Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia

Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia (Russian: Анастасия Михайловна; 28 July 1860 – 11 March 1922) was the only daughter and second child of Grand Duke Michael Nicolaievich of Russia and a granddaughter of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia.

For other people with the same name, see Anastasia of Russia.
Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia
Anastasia at age 18
Grand Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Tenure15 April 1883 – 10 April 1897
Born(1860-07-28)28 July 1860
Peterhof Palace, Peterhof, Saint Petersburg, Empire of Russia
Died11 March 1922(1922-03-11) (aged 61)
Èze, French Third Republic
SpouseFrederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(m. 1879–1897; his death)
IssueAlexandrine, Queen of Denmark
Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Cecilie, German Crown Princess
Alexis Louis de Wenden
HouseHolstein-Gottorp-Romanov
FatherGrand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia
MotherPrincess Cecilie of Baden
ReligionRussian Orthodox

She was raised in the Caucasus, where she lived between 1862 and 1878 with her family. In 1879 she married Friedrich Franz III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, who in 1883 became the reigning Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. The couple had three children, but her husband was plagued by ill health and they spent most of the year living abroad. The Grand Duchess never became used to her new country where she was unpopular. After the death of her husband in 1897, her visits to Schwerin were sparse.

A strong-willed, independent and unconventional woman, she caused a royal scandal when in 1902 she had a child fathered by her personal secretary. In her widowhood, she lived most of the year in the South of France. During World War I, she decided to settle in neutral Switzerland, living in Lausanne. She died following a stroke a few years later.

Five year old Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna.

Issue
Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia with her three children: Cecilie, Alexandrine and Friedrich Franz.

Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna and her husband, Friedrich Franz III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, had three children:

Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna also had an illegitimate son with Vladimir Alexandrovich Paltov (1874 – 1944):

  • Count Alexis Louis de Wenden (23 December 1902 – 7 July 1976) he married Paulette Seux in 25 January 1929. They had two daughters:
    • Xénia Anastasie Germaine Louis de Wenden (1930) she married Alain Brulé.
    • Anastasie Alexandrine Paule Louis de Wenden (1935 – 1995)

Ancestry

Notes

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    Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia
    Born: 28 July 1860 Died: 11 March 1922
    German royalty
    Preceded by
    Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt    		 Grand Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
    15 April 1883 – 10 April 1897    		 Vacant
    Title next held by
    Princess Alexandra of Hanover


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