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Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia
Duke + Prince + Princess
Female
Born
Jan 17, 1882
Hometown
Tsarskoye Selo
Died
Mar 13, 1957
Death Place
Athens
Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia 17 January 1882 – 13 March 1957, sometimes known as Helen, Helena, Helene, Ellen, Yelena, Hélène, or Eleni, was a Russian grand duchess as the daughter of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia and Duchess… Read More
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CHILDHOOD
1882
Birth
Born on January 17, 1882.
TEENAGE
1899
17 Years Old
She was initially engaged to Prince Max of Baden, but Max backed out of the engagement. Elena's mother was furious and society gossiped about Elena's difficulty in finding a husband. At one point in 1899, the seventeen year old Elena was reputedly engaged to Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, however this came to nothing as he became in love with Countess Sophie Chotek.
1900
18 Years Old
Prince Nicholas of Greece first proposed in 1900, but Elena's mother was reluctant to allow her daughter to marry a younger son with no real fortune or prospects of inheriting a throne.
TWENTIES
1902
20 Years Old
She finally agreed to let Elena marry Nicholas in 1902 after it became clear that no other offers were on the horizon.
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FIFTIES
1934
52 Years Old
Due to their reduced financial circumstances, it was a great feat for the family to marry their three daughters to wealthy people. Princess Olga of Greece married Prince Paul of Yugoslavia; Princess Elizabeth of Greece married Count Karl Theodor zu Toerring-Jettenbach, son of Duchess Sophie in Bavaria and scion of a rich Bavarian mediatized family; and Princess Marina of Greece married the Prince George, Duke of Kent in November 1934.
1938
56 Years Old
Grand Duchess Elena became a widow early in 1938, as Prince Nicholas suffered a heart attack and died suddenly.
LATE ADULTHOOD
She remained in Greece throughout the Second World War, dying there in 1957.
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