User:Charles/Russian grand duchesses

This page is my attempt at bringing uniformity to the naming of the Russian grand duchesses who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles. Please note that the patronymics of the target names are subject to change depending on which form of the patronymic (see section below) is chosen for consistency. The patronymics in the suggested names should be considered as part of the form but not necessarily the patronymic to be used. Charles 02:31, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Grand duchesses by birth

The naming style proposed for grand duchesses by birth is as follows:


 * Grand duchesses who became queens- or empresses consort: NN  of Russia (e.g. Catherine Pavlovna of Russia)
 * Grand duchesses who married below the rank of king or were unmarried: Grand Duchess NN  of Russia (e.g. Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia)
 * Grand duchesses who became empresses regnant: NN (Ordinal) of Russia (e.g. Elizabeth of Russia)
 * Grand duchesses who became titular empresses regnant: NN , Grand Duchess of Russia (e.g. Maria Vladimirovna, Grand Duchess of Russia)
 * Grand duchesses who died as heiress presumptive or apparent: NN , Tsarevna of Russia (none known)

Grand duchesses by marriage

The naming style proposed for grand duchesses by marriage is as follows:


 * Grand duchesses who became empresses consort: NN   (e.g. Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg))
 * Grand duchesses who became tsarevna of Russia: Tsarevna NN   (eg. Tsarevna Natalia Alexeievna (Wilhelmina of Hesse))
 * Grand duchesses who later divorced:   (e.g. Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld)
 * Grand duchesses who are living widows or wives of a Russian titular emperor: NN Patronymic, Grand Duchess of Russia (e.g. Leonida Georgievna, Grand Duchess of Russia)
 * All other grand duchesses: Grand Duchess NN   (e.g. Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna (Charlotte of Württemberg))

Unknown cases
 * Anna Leopoldovna (regent), possible title: Anna Leopoldovna, Regent of Russia
 * Sophia Alekseyevna (regent), possible title: Sophia Alexeievna of Russia

Patronymics This chart lists first the father's name (or the name that the patroymic is derived from) then the forms suggested for consistent use and finally the forms in use.