User talk:Charles/Russian grand duchesses

Russian name for Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Check Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich's article on Russian Wikipedia, just refer to as Sofia Charlotte of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, similar to any non-Russian.

As she remained a Lutheran until her death and never coverted into the Russian Orthodox Church, she never changed her name. Cladeal832 (talk) 14:34, 27 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Thank you for this information. Charles 20:51, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Wilhemina Louisa
Paul I's first wife was known as Wilhelmina Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, similar to her elder sister Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt. Cladeal832 (talk) 14:21, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Unknown cases
Sophia Alekseyevna would be considered a Grand Duchess since neither her father or paternal grandfather was Emperor of Russia, so she be the same as all daughters of Tsars.

One suggestion for Anna Leopoldovna is Grand Duchess Anna Leopoldovna (Elisabeth of Mecklenburg-Schwerin). She is an isolated case where neither her father or paternal grandfather was Emperor of Russia nor was legally married to a Russian Grand Duke, but her aunt Empress Anna made her one, sort of similar to what Empress Elizabeth did for Peter III.


 * Excellent suggestions. I think you might be interested in the discussion at WT:NC(NT). Scroll down near the bottom, the heading should be "Russian grand duchesses (thorough)". Charles 19:52, 28 March 2008 (UTC)