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[edit] DescriptionPhoto of Olga Nikolajewna Romanowa with signature (1918). [edit] Additional InformationThe following text accompanied photo as listed on eBay: "Olga Nikolaevna Romanova (1895-1918) Grand Duchess Olga (Olischka) Nikolaevna of Russia (Russian Великая Княжна Ольга Николаевна, scientific transliteration Velikaja Knjažna Ol'ga Nikolaevna,.. * 3.jul / November 15 1895greg in Tsarskoye Selo,. † 17 July 1918 in Yekaterinburg) was the eldest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II., and Alexandra Feodorovna, formerly Alix of Hesse-Darmstadt. Life Olga was the first child of the Russian royal family. At the age of twelve months, she traveled with her parents to Balmoral Castle, where Queen Victoria visited it. Reported is the saying "Love kiddies Olga, so big and beautiful," the should have made against the queen of her favorite granddaughter. The largest part of her youth spent Olga with her family in Tsarskoe Selo. There she was, as in Grand Duchesses usual, taught history, geography, mathematics, English, French, music and painting. Could particularly stand out the Tsar's daughter by her great talent on the piano and her excellent memory. She painted, wrote poetry, was known for her empathy and helpfulness, but also for their temperament and their directness. She also was very interested in Russian history and tradition and read a variety of books on these subjects. Olga in 1906 Before the First World War there was a debate on a wedding to Prince Carol of Romania, and also the then Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII.) Stood up for debate. Olga, however, did not like Carol, and the marriage plans were postponed until the outbreak of the war. A role in the rejection of the arrangements might also strong national feeling of the Grand Duchess have played, which is why she was reluctant to give up their Russian nationality and home. During the First World War, Olga worked as well as the mother, her sister Tatiana and the maid of honor of the Empress, Anna Vyrubova, as a nurse for the Russian Red Cross and provided soldiers in hospitals. Captivity and death While in detention, Olga had withdrawn more and more. While her sisters should have have been friendly to the guards and talk with them, Olga will be the been averse and preferred to stay for itself. After about a year of captivity as a result of the October Revolution she was shot by the Bolsheviks on the night of July 17, 1918 together with her family in the Ipatiev villa in Yekaterinburg. Olga was 22 years old. In August 2000, she was canonized with her family by the Russian Orthodox Church." File historyLegend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete
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