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Duchess Therese Petrovna of Oldenburg Princess Therese Petrovna of Leuchtenberg Spouse George Maximilianovich, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg Issue Alexander, 7th Duke of Leuchtenberg Full name German: Therese Friederike Olga House House of Holstein-Gottorp
House of BeauharnaisFather Duke Peter Georgievich of Oldenburg Mother Princess Therese of Nassau-Weilburg Born 30 March 1852
St. Petersburg, Russian EmpireDied 19 April 1883 (aged 31)
St. Petersburg, Russian EmpireDuchess Therese Petrovna of Oldenburg (30 March 1852 - 19 April 1883) was the youngest daughter of Duke Peter Georgievich of Oldenburg and his wife Princess Therese of Nassau-Weilburg.[1]
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Marriage
On 12 May 1879, Therese married George Maximilianovich, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg (1852–1912), youngest son of Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg and his wife Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia.[1] Therese's elder brother Duke Alexander Petrovich had been married to George's sister Princess Eugenia Maximilianovna since 1868. Through either the deaths or morganatic marriages of his elder brothers, George was the head of the Russian branch of the House of Beauharnais.[2]
Therese's grandfather had married Grand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna, daughter of Paul I of Russia, and their descendants had been raised in Russia ever since and become completely "Russianized", much like George's own family.[3] Thus despite her German title, Duchess Therese, like her brother Duke Alexander and their father before them, had grown up entirely in Russia.[4][5] Therese and her siblings were always considered a part of the Russian imperial family.[5]
Issue
Therese and George had one son, HIH[6] Alexander Georgievich, 7th Duke of Leuchtenberg (13 November 1881 - 26 September 1942),[1] who would latter feature in many 1909 newspapers after rumors spread that he entered into a morganatic marriage with American Marjorie Gould.[2] In 1912, Alexander was reported to have gained the reluctant consent of Emperor Nicholas to marry the wealthy Marriane Friedlander Fuld, but only on the condition that the union would be considered unequal, with none of his titles being passed onto his wife or possible children.[7] Despite being the senior descendant of Eugene de Beauharnais (son of Empress Josephine), Alexander was far from rich, and served as a captain of the Russian Hussars of the guard and as an aide-de-camp to the Emperor.[7] He was however the principal heir to his grandfather.[7]
He later morganatically married to Nadezhda Caralli in 1917,[1] losing his rights and prerogatives. Later that year while lodging with Prince Felix Yusupov, Alexander was arrested by Bolshevik authorities, along with four or five prominent members of the monarchical party.[6]
Later life
Various sources attribute George to have been good-looking but a "stupid and rather sorry individual", although these reports were most often in connection with his second wife Princess Anastasia of Montenegro, who when arranging her divorce from George, was widely reported to want to do so because she could no longer live with a man of "intolerable stupidity".[2][8]
In July 1881, the British Reserve Squadron held entertainments on board the HMS Hercules, which was stationed in Cronstadt.[9] The luncheon was attended by Therese and her husband, as well as the Emperor and Empress and other important royal Russian and German figures.[9]
Death
Duchess Therese died on 19 April 1883 in St. Petersburg.[1] Six years after her passing, George remarried to Princess Anastasia of Montenegro.
Titles, styles, honours, and arms
Titles and styles
- 30 March 1852 - 12 May 1879 Her Imperial Highness Duchess Therese Petrovna of Oldenburg (Princess Therese Petrovna Oldenburgskaya)
- 12 May 1879 - 19 April 1883: Her Imperial Highness Princess Therese Petrovna of Leuchtenberg
Ancestry
Ancestors of Duchess Therese Petrovna of Oldenburg 16. Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp 8. Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg 17. Princess Sophie Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 4. Duke George of Oldenburg 18. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg 9. Duchess Frederica of Württemberg 19. Margravine Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt 2. Duke Peter Georgievich of Oldenburg 20. Peter III of Russia 10. Paul I of Russia 21. Catherine II of Russia 5. Grand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna of Russia 22. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg 11. Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg 23. Margravine Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt 1. Duchess Therese Petrovna of Oldenburg 24. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg 12. Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg 25. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau 6. William, Duke of Nassau 26. Wilhelm Georg, Count of Sayn-Hachenburg, Burgrave of Kirchberg 13. Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg 27. Princess Isabella Auguste Reuss of Greiz 3. Princess Therese of Nassau-Weilburg 28. Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen 14. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg 29. Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar 7. Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen 30. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg 15. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 31. Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt References
