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242. A group of correspondence concerning the Grand Duchess …
242
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242. A group of correspondence concerning the Grand Duchess …
Estimate €8,000 - €10,000
Voluntary lot
Description
242. A group of correspondence concerning the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna (1868–1935)
French and Russian language correspondence, dating principally from the 1920s to the 1930s, comprising letters addressed to and written by Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna, together with handwritten notes, signed letters and other related material. The correspondence concerns principally requests for financial assistance, financial affairs, estate management and personal matters. Also included are handwritten notes addressed to Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich, letters expressing gratitude for assistance received from the Grand Duchess, and greetings exchanged on the occasions of Easter and Christmas. Rich in autograph material, the group provides an intimate record of the financial circumstances, personal relationships and continuing connections surrounding Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna in the years following the Russian Revolution. various sizes
Provenance
Private Collection, France.
Princess Anastasia of Montenegro, later Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (1868–1935), was the wife of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich. Born Princess Anastasia Petrović-Njegoš, she was the daughter of King Nicholas I of Montenegro and Queen Milena. Educated at the prestigious Smolny Institute in Saint Petersburg, she first married Prince George Maximilianovich, Duke of Leuchtenberg, with whom she had two children. After their divorce, she married Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich in 1907, becoming Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna. Following the Russian Revolution, Anastasia accompanied her husband into exile, escaping Crimea to France. There she stayed by his side up until his death in 1929, taking an active part in managing their household, providing financial aid to the people in need.
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