilliard said Maria was tall and broadly-built, with rosy cheeks. Tatiana Botkina thought the expression in Maria’s eyes was “soft and gentle.” As an infant and toddler, her physical appearance was compared to one of Botticelli’s angels. During her lifetime, Maria, too young to become a Red Cross nurse like her elder sisters during World War I, was patroness of a hospital and instead visited wounded soldiers. Throughout her lifetime she was noted for her interest in the lives of the soldiers. The flirtatious Maria had a number of innocent crushes on the young men she met, beginning in early childhood. She hoped to marry and have a large family.

She was an elder sister of the famous Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, whose alleged escape from the assassination of the imperial family was rumored for nearly 90 years. In the 1990s, it was suggested that Maria might have been the grand duchess whose remains were missing from the Romanov grave that was discovered near Yekaterinburg, Russia and exhumed in 1991. However, further remains were discovered in 2007, and DNA analysis subsequently proved that the entire Imperial family had been murdered in 1918.

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carolathhabsburg:

Another awesome russian tiara. Belonged to one of Peter I´s consorts, i dont know if it was Eudoxia´s or Catherine s . It was sold in 1929.

If this is the tiara I think it is, it is called the Sheaves of Wheat Tiara and belonged to either Empress Maria Feodorovna, wife of Paul I, or Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna, wife of Alexander I. I can’t remember which at the moment. 

Alright, so I know that most of you know that Ken (ofcambridge) has left, and I know she really wanted to get this monarchy network thing going, and as the other admin of it, I’m going to continue it because I don’t want anyone to ever feel left out. Basically, all you have to do is reblog this post, and I’ll add you to the group!