Olga Alexandrovna (1882–1960)

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Olga Alexandrovna (1882–1960)

Russian princess and grand duchess. Name variations: Grand Duchess Olga; Olga Romanov or Romanof; duchess of Oldenburg; Olga Koulikovsky. Born on June 13, 1882; died on November 24, 1960; interred in York Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; daughter of Marie Feodorovna (1847–1928) and Alexander III (1845–1894), tsar of Russia (r. 1881–1894); sister of Nicholas II, tsar of Russia (r. 1894–1917); married Peter, duke of Oldenburg, on July 27, 1901 (divorced 1916); married Major Nicholas Alexandrovitch Koulikovsky, on November 1, 1916; children: (second marriage) Tikhon Koulikovsky (b. 1917); Goury Koulikvosky (b. 1919).

suggested reading:

Vorres, Ian. The Last Grand Duchess: Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna. NY: Scribner, 1965.

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