Vera Konstantinovna Romanowa (1854–1912)

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Vera Konstantinovna Romanova

Wera Konstantinowna Romanowa (* 4th February July / 16 February  1854 greg. In Saint Petersburg ; † 11 April 1912 in Stuttgart ) was Grand Duchess of Russia and adopted daughter of King Charles I of Württemberg and Queen Olga of Württemberg .

Life

Duchess Wera with her aunt Queen Olga of Württemberg and King Karl I of Württemberg

Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinovna of Russia was a daughter of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolajewitsch Romanow and Grand Duchess Alexandra of Russia , born Princess of Saxe-Altenburg. At the age of nine, Wera came to live with her aunt, Crown Princess Olga von Württemberg in Stuttgart. Wera, writes the lady-in-waiting, Baroness von Massenbach, had a "nervous ailment" and was supposed to recover in the south. In 1871 she was adopted by King Karl I of Württemberg and Queen Olga of Württemberg.

On May 8, 1874, she married Duke Eugen von Württemberg (* August 20, 1846 - January 27, 1877), the son of Duke Eugen Wilhelm Alexander Erdmann von Württemberg (1820-1875) and Mathilde zu Schaumburg-Lippe (1818 -1891). They had three children together: Karl Eugen, who died as an infant, and the twins Elsa and Olga. Her husband died in Düsseldorf after just three years of marriage. The official reason given was a fall from his horse, in truth he died in a duel . After his death she remained unmarried, although she was only 22 years old.

At the beginning of their marriage, Wera lived in the academy near the castle; after the death of her aunt Olga, she moved to Villa Berg .

Wera was considered sociable and talkative. She was very popular with the people, especially because she was very socially committed. She supported 30 different social and cultural institutions, to which she also donated large sums in her will. These facilities included the Weraheim she founded for unmarried mothers-to-be, which celebrated its centenary in 2009 and has been located in Stuttgart in Oberen Hoppenlauweg since 1954, the Karl-Olga-Hospital , the Nikolauspflege for the blind, the Mariaberg institution near Reutlingen, her husband's Uhlan regiment and a Russian regiment. She supported the construction of the Russian Orthodox Nikolauskirche in Stuttgart and donated the Heilandskirche in Stuttgart out of gratitude. She herself converted to the Lutheran regional church of Württemberg in 1909 .

Wera died at the age of 58 on April 11, 1912 in Stuttgart, after suffering a stroke the previous year. Like her husband, she was buried in the castle church in the old castle in Stuttgart.

Children and grandchildren

  • Karl-Eugen von Württemberg (April 8, 1875 - November 11, 1875)
  • Elsa Mathilde Marie von Württemberg (March 1, 1876 - May 27, 1936) ⚭ 1897 Prince Albrecht zu Schaumburg-Lippe (October 24, 1869 - December 25, 1942)
    • Maximilian zu Schaumburg-Lippe (born March 28, 1898 - † February 4, 1974)
    • Franz Josef zu Schaumburg-Lippe (born September 1, 1899 - † July 6, 1963)
    • Alexander zu Schaumburg-Lippe (born January 20, 1901 - † November 26, 1923)
    • Bathildis zu Schaumburg-Lippe (born November 11, 1903, † June 29, 1983)
  • Olga Alexandrine Marie von Württemberg (March 1, 1876 - October 21, 1932) ⚭ 1898 Prince Maximilian zu Schaumburg-Lippe (March 13, 1871 - April 1, 1904)
    • Eugen zu Schaumburg-Lippe (born August 8, 1899 - † November 9, 1929)
    • Albrecht zu Schaumburg-Lippe (* October 17, 1900 - May 20, 1984)
    • Bernhard zu Schaumburg-Lippe (8 December 1902 - 24 June 1903)

literature

Web links

Commons : Vera Konstantinovna Romanowa  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ A refuge in the sense of the Duchess . In: Stuttgarter Zeitung . March 12, 2009.
personal data
SURNAME Romanowa, Vera Konstantinovna
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian Grand Duchess, married to Eugen, Duke of Württemberg
DATE OF BIRTH February 16, 1854
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Petersburg
DATE OF DEATH April 11, 1912
Place of death Stuttgart