Nadejda Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven

Nadezhda Mikhailovna Romanova

Nadejda Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven (born Nadejda Mikhailovna Romanowa, Countess de Torby , or English legend Nadejda Mikhailovna Romanova, Countess de Torby , born March 28, 1896 in London ; † January 22, 1963 in Cannes ) was a member from the house of Romanow-Holstein-Gottorp . After the marriage she belonged to the British royal family.

Life

Nadejda was the second daughter of the Russian Grand Duke Mikhail Mikhailovich Romanov (1861-1929), the second son of Grand Duke Michael Nikolajewitsch Romanow (1832-1909) and his wife Princess Cäcilie von Baden (1839-1891). Her mother was Countess Sophie von Merenberg (1868–1927), daughter of Prince Nikolaus von Nassau and Natalie Alexandrowna Puschkina. Through the latter, her grandmother, she was the great-granddaughter of the Russian national poet Alexander Sergejewitsch Pushkin and a descendant of the African prince Abraham Petrovich Hannibal . Since her father entered into a so-called morganatic marriage , he drew the displeasure of his cousin (second degree) Tsar Nicholas II and was banished from the country. He gave her mother the title of Countess de Torby and their children.

from left to right: Nadeschda Michailovna, Michael Michailowitsch, Anastasia Michailow and their father Michail Michailowitsch Romanow

On November 15, 1916, Nada , as she was called in the family, married Prince George von Battenberg (1892-1938), eldest son of Prince Ludwig Alexander von Battenberg and Princess Viktoria of Hesse-Darmstadt in London . A year later the family Anglicized their name to Mountbatten. The marriage had two children:

Tatiana Elizabeth (1917–1988), unmarried
David Michael (1919-1970)

⚭ 1950–1954 Romaine Dahlgren Pierce (1923–1975)

⚭ 1960–1970 Lady Janet Mercedes Bryce (* 1937)

During the custody dispute between Gloria Morgan-Vanderbilt (1904-1965) and her sister-in-law Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942), Gloria's way of life and changing liaisons, including a lesbian relationship with Lady Nadja Mountbatten, became known. The relationship became the focus of a high-profile legal battle in the United States .

Titles and honors

1896–1916 Countess Nadezhda Michailowna de Torby
1916–1917 Princess George von Battenberg
1917 Nadejda Mikhailovna Mountbatten
1917–1921 Nadejda Mikhailovna, Countess of Medina
1921–1938 Nadejda Mikhailovna, Marchioness of Milford Haven
1938–1963 Nadejda Mikhailovna, The Dowager Marchioness of Milford Haven

Worth mentioning

Lady Nadejda was the aunt and godmother of Prince Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh , husband of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain .

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personal data
SURNAME	Mountbatten, Nadejda, Marchioness of Milford Haven
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Romanowa, Nadejda Mikhailovna; Torby, Nadja Michailowna de; Torby, Nadjeda Michailowna de; Mountbatten, Nadja, Marchioness of Milford Haven
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Member from the house of Romanow-Holstein-Gottorp
DATE OF BIRTH	March 28, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH	London , England
DATE OF DEATH	January 22, 1963
Place of death	Cannes , France