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My book of prince Vladimir Paley poems, original edition from 1916
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A poem by Prince Vladimir Pavlovich Paley in French, written on 29th June 1913 in Oranien Hof, Kreuznach, signed with "Bodya" and, as it says, ordered by his father, Grand Duke Pavel Alexandrovich on his name day. While the poem itself is in French, date, place & signature are in Russian. I already translated that part, so here is the poem:
A day among many others,
A little liver, a little enthusiasm
Like that, flour rounded off this quatrain
Our little sorrows and yours....
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Photographs: 1. Grand Duke Pavel Alexandrovich; 2. Pavel's first wife: Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna (Nee Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark); 3. Pavel's morganatic wife: Olga Valerianovna, Princess Paley (nee Olga Valerianovna Karnovich).
Grand Duke Pavel Alexandrovich (1860 - 1919) and his children
Grand Duke Pavel was the youngest son of Emperor Alexander II and Empress Maria Alexandrovna. As a child and even as an adult, he had very frail health (but that did not prevent him from being very successful with the ladies and a great dancer.) Politically, Pavel would play his most important role toward the end of the Romanov dynasty, when he largely acted as a liaison between Empress Alexandra and Emperor Nicholas II and the rest of the Romanov family. It was Grand Duke Paul who informed the Empress of the abdication.
Pavel was married twice and had five children. His first wife was Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna (nee Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark.) He had two children with her, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna (the younger) and Grand Duke Dmitry Pavlovich (Alexandra died giving birth to him.) Several years later, Pavel married Olga Valerianovna Karnovich morganatically and was exiled from Russia by the Emperor; the couple had a comfortable exile since Paul had money out of Russia. Olga would be made Princess Paley when the couple was allowed to return to Russia. By the time they returned to Russia, they had three children: Vladimir, Irina, and Natalia.
Grand Duke Pavel's five children were remarkably good-looking. One of his daughters, Natalia, became a model and actress in the United States. It is a shame that they had to live through such horrible times; none of them seem to find lasting stability in the area of relationships throughout their lives. But this post is just about what a good example of the general good looks of the Romanov family Pavel's children were.
Following are some photographs of Pavel's beautiful offspring:
Photographs: Pavel and Olga's children: 1. Prince Vladimir Pavlovich Paley; 2. Princesses Natalia and Irina Pavlovna Paley; 3. Prince Vladimir with his two little sisters; 4. Prince Vladimir; 5. Princess Irina Pavlovna; 6. Princess Natalia Pavlovna
Photographs: Pavel and Alexandra's children: 1. Grand Duke Dmitry Pavlovich and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna the Younger; 2. Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna; 3. Grand Duke Dmitry Pavlovich
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Members of the House of Romanov, the last reigning Dynasty of Russia.
From the first Romanov Russian Tsar Michael I (reigned 1613-1645) until the last Emperor Nicholas II (reigned 1894-1917). Including the 18 members of the house executed from 1918 until 1919; Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich (13 June 1918). Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, Grand Duchesses Olga Nikolaevna, Tatiana Nikolaevna, Maria Nikolaevna, Anastasia Nikolaevna, and Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich (17 July 1918). Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich, Prince Ioann Konstantinovich, Prince Konstantin Konstantinovich, Prince Igor Konstantinovich, and Prince Vladimir Paley (18 July 1918). Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich, Grand Duke Dmitri Konstantinovich, Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich, and Grand Duke George Mikhailovich (28 January 1919).
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Women of Imperial Russia: Ages at First Marriage
I have only included women whose birth dates and dates of marriage are known within at least 1-2 years, therefore, this is not a comprehensive list. This data set ends with the Revolution of 1917.
