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Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia |
Daughter of: Mikhail Nikolaevich of Russia & Olga Feodorovna (Caecilie von Baden)
Wife of: Franz III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (d.1897).
"The sister, Anastasia, or Stassie, at an early age married Grand Duke Frederick Francis III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and was said to have looked like 'an ivory statue, delicate but transparent', very Russian with green eyes. She was the centre of many scandals in Cannes, where she lived after her husband committed suicide by jumping out of a window. Alas, in middle age she lost her looks, about which Baroness D'Orczy made some very rude remarks. Some thought she had great charm, but others complained that she was haughty and she was certainly much disliked by the German Kaiser." (Grand Dukes and Diamonds: The Wenhers of Luton Hoo)
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| Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia |
Her lover was:
Vladimir Alexandrovich Paltov (1874-1944)
Her personal secretary
"Grand Duchess Anastasia was only thirty-six years-old when she became a widow. From then on, she rarely visited Schwerin, always staying at Gelbensande. She preferred to live in the Riviera or to travel to Saint Petersburg, Paris, or England. While remaining very attached to her family, her thirst for living, strong personality, and spirit of independence caused a lot to talk about. The grand duchess kept a small apartment in Paris, where she led the life of the rich and beautiful, going to parties looking wildly for distractions. She also gambled heavily at Monte Carlo. Fascinated by her, the croupiers would roll the ball intentionally into her favorite section of the roulette wheel, to increase her chances of winning.[15] To her many hobbies, she added motoring and clay pigeon shooting. Anastasia started an affair with her personal secretary, Vladimir Alexandrovitch Paltov, and became pregnant by her lover. At first she pretended that her swelling was the result of a tumor. When the time came to deliver, she claimed she had contracted chicken pox for which she had to be quarantined. Her illegitimate son, Alexis Louis de Wenden, was born in Nice on 23 December 1902.[19] The name de Wenden was granted by King Christian IX of Denmark after Anastasia's villa. She did bring up her illegitimate son herself. When later he was sent to study in a boarding school in Normandy, she wrote to him every day." (Wikipedia)
"It was a few years later when Anastasia become embroiled in a royal scandal of her own making. She was a heavy gambler and lived in many different places. She began an affair with Vladimir Alexandrovitch Paltov, who was her secretary. She soon became pregnant by him and attempted to hide that fact by claiming she was suffering from a tumor. She claimed to have the chicken pox when she delivered the child. Her son, Alexis Louis de Wenden was born in Nice on 23 December 1902. She was able to bring him up herself and wrote to him daily when he was away at school. After the scandal became public she was advised never to live near her daughter, who was now the Crown Princess of Germany. To me this is quite a mild reaction to having an illegitimate child in those circles. I’m not sure why there was not more (reported) outrage over this?" (History of Royal Women)
"It was a few years later when Anastasia become embroiled in a royal scandal of her own making. She was a heavy gambler and lived in many different places. She began an affair with Vladimir Alexandrovitch Paltov, who was her secretary. She soon became pregnant by him and attempted to hide that fact by claiming she was suffering from a tumor. She claimed to have the chicken pox when she delivered the child. Her son, Alexis Louis de Wenden was born in Nice on 23 December 1902. She was able to bring him up herself and wrote to him daily when he was away at school. After the scandal became public she was advised never to live near her daughter, who was now the Crown Princess of Germany. To me this is quite a mild reaction to having an illegitimate child in those circles. I’m not sure why there was not more (reported) outrage over this?" (History of Royal Women)
"Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia had an illegitimate son when she was age (sic) 42. Her husband, Grand Duke Friedrich Franz III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, died in 1897, and her illegitimate son was born in 1902; the boy's father was her personal secretary, Vladimir Alexandrovitch Paltov, and was named Alexis Louis de Wenden." (The Royal Forums)
" . . . Having retired to France after her widowhood at a relatively young age, she had a series of lovers, one of whom, Vladimir Alexandrovich Paltov (1874-1944), fathered her illegitimate second son, Alexis Louis de Wenden (1902-1976), when Anastasia was 41." (Alexander Palace)
"According to Descendances naturelles des souverains et grand-ducs de Russie de 1762 a 1910, by Jacques Ferrand (Paris, 1895), there isn't any categorical proof that Grand Duchess Anastasia Michaelovitch of Russia (1860-1922) was the mother of an illegitimate child, Alexis, although there is some evidence . . . Grand Duchess married in 1879 Grand Duke Friedrich Franz III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. It is said he died of a broken heart in 1907 over his wife's numerous affairs. In the early 1900s, Grand Duchess Anastasia had an affair with a young marine officer by the name of Vladimir Alexdandrovicht Paltov (1874-1944). A son was born at Nice on 23 December 1902. He was first named Alexis Moreau Moreau being the name of his French wet-nurse? Then named 'Alexis Louis' when his birth was registered at Nice. Later King Christian X of Denmark gave alexias. [Pix1:Maria Royal Collection] [Ref2:Google Groups]
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| Olga Aleksandrovna of Russia |
Grand Duchess of Oldenburg
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| Olga Aleksandrovna of Russia |
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Nikolai Alexandrovich Kulikovsky & Olga Alexandrovna of Russia |
Her lover was:
Nikolai Alexandrovich Kulikovsky (1881-1958)
Lover in 1903, then husband in 1916.
Russian Guards officer.
"In August of 1901, she married Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg. Two years later, she attended a review of her brother Michael's regiment at nearby Pavlovsk. It was there that she first set eyes on 'God Apollo' as his fellow junior officers called him. Colonel Nikolai Kulikovsky, age 22, was a close friend of Michael's and she persuaded her brother to seat her next to Nikolai during lunch, which he did. Before the meal was over Olga was in love. Soon after, Olga wanted to divorce Peter and marry Nikolai, but neither her husband, Peter, or (sic) her brother, Nicholas II would permit it. However, the marriage remained unconsummated, both Olga and Peter were unhappy, and was finally officially annulled in 1916 by Tsar Nicholas II." (Royal Russia)
"Her hair grew back just in time for her to meet and fall in love with a Guards officer named Nikolai Kulikovsky. By 1903 they were having an affair. Although there was no way her brother would have allowed it, she still asked her husband for a divorce. Peter devised to keep his wife by having her lover appointed as his aide-de-camp, thus ensuring that Kulikovsky could live with them wherever they went and none would be the wiser for it. He asked Olga to live with this arrangement for the next seven years, and then they would revisit the issue. This is exactly what happened, and everyone considered this menage a trois preferable to an annulment." (Royal Foibles) [Ref1:Russia's Last Grand Duchess] [Ref2:Royal Foibles] [Ref3:Royal Russia] [Ref4:Royal Historian]
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