[ELISABETH (Alexandra Louise Alice, 1864-1918, Grand Duchess of Russia, daughter of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, wife of Sergei of Russia, became a nun and was murdered by the Bolsheviks)]

Fine unsigned Russian postcard photo, showing her half length, seated, sitting in a chair facing partly right but with her head turned towards the camera, she is wearing a dark dress, a headscarf and and a crucifix on a long chain, 5½" x 3½", no place, (Moscow) no date, circa

Elisabeth was Empress Alexandra's elder sister. After the assassination of her husband in 1905, Ella, considered one of her generation's great beauties, gave up her position in society and became a nun. She was murdered by the Bolsheviks in 1918 by being thrown down a mineshaft. Kaiser Wilhelm did his utmost to save her, but she thought the Russian peasants would not hurt a nun. She is considered a Saint in Russia.

Item Date:  1908

Stock No:  41633     

                


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