ce, rm non-RS← Previous revisionRevision as of 04:24, 6 November 2026 Line 15: Line 15: | death_place = Saint Petersburg, Russia | death_place = Saint Petersburg, Russia }} }} '''Duchess Therese Wilhelmine Olga Friederike of Oldenburg''' (30 March 1852 – 19 April 1883) was the youngest daughter of [[Duke Peter Georgievich of Oldenburg]] and his wife [[Princess Therese of Nassau-Weilburg]].{{Cite web |last = Lundy|first = Darryl|title = The Peerage: Therese Friederike Olga von Holstein-Gottorp, Duchess of Oldenburg|url=http://thepeerage.com/p11050.htm#i110500|accessdate = 21 October 2010}} '''Duchess Therese Wilhelmine Olga Friederike of Oldenburg''' (30 March 1852 – 19 April 1883) was the youngest daughter of [[Duke Peter Georgievich of Oldenburg]] and his wife [[Princess Therese of Nassau-Weilburg]]. ==Marriage== ==Marriage== [[File:Theresa Petrovna of Oldenburg1.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Therese in the 1860s]] [[File:Theresa Petrovna of Oldenburg1.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Therese in the 1860s]] On 12 May 1879, Therese married [[George Maximilianovich, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg|Prince George Maximilianovich Romanovsky]] (1852–1912), youngest son of [[Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg]] and his wife [[Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (1819–1876)|Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia]]. Therese's elder brother Duke [[Duke Alexander Petrovich of Oldenburg|Alexander Petrovich]] had been married to George's sister [[Princess Eugenia Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg|Princess Eugenia Maximilianovna]] since 1868. Through either the deaths or [[morganatic marriage]]s of his elder brothers, George was the head of the Russian branch of the [[House of Beauharnais]]. On 12 May 1879, Therese married [[George Maximilianovich, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg|Prince George Maximilianovich Romanovsky]], youngest son of [[Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg]] and his wife [[Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (1819–1876)|Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia]]. Therese's elder brother Duke [[Duke Alexander Petrovich of Oldenburg|Alexander Petrovich]] had been married to George's sister [[Princess Eugenia Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg|Princess Eugenia Maximilianovna]] since 1868. Through either the deaths or [[morganatic marriage]]s of his elder brothers, George was the head of the Russian branch of the [[House of Beauharnais]]. Therese's grandfather had married [[Grand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna of Russia|Grand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna]], daughter of [[Paul I of Russia]], and their descendants had been raised in Russia ever since and become completely "Russianized", much like George's own family.{{Citation |title = Russia and Bulgaria|newspaper = The Manchester Guardian|date = 7 September 1886}} Thus despite her German title, Duchess Therese, like her brother Duke Alexander and their father before them, had grown up entirely in Russia.{{Citation |title = Princess A Philanthropist|newspaper = The Washington Post|date = 13 February 1907}} Therese and her siblings were always considered a part of the Russian imperial family.{{Citation |title = Duke Victim of Auto Wreck|newspaper = The Washington Post|date = 9 July 1914}} Therese's grandfather had married [[Grand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna of Russia|Grand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna]], daughter of [[Paul I of Russia]], and their descendants had been raised in Russia ever since and become completely "Russianized", much like George's own family.{{Citation |title = Russia and Bulgaria|newspaper = The Manchester Guardian|date = 7 September 1886}} Thus despite her German title, Duchess Therese, like her brother Duke Alexander and their father before them, had grown up entirely in Russia.{{Citation |title = Princess A Philanthropist|newspaper = The Washington Post|date = 13 February 1907}} Therese and her siblings were always considered a part of the Russian imperial family.{{Citation |title = Duke Victim of Auto Wreck|newspaper = The Washington Post|date = 9 July 1914}} ===Issue=== ===Issue=== Therese and George had one son, [[Imperial Highness|HIH]] [[Alexander Georgievich, 7th Duke of Leuchtenberg]] (13 November 1881 – 26 September 1942), who would later feature in many 1909 newspapers after rumors spread that he entered into a [[morganatic marriage]] with American Marjorie Gould. In 1912, Alexander was reported to have gained the reluctant consent of [[Nicholas II of Russia|Emperor Nicholas]] to marry the wealthy commoner, Marriane Friedlander Fuld, but only on the condition that the union would be considered unequal, with none of his titles being passed onto his wife or possible children.{{Citation |title = Kinsman Of Czar To Wed Heiress|newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]|date = 6 October 1912}} Despite being the senior descendant of [[Eugène de Beauharnais]] (son of [[Empress Joséphine]]), Alexander was far from rich, and served as a captain of the Russian [[Hussars]] of the guard and as an [[aide-de-camp]] to the Emperor. He was, however, the principal heir to his grandfather. Therese and George had one son, [[Imperial Highness|HIH]] [[Alexander Georgievich, 7th Duke of Leuchtenberg]], who would later feature in many 1909 newspapers after rumors spread that he entered into a [[morganatic marriage]] with American Marjorie Gould. In 1912, Alexander was reported to have gained the reluctant consent of [[Nicholas II of Russia|Emperor Nicholas]] to marry the wealthy commoner, Marriane Friedlander Fuld, but only on the condition that the union would be considered unequal, with none of his titles being passed onto his wife or possible children.{{Citation |title = Kinsman Of Czar To Wed Heiress|newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]|date = 6 October 1912}} Despite being the senior descendant of [[Eugène de Beauharnais]] (son of [[Empress Joséphine]]), Alexander was far from rich, and served as a captain of the Russian [[Hussars]] of the guard and as an [[aide-de-camp]] to the Emperor. He was, however, the principal heir to his grandfather. He later morganatically married Nadezhda Caralli in 1917, losing his rights and prerogatives. Later that year, while lodging with Prince [[Felix Yusupov]], Alexander was arrested by [[Bolshevik]] authorities, along with four or five prominent members of the monarchical party.{{Citation |title = Russian Dukes Arrested|newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]|date = 26 December 1917}} He later morganatically married Nadezhda Caralli in 1917, losing his rights and prerogatives. Later that year, while lodging with Prince [[Felix Yusupov]], Alexander was arrested by [[Bolshevik]] authorities, along with four or five prominent members of the monarchical party.{{Citation |title = Russian Dukes Arrested|newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]|date = 26 December 1917}} ==Later life== ==Later life== Line 34: Line 34: ===Death=== ===Death=== Duchess Therese died on 19 April 1883 in [[Saint Petersburg]]. Six years after her death, George remarried to [[Princess Anastasia of Montenegro]]. Duchess Therese died on 19 April 1883 in [[Saint Petersburg]]. Six years after her death, George remarried to [[Princess Anastasia of Montenegro]]. ==Ancestry== ==Ancestry==