Alexandra Princess Galitzyn
Alexandra Galitzine Armor (born May 7, 1905 in Marijno , Novgorod , † December 5, 2006 in Lake Forest , Illinois ) was princess of the Galitzin Princely House , one of the most important of the Russian tsarist empire, and niece of the last Russian tsar Nicholas II by marriage .
Life
Alexandra married on September 1, 1928 in Chicago Rostislav Romanov (* November 24, 1902, † July 31, 1978), the son of Grand Duchess Xenia of Russia (1875-1960). This was a sister of Tsar Nicholas II. Thus Princess Alexandra was a niece of the last Tsar by marriage. Their marriage had an only child, Prince Rostislav Romanov (born December 3, 1938, † January 7, 1999). The marriage was divorced on November 9, 1944. In 1949 she married Lester Armor in New York (born March 21, 1895, † December 26, 1970). There were no other children from this marriage.
Princess Alexandra, like all of her sisters, enjoyed a special longevity. She only died ten years after the death of her last sister on December 5, 2006 at the old age of 101.
parents
Alexandra was the last of the seven children of Prince Pavel (* May 18, 1856 - April 13, 1916) and his wife Alexandra Nikolaijewna Mestchersky (* September 28, 1864 - July 7, 1941).
siblings
- Aglaida (born August 17, 1893; † 1984)
- Maria (May 17, 1895 - June 7, 1976)
- Ekaterina (March 3, 1896 - September 8, 1988)
- Sergei (December 22, 1898 - January 20, 1938), actor
- Sofia (October 21, 1901 - September 1, 1996)
- Nikolei (born April 25, 1903 - † December 19, 1981)
Web links
- Countess Aleksandra Pavlovna Galitzine on thepeerage.com , accessed September 11, 2016.
- Obituary on chicagotribune.com (English)
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| SURNAME | Galitzyn, Princess Alexandra |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Galitzine Armor, Alexandra |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian princess from the Galitzin Princely House |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marijno , Novgorod |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 5, 2006 |
| Place of death | Lake Forest , Illinois |