Eudoxia Lopukhina, wife of Peter I; age 20 when she married Peter in 1689 CE
Catherine I of Russia, wife of Peter I; age 18 when she married Johan Cruse in 1702 CE
Anna of Russia, daughter of Ivan V; age 17 when she married Frederick William Duke of Courland and Semigallia in 1710 CE
Anna Petrovna, daughter of Peter I; age 17 when she married Charles Frederick I, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, in 1725 CE
Catherine II, wife of Peter III; age 16 when she married Peter in 1745 CE
Natalia Alexeievna, wife of Paul I; age 17 when she married Paul in 1773 CE
Maria Feodorovna, wife of Paul I; age 17 when she married Paul in 1776 CE
Elizabeth Alexeivna, wife of Alexander I; age 14 when she married Alexander in 1793 CE
Anna Feodorovna, wife of Konstantin Pavlovich; age 15 when she married Konstantin in 1796 CE
Alexandra Pavlovna, daughter of Paul I; age 16 when she married Archduke Joseph of Austria in 1799 CE
Elena Pavlovna, daughter of Paul I; age 15 when she married Frederick Louis, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1799 CE
Maria Pavlovna, daughter of Paul I; age 18 when she married Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach in 1804 CE
Catherine Pavlovna, daughter of Paul I; age 21 when she married Duke George of Oldenburg in 1809 CE
Anna Pavlovna, daughter of Paul I; age 21 when she married William II of the Netherlands in 1816 CE
Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of Nicholas I; age 19 when she married Nicholas in 1817 CE
Joanna Grudzinska, wife of Konstantin Pavlovich; age 29 when she married Konstantin in 1820 CE
Elena Pavlovna, wife of Mikhail Pavlovich; age 17 when she married Mikhail in 1824 CE
Maria Nikolaevna, daughter of Nicholas I; age 20 when she married Maximilian de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg, in 1839 CE
Maria Alexandrovna, wife of Alexander II; age 17 when she married Alexander in 1841 CE
Elizaveta Mikhailovna, daughter of Mikhail Pavlovich; age 17 when she married Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, in 1844 CE
Alexandra Nikolaevna, daughter of Nicholas I; age 19 when she married Prince Frederick-William of Hesse-Kassel, in 1844 CE
Olga Nikolaevna, daughter of Nicholas I; age 24 when she married Charles I of Wurttemberg, in 1846 CE
Alexandra Iosifovna, wife of Konstantin Nikolaevich; age 18 when she married Konstantin in 1848 CE
Catherine Mikhailovna, daughter of Mikhail Pavlovich; age 24 when she married Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, in 1851 CE
Alexandra Petrovna, wife of Nicholas Nikolaevich the Elder; age 18 when she married Nicholas in 1856 CE
Olga Feodorovna, wife of Michael Nikolaevich; age 18 when she married Michael in 1857 CE
Maria Feodorovna, wife of Alexander III; age 19 when she married Alexander III in 1866 CE
Olga Konstantinovna, daughter of Konstantin Nikolaevich; age 16 when she married George I of Greece in 1867 CE
Vera Konstantinovna, daughter of Konstantin Nikolaevich; age 20 when she married Duke Eugen of Wurttemberg in 1874 CE
Maria Pavlovna, wife of Vladimir Alexandrovich; age 20 when she married Vladimir in 1874 CE
Maria Alexandrovna, daughter of Alexander II; age 19 when she married Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, in 1874 CE
Anastasia Mikhailovna, daughter of Michael Nikolaevich; age 19 when she married Friedrich Franz III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1879 CE
Nadezhada Alexandrovna Dreyer, wife of Nicholas Konstantinovich; age 21 when she married Nicholas in 1882 CE
Elizabeth Feodorovna, wife of Sergei Alexandrovich; age 20 when she married Sergei in 1884 CE
Olga Valerianovna Paley, wife of Paul Alexandrovich; age 19 when she married Erich von Pistolhkors in 1884 CE
Elizabeth Mavrikievna, wife of Konstantin Konstantinovich; age 19 when she married Konstantin in 1885 CE
Anastasia of Montenegro, wife of Nicholas Nikolaevich the Younger; age 21 when she married George Maximilianovich, Duke of Leuchtenberg in 1889 CE
Milica of Montenegro, wife of Peter Nikolaevich; age 23 when she married Peter in 1889
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Alexandra of Greece and Denmark, wife of Paul Alexandrovich; age 19 when she married Paul in 1889 CE
