User:Charles/Russian grand duchesses
Appearance
<
User:Charles
![]() | This page is an archive. Do not edit the contents of this page. Please direct any additional comments to the current main page. |
This page is my attempt at bringing uniformity to the naming of the Russian grand duchesses who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles. Please note that the patronymics of the target names are subject to change depending on which form of the patronymic (see section
broken anchor]) is chosen for consistency. The patronymics in the suggested names should be considered as part of the form but not necessarily the patronymic to be used. Charles
02:31, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
Grand duchesses by birth
The naming style proposed for grand duchesses by birth is as follows:
- Grand duchesses who became queens- or empresses consort: NN <Patronymic> of Russia (e.g. Catherine Pavlovna of Russia)
- Grand duchesses who married below the rank of king or were unmarried: Grand Duchess NN <Patronymic> of Russia (e.g. Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia)
- Grand duchesses who became empresses regnant: NN (Ordinal) of Russia (e.g. Elizabeth of Russia)
- Grand duchesses who became titular empresses regnant: NN <Patronymic>, Grand Duchess of Russia (e.g. Maria Vladimirovna, Grand Duchess of Russia)
- Grand duchesses who died as heiress presumptive or apparent: NN <Patronymic>, Tsarevna of Russia (none known)
Grand duchesses by marriage
The naming style proposed for grand duchesses by marriage is as follows:
- Grand duchesses who became empresses consort: NN <Patronymic> (<birth name without title>) (e.g. Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg))
- Grand duchesses who became tsarevna of Russia: Tsarevna NN <Patronymic> (<birth name without title>) (eg. Tsarevna Natalia Alexeievna (Wilhelmina of Hesse))
- Grand duchesses who later divorced: <birth name with title> (e.g. Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld)
- Grand duchesses who are living widows or wives of a Russian titular emperor: NN Patronymic, Grand Duchess of Russia (e.g. Leonida Georgievna, Grand Duchess of Russia)
- All other grand duchesses: Grand Duchess NN <Patronymic> (<birth name without title>) (e.g. Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna (Charlotte of Württemberg))
Generation | Current name | Target name | Do the names match? | Husband | Birth title, notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg
|
Tsarevna NN <Patronymic> (Charlotte of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel) | No | Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich | Duchess Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, patronymic and Russian name unknown |
3 | Catherine II of Russia
|
Catherine II of Russia
|
Yes | Peter III | Princess Sophia Frederica August of Anhalt-Zerbst, Empress of Russia |
4 | Natalia Alexeievna of Russia
|
Tsarevna Natalia Alexeievna (Wilhelmina of Hesse)
|
No | Paul I | Landgravine Wilhelmina of Hesse-Darmstadt |
4 | Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg) | Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg) | Yes | Paul I | Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg |
5 | Elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden) | Elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden) | Yes | Alexander I | Princess and Margravine Louise of Baden |
5 | Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld | Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld | Yes | Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich
|
Former Grand Duchess Anna Feodorovna, marriage annulled |
5 | Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia) | Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia) | Yes | Nicholas I | Princess Charlotte of Prussia |
5 | Elena Pavlovna of Württemberg
|
Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna (Charlotte of Württemberg)
|
No | Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich | Princess Charlotte of Württemberg |
6 | Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse) | Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse) | Yes | Alexander II | Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine |
6 | Alexandra Iosifovna of Altenburg
|
Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna (Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg)
|
No | Grand Duke Constantine Nicholaevich
|
Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg |
6 | Grand Duchess Alexandra Petrovna
|
Grand Duchess Alexandra Petrovna (Alexandra of Oldenburg)
|
No | Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich
|
Duchess Alexandra of Oldenburg |
6 | Olga Feodorovna of Baden
|
Grand Duchess Olga Feodorovna (Cecilia of Baden)
|
No | Grand Duke Michael Nicolaevich
|
Princess Cecilia of Baden |
7 | Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark) | Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark) | Yes | Alexander III | Princess Dagmar of Denmark |
7 | Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Maria Pavlovna of Russia)
|
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna (Marie of Mecklenburg)
|
No | Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich | Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
7 | Princess Anastasia of Montenegro | Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna (Anastasia of Montenegro)
|
No | Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich
|
Princess Anastasia of Montenegro |
7 | Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg | Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna (Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg)
|
No | Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich | Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg |
7 | Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia
|
Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna (Alexandra of Greece)
|
No | Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich | Princess Alexandra of Greece & Denmark |
7 | Princess Maria Georgievna of Greece and Denmark
|
Grand Duchess Maria Georgievna (Maria of Greece)
|
No | Grand Duke George Mikhailovich
|
Princess Maria of Greece & Denmark |
7 | Princess Milica of Montenegro | Grand Duchess Milica Nikolaevna (Milica of Montenegro)
|
No | Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich | Princess Milica of Montenegro |
7 | Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia | Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia | Yes | Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich | Grand duchess by birth |
7 | Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna
|
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna (Elisabeth of Hesse)
|
No | Grand Duke Sergius Alexandrovich | Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine |
8 | Alexandra Fyodorovna (Alix of Hesse)
|
Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse) | No | Nicholas II
|
Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine, patronymic should be Feodorovna as with other empresses |
8 | Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
|
Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna (Victoria Melita of Edinburgh)
|
No | Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovich
|
Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha |
9 | Leonida Georgievna, Grand Duchess of Russia
|
Leonida Georgievna, Grand Duchess of Russia
|
Yes | Grand Duke Vladimir Cyrillovich
|
Princess Leonida Georgievna Bagration-Moukhransky |
Unknown cases
- Anna Leopoldovna (regent), possible title: Anna Leopoldovna, Regent of Russia
- Sophia Alekseyevna(regent), possible title: Sophia Alexeievna of Russia
Patronymics This chart lists first the father's name (or the name that the patroymic is derived from) then the forms suggested for consistent use and finally the forms in use.
Name | Suggested patronymic(s) | Patronymics in use |
---|---|---|
Alexander | Alexandrovna | Alexandrovna |
Alexis | Alexeievna | Alexeievna, Alekseyevna |
Constantine | Constantinovna | Konstantinovna |
Cyril | Cyrillovna | Kirillovna |
George | Georgievna | Georgievna |
Joseph | Iosifovna | Iosifovna |
Leopold | Leopoldovna | Leopoldovna |
Maurice | Mavrikievna | Mavrikievna |
Michael | Mikhailovna | Mikhailovna |
Nicholas | Nikolaevna | Nicholaievna, Nikolaevna, Nikolaievna |
Paul | Pavlovna | Pavlovna |
Peter | Petrovna | Petrovna |
Theodore | Feodorovna | Feodorovna, Fyodorovna |
Vladimir | Vladimirovna | Vladimirovna |
![]() | This page is an archive. Do not edit the contents of this page. Please direct any additional comments to the current main page. |