Aristocracy - The Parnassian (Page 26)

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The interiors of Highclere Castle in Hampshire, ancestral seat of the Earls of Carnarvon, built in the early seventeenth century and rebuilt in 1838–1878, may be seen not only in the series "Downton Abbey", which made the castle famous, but also in the co

The interiors of Highclere Castle in Hampshire, ancestral seat of the Earls of Carnarvon, built in the early seventeenth century and rebuilt in 1838–1878, may be seen not only in the series "Downton Abbey", which made the castle famous, but also in the comedy film "King

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After the wedding ceremony on 14 May 1962, the Greek princess Sophia and the Spanish prince Juan Carlos (the future King and Queen of Spain) set off for the royal palace in Athens in a carriage drawn by six horses

After the wedding ceremony on 14 May 1962, the Greek princess Sophia and the Spanish prince Juan Carlos (the future King and Queen of Spain) set off for the royal palace in Athens in a carriage drawn by six horses. The carriage is a far from ordinary one: it was

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But Yelizaveta Shakhovskaya's only daughter, Varvara, turned out to be a long-liver

But Yelizaveta Shakhovskaya's only daughter, Varvara, turned out to be a long-liver. I do like that sort of thing 😬

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The beauty Elizaveta Borisovna Shakhovskaya

The beauty Elizaveta Borisovna Shakhovskaya. One of her portraits is held in the Louvre, and two more in the Hermitage: this one, by Jean-Laurent Mosnier, and a second, a miniature by Augustin Ritt.

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In the late eighteenth century, marriages to foreigners were all the rage among the Russian nobility, and the foreign partners were at times not representatives of the hereditary aristocracy at all, neither counts nor even barons, but merely French…

In the late eighteenth century, marriages to foreigners, male and female, were all the rage among the Russian nobility, and the partners from abroad were at times not representatives of the hereditary aristocracy at all, neither counts nor even barons, but merely French émigrés or Italian singers. With the marriage

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Easy to Remember

Easy to remember. When the surname is Sheremetyev, with a soft sign, these are the serfs of the Counts whose surname is Sheremetev, without a soft sign. From the very simple and unwieldy Turkic word ‘sheremet’.

Aristocracy · London · Monarchies · Mores · Ethnography

During Alexander I's visit to London in 1814, the looks and attire of the Russian aristocrats, and indeed the Tsar himself, made a great impression on English society

During Alexander I's visit to London in 1814, the looks and attire of the Russian aristocrats, and indeed the Tsar himself, made a great impression on English society. Russian dress came into fashion once more, and Englishwomen arrayed themselves in sarafans. The sarafan became one of Princess Charlotte&

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Remember: if you see me in the guise of Leopold I, in full ceremonial dress and a gigantic headdress of white plumes with a peacock atop, it means I am returning with good news

Remember: if you see me in the guise of Leopold I, in full ceremonial dress and a gigantic headdress of white plumes with a peacock atop, it means I am returning with good news. If I appear as Prince Gundaker of Liechtenstein, with a sail of black feathers upon my

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I owe my first impression of consanguineous marriage among aristocrats to the tale of Babar the elephant, which I read in early childhood

I owe my first impression of consanguineous marriage among aristocrats to the tale of Babar the elephant, which I read in early childhood. If you remember the opening of the plot, once he has become a famous elephant, Babar goes off into the forest with his cousins Arthur and Celeste,

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Pretium Laborum Non Vile: The Reward Is No Less Than the Deed. Ante ferit quam flamma micet: The Blow Falls Before the Flame Flashes. Non Aliud: I Desire No Other

These are the mottoes of one of the most prestigious and respected honours in Europe, the dynastic Order of the Golden Fleece, founded on 10 January 1430 by Philip the Good. In the portrait from the Dijon Museum of Fine Arts, the duke is shown wearing the Order of the

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Jacob Ulfeldt Described Russian Court Etiquette with Great Astonishment and Displeasure

Jacob Ulfeldt described Russian court etiquette with great astonishment and displeasure. Ivan the Terrible he portrays as an arrogant, pompous, vain and abrupt man, surrounded by dull-witted boyars and streltsy. The prince, moreover, was wholly inattentive and simply did not listen to the reading of the embassy's

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Since we have embarked on listing Coco Chanel's lovers, she also had a pre-war affair with Grand Duke Dmitry Pavlovich, first cousin of Nicholas II and a participant in the murder of Rasputin

Since we have embarked on listing Coco Chanel's lovers, she also had a pre-war affair with Grand Duke Dmitry Pavlovich, first cousin of Nicholas II and a participant in the murder of Rasputin. One of the most notorious figures of the White emigration, the Grand Duke for