Sophie Nikolaievna, wife of Michael Mikhailovich; age 23 when she married Michael in 1891 CE
Victoria Feodorovna, wife of Kirill Vladimirovich; age 18 when she married Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, in 1894 CE
Xenia Alexandrovna, wife of Alexander Mikhailovich; age 19 when she married Alexander in 1894 CE
Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of Nicholas II; age 22 when she married Nicholas in 1894 CE
Olga Alexandrovna, daughter of Alexander II; age 18 when she married Count George-Nicholas von Merenberg in 1985 CE
Maria of Greece and Denmark, wife of George Mikhailovich; age 24 when she married George in 1900 CE
Alexandra von Zarnekau, wife of George Alexandrovich; age 16 when she married George in 1900 CE
Catherine Alexandrovna, daughter of Alexander II; age 23 when she married Alexander Baryatinksy in 1901 CE
Olga Alexandrovna, daughter of Alexander III; age 19 when she married Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg
Elena Vladimirovna, daughter of Vladimir Alexandrovich; age 20 when she married Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark in 1902 CE
Natalia Brasova, wife of Michael Alexandrovich; age 22 when she married Sergei Mamontov in 1902 CE
Elisabetta di Sasso Ruffo, wife of Andrei Alexandrovich; age 31 when she married Alexander Alexandrovitch Frederici in 1907 CE
Maria Pavlovna, daughter of Paul Alexandrovich; age 18 when she married Prince Wilhelm of Sweden in 1908 CE
Helen of Serbia, wife of Ioann Konstantinovich; age 27 when she married Ioann in 1911 CE
Tatiana Konstantinovna, daughter of Konstantin Konstantinovich; age 21 when she married Konstantine Bagration of Mukhrani, in 1911 CE
Irina Alexandrovna, daughter of Alexander Mikhailovich; age 19 when she married Felix Felixovich Yusupov in 1914 CE
Nadejda Mikhailovna, daughter of Michael Mikhailovna; age 20 when she married George Mountbatten in 1916 CE
Antonina Rafailovna Nesterovkaya, wife of Gabriel Konstantinovich; age 27 when she married Gabriel in 1917 CE
Nadejda Petrovna, wife of Nicholas Orlov; age 19 when she married Nicholas in 1917 CE
Anastasia Mikhailovna, daughter of Michael Mikhailovna; age 25 when she married Sir Harold Wernher in 1917 CE
59 women; average age at first marriage was 20 years old. The oldest bride was 31 at her first marriage; the youngest was 14.
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Borne to God on Angelic Hymns
Photos from the 100th Anniversary Celebration of the Martyrdom of St. Elizabeth the Grand Duchess and Those With Her
A host of bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church celebrated the 100th anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Elizabeth the Grand Duchess, the Nun Barbara, and Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich Romanov, the Princes Ioann Konstantinovich, Konstantin Konstantinovich, Igor Konstantinovich, and Vladimir Pavlovich Paley, and Grand Duke Sergei's secretary Fyodor Remez martyred with them yesterday at the site of their martyrdom.
The celebration followed the festivities in honor of the 100th anniversary of Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra, and their children and faithful servants the day before in Ekaterinburg. St. Elizabeth the New Martyr was the sister of Tsarina Alexandra.
The service in honor of Sts. Elizabeth, Barbara, and those with them was headed by His Eminence Metropolitan Kirill of Ekaterinburg and Verkhotursky, with the concelebration of twelve other hierarchs and the clergy of the Metropolitanate of Ekaterinburg.
Following the service, the hierarchs, clergy, and faithful processed to the mine where the bodies of the holy martyrs were thrown on the night of July 17-18, 1918. A moleben was celebrated at the mine, followed by the singing of the Cherubic Hymn, which the martyrs sang throughout the course of several days within the mine until they finally departed to the Heavenly Kingdom. As the hymn was being sung, the mine, which has become a place of pilgrimage for hundreds of thousands from throughout the world, was censed. Particles of the relics of St. Elizabeth were brought out of the church for veneration.
