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Monument to Tsar Nicholas II the Martyr near Mytishchi, village of Taininskoye, Moscow Region
Monument to Tsar Nicholas II the Martyr near Mytishchi, village of Taininskoye, Moscow Region. The author is the sculptor Vyacheslav Klykov. The monument was erected in 1996, for the centenary of Nicholas II's coronation, on the ancient royal road from Moscow to the Trinity Lavra of St Sergius,
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The tunic of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914
Aristocracy · Monarchies · Humour
There is an anecdote about the parentage of Paul I
When Tsar Alexander III learned that the true father of Paul I had been the chamberlain Sergey Saltykov, he exclaimed: "Thank God, we are Russian!" When Alexander III was at last persuaded that the father of Paul I was Peter III, the Emperor crossed himself in relief: "
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Political technologies, tried and tested over the centuries:
..managed to stir up the guards' indignation against Peter Fyodorovich and to rouse sympathy for Catherine; and so that there should be no doubt as to the latter's kindness towards the guards, the conspirators warmed the mood of the guardsmen with treats offered in Catherine's
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Catherine II compares herself with her innocently slain husband Peter III, as if to show that her happiness is built on the qualities of her character and her conduct
Catherine II compares herself with her innocently slain husband Peter III, as if to show that her happiness is built on the qualities of her character and her conduct. As, indeed, was the misfortune of Peter, the simpleton she deposed and whom her lover killed. Presumptuous of her, of course.
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The Dowager Queen Alexandra and her sister, the Russian Empress Maria Feodorovna, also a dowager, on their way to the coronation of George V, 22 June 1911
The daughters of King Christian IX of Denmark, the eldest, Alexandra of Denmark, and the middle one, Maria Feodorovna, were born three years apart. Both married at the same age, both to heirs of the greatest empires, and both lived to the age of 80. Alexandra of Denmark's
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Georgy Mikhailovich Romanov-Hohenzollern, one of the claimants to the headship of the Russian Imperial House, at the opening of the exhibition “The Magazine of the Beautiful Life” at the Museum of Russian Impressionism
Aristocracy · Archive · Books · Monarchies
The Genealogy of Peter III from Goudar's Book of 1763
The most intriguing thing in this document is the mention of Ioann Antonovich, or Emperor Ivan VI, a second cousin once removed of Peter III. At the time of this book's publication, 1763, Ivan VI, confined in prison, was still alive and living out the last year of
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In her Decree to the Senate after the overthrow of Peter III, Catherine calls him not sovereign, not Grand Duke, not husband, not even Peter Fyodorovich, but "the former Emperor"
In her Decree to the Senate after the overthrow of Peter III, Catherine calls him not sovereign, not Grand Duke, not husband, not even Peter Fyodorovich, but "the former Emperor". Of herself, however, Catherine writes: "the true Sovereign" and "Our Imperial Majesty"
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The Duke and Duchess of Kent: 63 Years Together
The Duke and Duchess of Kent: 63 years together. He is 88, she is 91
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“God Is with Us
«С НАМИ Б҃ГЪ. РАЗУМѢЙТЕ ЯЗЫЦЫ И ПОКОРѦЙТЕСѦ», that is, “God is with us. Understand, O nations, and submit yourselves”. The quotation, in Church Slavonic, is from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah and is inscribed on the obverse of the medal “For the Pacification of Hungary and Transylvania”. The