- ^ a b c d e Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Therese Friederike Olga von Holstein-Gottorp, Duchess of Oldenburg". http://thepeerage.com/p11050.htm#i110500. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- ^ a b c "Prince Alexander and Miss Gould", The Washington Post, 13 October 1909
- ^ "Russia and Bulgaria", The Manchester Guardian, 7 September 1886
- ^ "Princess A Philanthropist", The Washington Post, 13 February 1907
- ^ a b "Duke Victim of Auto Wreck", The Washington Post, 9 July 1914
- ^ a b "Russian Dukes Arrested", The Washington Post, 26 December 1917
- ^ a b c "Kinsman Of Czar To Wed Heiress", The Washington Post, 6 October 1912
- ^ "Russian Grand Dukes Enjoy Liberty At Crimean Homes", The Washington Post, 25 August 1917
- ^ a b "The Reserve Squadron", The Observer (Cronstadt), 9 July 1881
The generations are numbered from the ascension of Frederick August I as Duke of Oldenburg in 1774 and remain unchanged even when its ruler became Grand Dukes. 1st Generation Duchess Louise · Charlotte, Queen of Sweden and Norway2nd Generation none3rd Generation Amalia, Queen of Greece · Duchess Frederica, Baroness von Washington4th Generation Grand Duchess Alexandra Petrovna of Russia · Duchess Cecile Petrovna · Duchess Katherine Petrovna · Therese Petrovna, Duchess of Leuchtenberg5th Generation Sophia Charlotte, Princess Eitel Friedrich of Prussia · Duchess Margarete · Duchess Alexandrine · Ingeborg Alix, Princess Stephan of Schaumburg-Lippe · Altburg, Hereditary Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont6th Generation Duchess Rixa · Eilika, Dowager Princess of Leiningen · Altburg, Baroness von Erffa7th Generation Duchess Helene · Margarete, Princess Philipp of Croy · Duchess Rixa · Duchess Beatrix · Duchess Sophie, Mrs. von Radowitz · Duchess Rixa · Archduchess Eilika of Austria · Duchess Bibiane, Mrs. Dorner · Duchess Tatjana8th Generation Duchess Anastasia · Duchess Alice · Duchess Cara · Duchess Katharina · Duchess Maria Assuntaall Duchesses were also by right Princess of Holstein-Gottorp Generations are numbered from Claude de Beauharnais, seigneur de Beaumont. 1st generation 2nd generation François • François VI, Marquis de La Ferté-Beauharnais m. Françoise de Beauharnais • Claude, 2nd Count of Roches-Baritaud • Anne, Countess de Barral • Alexandre, Viscount of Beauharnais m. Joséphine Tascher de La Pagerie (later Empress of the French)3rd generation Adélaïde • Françoise • Émilie, Countess of Lavalette • Eugène, Duke of Leuchtenberg* m. Princess Augusta of Bavaria • Amedee • Hortense, Queen of Holland* • Alberic • Stéphanie, Grand Duchess of Baden* • Josephine, Marquise de Quiqueran-Beaujeu • Eugénie • Hortense, Countess de Querelles • Auguste4th generation Joséphine, Queen of Sweden and Norway** • Eugénie, Princess of Hohenzollern-Hechingen** • Auguste, Duke of Leuchtenberg** m. Queen Maria II of Portugal • Amélie, Empress of Brazil** • Théodolinde, Countess of Württemberg** • Carolina** • Maximilian, Duke of Leuchtenberg**^ m. Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia5th generation Alexandra**^ • Marie, Princess William of Baden**^ • Nicholas, Duke of Leuchtenberg**^ • Eugenia, Duchess Alexander of Oldenburg**^ • Eugen, Duke of Leuchtenberg**^ • Sergei**^ • Georgi, Duke of Leuchtenberg**^ m. 1st Duchess Therese Petrovna of Oldenburg, m. 2nd Princess Anastasia of Montenegro6th generation Nicholas de Beauharnais** • Daria, Princess Leon Kotchoubey • George** • Alexander, Duke of Leuchtenberg**^ • Sergei, Duke of Leuchtenberg**^ • Elena, Countess Stefan Tyszkiewicz**^7th generation Nicholas de Beauharnais** • Dimitri** • Nadezhda, Mrs. Mogilevsky** • Maximilian** • Natalie, Baroness Vladimir Meller-Zakomelsky** • Tamara, Mrs. Constantin Karanfilov** • Sergei** • Andrei** • Michael** • Constantine** • Marie, Countess Nikolai Mengden-Altenwoga**8th generation Elena** • Maria Magdalen, Mrs. Joseph de Pasquale** • George** • Anna, Mrs. Stout** • Eugénie Élisabeth, Mrs. von Bruch** • Xenia, Countess Dimitri Grabbe** • Olga, Mrs. Ronald Newburgh** • Olga, Mrs. Oleg Gaydeburov** • Nicholas** • Serge** • Elizabeth, Mrs. John Craft**9th generation Nicholas Maxiliam • Constantine*also a Prince or Princess des Francais
**also a Prince or Princess of Leuchtenberg and Eichstädt
^also a Prince Romanovsky or Princess RomanovskajaCategories:- 1852 births
- 1883 deaths
- House of Holstein-Gottorp
- Duchesses of Oldenburg
- House of Beauharnais
- Duchesses of Leuchtenberg
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