Met. Kirill of Ekaterinburg then addressed the congregation with an archpastoral homily:
For us, believers, today is the day of our personal relationship to Elizabeth Feodorovna and to all the martyrs of the Russian Church and Russian land, who … now defend holy Orthodoxy so our people might live not under the seal of the Satanism, but under the blessing of God. And today, when we incline our heads and the knees of our hearts at this mine, we see the meek face of Elizabeth Feodorovna and her loving heart, which forgives all: the killers and their successors, and prays for all—for our people, and for us today, that this cruelty, this antipathy, this lack of understanding of one another has finally gone from our lives, and we have again become one, great, powerful Russian people, the name and banner of which is the banner of Christianity and the name of Christianity, and the protection of which is the saints of God, who stand before the throne of God today for our infirmity, tearfully praying for us, for our lives, bitter and often unjust.
Among other guests, the service was attended by the head of the Russian Imperial House of Romanov, Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna and her son and other members of the Romanov family.
Photos: The Diocese of Ekaterinburg
Text: OrthoChristian.com
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who do you think olga and anastasia would've married if they had the chance to? tatiana would've married alexander of yugoslavia, since they were madly in love and maria would've married louis.
Olga wanted to 'remain Russian' so she didn't have a ton of options, but one of the Konstantinovichi boys would work. Prince Konstantin apparently asked to marry her at one point, so he might be the option with the most basis in history. Otherwise Prince Roman Petrovich or maaaaaybe Vladimir Paley if his parents' morganatic marriage wasn't held against him. I suppose if he was 'Romanov enough' to be killed in the revolution he might be 'Romanov enough' to marry a Grand Duchess.
I could see Anastasia never marrying, honestly. She might like being the quirky, independent aunt and not tied down to any husband or throne. But there was a rumor that Queen Alexandrine of Denmark (daughter of Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna), hoped that her son Frederick would marry one of the younger grand duchesses. She might be thrilled to have a daughter-in-law who had the same name as her mother, and Maria Feodorovna would love to see a granddaughter on the throne of Denmark. Frederick was very tall though so Anastasia might hate that, haha. And the rumor could be totally made up, it's from a very gossipy source.
There's some evidence that Alexander wanted to marry Tatiana, but is there anything to suggest she wanted to marry him? I've never seen anything from her end that the feelings were mutual. Rather she had her 'crushes' like Dmitri Malama and Vladimir Kiknadze. That doesn't mean she wouldn't have married Alexander--she was the most duty-conscious of the sisters and would make an excellent queen. I just don't think we can say she was in love with him.
Unpopular opinion but I don't think Maria actually would have married Louis Mountbatten. Sure, HE said he was 'determined to marry her,' but they were first cousins and first cousin marriages are not allowed in the Russian Orthodox Church, and Nicholas II didn't approve them. Nicholas' brother Misha wanted to marry their cousin Princess Beatrice of Edinburgh/Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and Nicholas refused to allow it. He was furious when Kirill married Ducky, a first cousin and divorcee. I just don't see Nicholas allowing them to marry; it was a religious thing, not just his personal opinion, and that's harder to overcome. I honestly think he'd be more likely to allow her to marry a noble or officer than a first cousin, as he DID allow that for Tatiana Konstantinovna, Irina Alexandrovna, and Olga Alexandrovna. And like with Tatiana and Alexander, I've never seen anything about Maria's feelings for Dickie. I have a hard time seeing her wanting to leave Russia--like Olga, she made it clear her dream was to marry a Russian.
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Who do you think would have had the highest chance of suitor for OTMAA? (Pre-revolution and war) as well as (after revo if they survived).
Olga nikolaevna= Princes Vladimir Paley or Grand duke dmitri pavlovich romanov (there are some who thinks paley might have been).
