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Description:
Chromolithograph, depicting a double-headed eagle
above
Romanov Imperial crown amidst a bouquet of roses
surmounting the oval shields of the respective royal families,
the center with crowned initials of Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich
(1864-1931) and Princess Militsa (1866-1951) in Cyrillic, with
scenes of the two countries united-12 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. within
later frame.
In Russian, dated July 26, 1889, Peterhof
Since the days of Peter the Great, ties between
the tiny Balkan Kingdom of Montenegro and Russia had been
close. Nevertheless, Tsar Alexander III's efforts to secure
Princess Militsa as the bride for Grand Duke Peter were not easy.
While her father, King Nicholas of Montenegro, readily agreed to
the match, the princess refused to leave without her sister
Anastasia. The King threatened to ship her to St. Petersburg in
chains to fulfil her dynastic obligations, but this drastic solution
was averted when Alexander found another eligible cousin, the
Duke of Leuchtenberg. While the duke was a 'confirmed
bachelor,' the prospect of the immense dowry Alexander III
promised to arrange led to a change of heart. Nicknamed 'the
black peril,' the Montenegran sisters were prominent figures in
fin-de-siècle St. Petersburg society. The duo also shared an avid
interest in mysticism, and it was they who introduced Dr.
Philippe and Rasputin to Empress Alexandra.
| Status: For Sale |
Reference#: 56FA_8B |
| Condition:
Very good |
Year:
1889
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