List of Grand Duchesses of Russia
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This is a list of those members of the Russian Imperial House who bore the title Velikaia Kniaginia (Russian: Великая Княгиня) or Velikaia Knazhna (Russian: Великая Княжна) (usually translated into French and English as Grand Duchess, but more accurately Grand Princess). This courtesy title was borne (usually) by daughters and male-line granddaughters of the Emperors of Russia, as well as by wives of Grand Dukes of Russia, all along with the style of Her Imperial Highness as members of the House of the reigning Emperor.
For more information on the titles, see List of Grand Dukes of Russia.
[edit] Grand Duchesses of Russia by birth
Interestingly enough, after 1918 no such daughter was born into the deposed imperial house who would have been entitled to the title grand duchess - i.e, had been a male-line granddaughter of a reigning emperor; although such would have been technically possible, as there lived sons of reigning emperors and their daughters would have been so entitled.
[edit] Grand Duchesses of Russia by marriage
Amazingly, although there lived male grand dukes of Russia (such who were sons or male-line grandsons of reigning emperors) after 1918 when the imperial house was deposed, none of them contracted an equal marriage after that date and therefore no woman received the title grand duchess by marriage after that - though it would have been technically possible as said above.
Note that a Grand Duke or Grand Duchess as a translation is not necessarily associated with a Grand Duchy; see the relevant articles for more information.
A Russian Grand Duchess was an Imperial Highness.
[edit] See also
- List of Grand Dukes of Russia
- Line of succession to the Russian throne for post-revolutionary claimants to the title of Grand Duchess
- Descent Nicholas I