Tatiana Nikolaevna= Prince Alexander of Yugoslvia or Prince Roman petrovich(idk about roman petrovich but from what I read he was mostly mentioned)
Maria= Prince Carol of Romania or Prince Louis Mountbatten( carol said he liked her at some point)
Anastasia= Princes Frederick of Denmark or Prince Paul of Greece and Denmark(Tbh, I feel like she would chose herself heheh)
Alexei= Princess Ileana of Romania or Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark.
Who do you think would have had the highest chance of suitor for OTMAA? (Pre-revolution and war) as well as (after revo if they survived).
Olga nikolaevna= Princes Vladimir Paley or Grand duke dmitri pavlovich romanov (there are some who thinks paley might have been).
Tatiana Nikolaevna= Prince Alexander of Yugoslvia or Prince Roman petrovich(idk about roman petrovich but from what I read he was mostly mentioned)
Maria= Prince Carol of Romania or Prince Louis Mountbatten( carol said he liked her at some point)
Anastasia= Princes Frederick of Denmark or Prince Paul of Greece and Denmark(Tbh, I feel like she would chose herself heheh)
Alexei= Princess Ileana of Romania or Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark.
To Olga: From your options I choose Vladimir Paley, but I like to imagine her with prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark. He loved her and even talked to Nicholas about it.
To Tatiana: Alexander I of Yugoslavia, he loved her and some sources say it was mutual.
To Maria: Louis Mountbatten, of course, he adored her! Carol of Romania was a horrible husband to Helen, he would have made Maria suffer as he did to Helen.
To Anastasia: We don't know about her preferences but I vote in Paul of Greece and Denmark.
To Alexei: Princess Ileana.
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Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich drawn by his son Prince Vladimir Paley.
Paley with his father Paul in 1911
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Who do you think would have had the highest chance of suitor for OTMAA? (Pre-revolution and war) as well as (after revo if they survived).
Olga nikolaevna= Princes Vladimir Paley or Grand duke dmitri pavlovich romanov (there are some who thinks paley might have been).
Tatiana Nikolaevna= Prince Alexander of Yugoslvia or Prince Roman petrovich(idk about roman petrovich but from what I read he was mostly mentioned)
Maria= Prince Carol of Romania or Prince Louis Mountbatten( carol said he liked her at some point)
Anastasia= Princes Frederick of Denmark or Prince Paul of Greece and Denmark(Tbh, I feel like she would chose herself heheh)
Alexei= Princess Ileana of Romania or Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark.
Hi!
For Olga I think Dmitri would do a better option than Vladimir Paley since he is a GRAND DUKE, both his parents are royals while he(Vladimir) is a PRINCE via morganatic marriage. To be honest I think if the war hadn't happen I don't think Dmitri would end up killing rasputin along with felix since the war kinda started all the rumours of Rasputin being in control but since that didn't happen I would vote for Dmitri for pre-revolution and war while I think after the war Dmitri would still do? But like 40% possible since Paley would have been dead? Because I am not sure if you only refer for NAOTMAA to live.
For Tatiana, I think Alexander of Yugoslavia was the possible one considering that his father offered the idea to the tsar while he did exchange letters with tatiana and I even heard a rumour he was heart broken when she was murdered. So I think they would have been the 90% possible match as for Prince Roman Petrovich I think he would have been okay as well though I am not aware of his attitude, if ever tatiana would want to stay with Alix(her mom) since she was the closes I think Prince Roman would do. It just really depends on the situation but obviously Alexander of Y is my vote here even after the revo.
For Maria, As much as I hate Carol but I think he was the most eligible compared to Louis they both are Princes but louis is maria's first cousin something that Tsar Nicholas II forbids when it comes to marriage. And Maria was quite naive before the revo if her father allowed her she would have married him if carol were to ever flatter her of her feet. Pre revo I vote for Carol while After revo I don't think he would still want her while louis is a no no.
For Anastasia, Yes! I do agree she would chose herself ehhehe, but between the two men I don't really know much about them, but I think anastasia would go off well with the Danish royal family Queen Alexandrine even wanted one of the little pair to marry Frederick, Her grandmother Maria Feodorovna would have been happy of the idea and would had wanted it to happen, as for Paul I really don't know. so either Frederick or herself being independent (ehehe).
