Olga Feodorovna of Baden
Grand Duchess Olga Feodorovna of Russia (Karlsruhe, 20 September 1839 – Kharkov, Russian Empire 12 April 1891), was the wife of Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolaievich of Russia, the youngest son of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia. She was born as Cecilie Auguste, Princess and Margravine of Baden (German: Cäcilie Olga Prinzessin von Baden), the youngest daughter of Grand Duke Leopold of Baden and Sophie Wilhelmine of Sweden. Cecilie took the name Olga Feodorovna following her conversion to the Orthodox faith.[1]
Biography
Marriage and issue
She married Mikhail in 28 August 1857 at the Chapel of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg.[1] Together they had 7 children:
- Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia (1859 – 1919)[1]
- Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia (1860 – 1922)[1]
- Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia (1861 – 1929)[1]
- Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia (1863 – 1919)[1]
- Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich (Sandro) (1866 – 1933)[1]
- Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich of Russia (1869 – 1918)[1]
- Grand Duke Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia (1875 – 1895)[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i C. Arnold McNaughton, The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy, in 3 volumes (London, U.K.: Garnstone Press, 1973), volume 1, page 320.
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Olga Feodorovna of Baden |
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16. Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach |
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8. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach |
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17. Duchess Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg |
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4. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden |
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18. John William Friso, Prince of Orange |
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9. Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz |
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19. Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel |
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2. Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden |
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20. Christian Heinrich Geyer von Geyersberg |
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10. Ludwig Heinrich, Baron Geyer of Geyersberg |
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21. Christianne Philippa von Thümel |
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5. Baroness Louise Caroline Geyer of Geyersberg |
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22. Johann Rudolph von Hedwiger, Count of Sponeck |
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11. Countess Maximiliana Christiane of Sponeck |
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23. Wilhelmine Louise von Hoff |
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1. Olga Feodorovna of Baden |
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24. Adolf Frederick of Sweden |
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12. Gustav III of Sweden |
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25. Louisa Ulrika of Prussia |
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6. Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden |
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26. Frederick V of Denmark |
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13. Sophia Magdalena of Denmark |
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27. Louise of Great Britain |
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3. Princess Sophie of Sweden |
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28. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden (= 4) |
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14. Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden |
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29. Princess Karoline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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7. Frederica of Baden |
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30. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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15. Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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31. Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld |
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The generations indicate descent from Charles Frederick, the first Grand Duke of a united Baden. |
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| 1st generation |
Amalie, Princess von Fürstenberg
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| 6th generation |
Princess Marie Louise, Mrs. Richard Dudley Baker* • Princess Sophie Thyra* • Princess Aglaë Margarete*
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*Titular princess of Baden due to the 1918 German Revolution
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- * never converted to Orthodoxy
- ** also a Grand Duchess of Russia by birth
- *** title granted by Grand Duke Vladimir Cyrillovich
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Olga Feodorovna Of Baden |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
30 September 1839 |
| Place of birth |
Karlsruhe |
| Date of death |
12 April 1891 |
| Place of death |
Kharkov, Russia |