For Alexei, I think pre revolution Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark would have been the candidate, her mother and grandmother were ambitious of high marriage and since elizabeth is much closer to alexei by age and by family they probably ended up together. Alexei also had said to her when they were 4 or 5 that he loves her but I think it was a childish thing so I won't consider that of, unlike his love towards Lada Ivanovna when he was 12. As for Princess Ileana I think after revo she would have been eligible enough for alexei since she was still a Princess of her own right she would have given them quite a fortune and I also still think Princess Elizabeth would still do since her mother is romanov it will enable alexandra to keep her precious sunbeam close to her but I doubt he would live to marry both.
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❤ Paley Palace, July 2023, Tsarskoe Selo
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Prince Vladimir Pavlovich Paley and his maternal half-siblings, 1900s.
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On this day: July 18th 1918, The Bolsheviks took several Romanovs to a mine shaft in Alapaevsk and brutally murdered them. These victims were:
Grand Duchess Elisabeth Feodorovna, Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich, Prince Ioann Konstantinovich, Prince Konstantin Konstantinovich, Prince Igor Konstantinovich, and Vladimir Pavlovich Paley, along with nun, Varvara Yakovleva and Feodor Semyanovich Remez
Photos of the tragic dead bodies of the victims and other photos from the murder.
⚠️ !!!TRIGGER WARNINGS!!! ⚠️
May their souls rest in peace ❤️🩹🕊️✨
#romanov#romanovs#alapaevsk#alapayevsk#elisabeth feodorovna#princess elisabeth of hesse#sergei mikhailovich#ioann konstantinovich#igor konstantinovich#konstantin konstantinovich#konstantinovichi#Vladimir Pavlovich Paley#1918#July 18
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Prince Vladimir Pavlovich Paley (1897 - 1918)
Prince Vladimir Paley, son of Grand Duke Pavel Alexandrovich and Olga Valerianovna Karnovich, the daughter of a chamberlain in the Imperial Court, was born of what was considered a morganatic or unequal union. Because of this, Vladimir could not use his father’s surname of Romanov, but was later granted the title of Prince Paley by a special decree of Tsar Nicholas II.
The rules of the Imperial family prevented him from being considered a member of the dynasty; this circumstance could have saved his life. However, when he was requested by the Bolshevik regimen to deny his father, Grand Duke Pavel of Russia, he remained loyal to his honor and his affection for his father and chose captivity and death with other members of the Romanov family at Alapayevsk. On November 1, 1981, the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia canonized Tsar Nicholas II and Vladimir became a martyr along the other victims of the Alapayevsk massacre.
He lived only twenty-one years, however during that brief time, he impressed those around him with his extraordinary talents. When he died, he already seemed destined to become a writer of consequence. After his premature death and because of political reasons, his poetry, passionate, fresh and sometimes tinged with mysticism, was forgotten. His only «crime» was to be related to a dynasty of which he had not even been an official member.
“Volodya was an extraordinary being, a living instrument of rare sensitiveness, which could of itself produce sounds of startling melody and purity and create a world of bright images and harmonies. In years and experience he was still a child, but his spirit had penetrated into regions reached only by a few. He had genius...”
This was the way Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, daughter of Grand Duke Paul of Russia and his first wife, Alexandra of Greece, spoke of her younger brother in her autobiography "Education of a Princess," and she was quite right: Prince Vladimir Pavlovich Paley was indeed an extraordinarily gifted young man and a remarkable poet.
Volodya, as he was called by his siblings, had two half siblings through his father: Grand Duke Dmitry Pavlovich and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna the Younger. He had three other half siblings though his mother's previous marriage. Princesses Irina Pavlovna Paley and Princess Natalia Pavlovna Paley were his full sisters.
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Grand Duke Pavel Alexandrovich of Russia with his second wife, Princess Olga Paley, and their son Vladimir.
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