[124] The Russian Relief Programme, which was founded by Tikhon and his third wife Olga in honour of the Grand Duchess,[125] exhibited a selection of her work at the residence of the Russian ambassador in Washington in 2001, in Moscow in 2002, in Ekaterinburg in 2004, in Saint Petersburg and Moscow in 2005, in Tyumen and Surgut in 2006, at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow and Saint Michael's Castle in Saint Petersburg in 2007,[126] and at the Vladimir Arsenyev Museum in Vladivostok in 2013. Nikolai was born on November 5 1881, in Evstratovka, RUS. He was named after Guri Panaev, who had been killed serving in Olga's Akhtyrsky regiment. At the end of his life he was sleeping on the sofa in the living room of the couple's Cooksville house, to avoid waking his wife. In the summer of 1918, they were moved to the Villa Harax near Sevastopol and joined the Ai Todor group in March 1919. Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia | Unofficial Royalty When World War I broke out, she set up a military hospital in Pavlovsk Palace, the home of her brother Grand Duke Konstantine Konstantinovich. I thought Mrs. Anderson looked much older than that. Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich (1861 - 1929), son of Grand Duke Michael Nicolaievich (son of Nicholas I, Emperor of All Russia), Michael was living in exile in London, England because of his morganatic marriage to Countess Sophie von Merenberg, later Countess de Torby. In 1948, feeling threatened by Joseph Stalin's regime, Olga and her immediate family relocated to a farm in Campbellville, Ontario, Canada. Elisabetta Ruffo-Sasso (1886 1940), wife of Andrei. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. [12] In 1916, after visiting her in Kiev, the Tsar officially annulled her marriage to Duke Peter, and she married Kulikovsky on 16 November 1916, in the Kievo-Vasilievskaya Church on Triokhsviatitelskaya (Three Saints Street) in Kiev. On 12 August 1917, her first child and son, Tikhon Nikolaevich was born during their virtual imprisonment. Nurses rarely worked so close to the frontline and consequently, she was awarded the Order of St. George by General Mannerheim, who later became President of Finland. At the end of 1918, Gavril was moved to a hospital, and then Gavril and his wife lived for a while at Gorkys apartment. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). [23] In March 1918, German forces advanced on the Crimea, and the revolutionary guards were replaced by German ones. [70], Anderson stated she was in Berlin to inform Princess Irene of Prussia (sister of Tsarina Alexandra and cousin of Tsar Nicholas II) of her survival. Subjects included history, geography, Russian, English, and French, as well as drawing and dancing. Guri Nikolaevich Kulikovsky in Famous People Throughout History view all Immediate Family Ruth Kulikovsky-Romanoff ex-wife Private child Private child Leonid Kulikovsky son Private child Private spouse Nikolai Alexandrovich Kulikovsk father Olga Aleksandrovna Romanov, Gran. Anderson.[72]. See the next entry. [4] There were 21 fatalities. Her brusqueness warred against it. The Akhtyrsky Hussars, famous for their victory over Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Kulm in 1813, wore a distinctive brown dolman. The nose, the mouth, the eyes were all different. [102][103], By 1952, the farm had become a burden to Olga and her husband. Princess Ekaterina Alexandrovna Yurievskaya. This browser does not support getting your location. Kulikovsky was appointed to the board of a Russian insurance company based in Copenhagen, and oversaw the running of the farm. [109] Her home was also a magnet for Romanov impostors, whom Olga and her family considered a menace. [26] In the Caucasus, Kulikovsky took a job working on a farm as he was unable to secure a military posting in the White Army because the commanding general, Anton Denikin, wished to avoid association with the Romanovs. With the advance of the Bolsheviks, they fled to Anapa, Russia on the Black Sea, where they spent another fourteen months. Princess Natalia Bagration of Mukhrani (1914 1984). [41] Other Russian migrs, keen to fight against the Soviets, enlisted in the German forces. Guri Nikolaevich - Historical records and family trees - MyHeritage [35] Nevertheless, Oldenburg appointed Kulikovsky as an aide-de-camp, and allowed him to live in the same residence as Oldenburg and the Grand Duchess on Sergievskaya Street. Geni requires JavaScript! Toggle navigation [75] Anderson's biographer and supporter Peter Kurth claimed that Olga wrote to the Danish ambassador, Herluf Zahle, at the end of October 1925: "My feeling is that she is not the one she believesbut one can't say she is not as a fact". Kulikovsky and Marie did not get along; he was resentful of his wife acting as Marie's secretary and companion,[32] and Marie was distant toward him. His wife and three children were living with him in England. As Olga's sons, Tikhon and Guri, served as officers in the Danish Army, they were interned as prisoners of war, but their imprisonment in a Copenhagen hotel lasted less than two months. He left Russia with his son Andrei and Andreis wife on the British ship HMS Forsythe in December 1918 to attend the Paris Peace Conference as the representative of the Romanov family, seeking support in western Europe for the White Army. Princess Olga Valerianovna Paley* (1865 1929), morganatic second wife of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich (son of Alexander II, Emperor of All Russia), who was killed by the Bolsheviks in January 1919, and mother of Prince Vladimir Pavlovich Paley who was killed by the Bolsheviks in July 1918, Princess Natalia Paley and Princess Irina Paley, Princess Irina Pavlovna Paley (1903 1990) With Grand Duchess Maria Georgievna were her two teenage daughters: Princess Nina Georgievna (1901 1974) [1], The Russian imperial family was a frequent target for assassins, so for safety reasons the Grand Duchess was raised at the country palace of Gatchina, about 50miles (80km) west of Saint Petersburg. [82][83] She told her official biographer, "I never received any such telegram. They were housed in a grace and favour apartment at Hampton Court Palace while arrangements were made for their journey to Canada as agricultural immigrants. Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna (1865 1927), born Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg, widow of Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich (a grandson of Nicholas I, Emperor of All Russia), and mother of Prince Ioann Konstantinovich, Prince Konstantin Konstantinovich, and Prince Igor Konstantinovich who were all killed by the Bolsheviks in July 1918, Prince George Konstantinovich (1903 1938) [33] He was kind and considerate towards her, but she longed for love, a normal marriage, and children. Drag images here or select from your computer for Capt Tihon Nickolaevich Romanoff Kulikovsky memorial. One of Empress Maria Feodorovnas personal bodyguards, Timofei Ksenofontovich Yatchik took Olga, Nikolai, and their son Tikhon to his hometown Novominskaya where Olga gave birth to her second child Guri in a rented farmhouse. [58] They lived at Alexander's estate, Ay-Todor, about 12miles (19km) from Yalta, where they were placed under house arrest by the local forces. You may request to transfer up to 250,000 memorials managed by Find a Grave. [51], By 1952, the farm had become a burden to the elderly couple. and Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich and Mathilde Feliksovna Kschessinskayas son: Vladimir Andreievich Krasinsky (1902 1974) later Prince Vladimir Andreievich Krasinsky. [119] Her material possessions were appraised at $350 in total, which biographer Patricia Phenix considered an underestimate.[120]. Food shortages, communication restrictions, and transport closures followed. Ontario Cemeteries, Toronto, Canada . [30] She subsidized the village school out of her own pocket, and established a hospital. They had two sons. [104] The farm was sold, and Olga, her husband and her former maid, Mimka, moved to a smaller five-room house at 2130 Camilla Road, Cooksville, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto now amalgamated into Mississauga. [30] After two weeks, they were evacuated to Belgrade in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. [57], During the war, internal tensions and economic deprivation in Russia continued to mount and revolutionary sympathies grew. But Mrs. Anderson's manner would have put anyone off. On June 13, 1918, Michael and his secretary were taken to the woods near Perm and shot. Eventually, they settled permanently in Saint-Briac, France, in the mid-1920s. Nikolai Kulikovsky - Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core [39], On 2 February 1935, he and Olga attended and acted as godparents, to the baptizing of Aleksander Schalburg, the son of Christian Frederik von Schalburg. [21] Peter asked for Olga's hand in marriage the following year, a proposal that took the Grand Duchess completely by surprise: "I was so taken aback that all I could say was 'thank you'," she later explained. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. They lived with the Dowager Empress, at first at the Amalienborg Palace and then at the royal estate of Hvidre, where Olga acted as her mother's secretary and companion. Learn more about merges. Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich had fled with his family to Crimea. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. Tikhon Nikolaevich was born on month day 1917, at birth place, to Nikolai Aleksandrovitsj Kulikovsky and Olga Alexandrovna von Oldenburg (born ROMANOV). This is a great lie! [108] In June 1959, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip (a first cousin twice removed and a first cousin once removed, respectively) visited Toronto and invited the Grand Duchess for lunch on board the royal yacht Britannia. Many times Olga and her daughters had to lie down on the ice and be covered with a white sheet to avoid being seen. On the floor: Prince Vasili, Prince Rostislav, and Prince Dmitri (Grand Duchess Xenias sons). Father of Private Olga continued to press the Tsar to allow her divorce. Nikolai Alexandrovich Kulikovsky [2] (5 November 1881 - 11 August 1958) was the second husband of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia, the sister of Tsar Nicholas II and daughter of Tsar Alexander III . Ten weeks later she feigned illness and was transferred to a nursing home from which she managed to escape. [65] After a brief stay with the consul, the family was shipped to a refugee camp on the island of Bykada in the Dardanelles Strait near Istanbul, Turkey, where Olga, her husband and children shared three rooms with eleven other adults. Count Stefan Tyszkiewicz (1894 1976), Elenas husband, Grand Duke Peter Nicholaievich (1864 1931), son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (son of Nicholas I, Emperor of All Russia) brother of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich above. Four days later, Michael and Johnson were sent to Perm, a thousand miles to the east. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. She had two older sisters - Olga and Tatiana, one younger sister - Anastasia, and one younger brother Alexei. [40] She especially took a liking to the youngest of Nicholas's daughters, her god-daughter Anastasia, whom she called Shvipsik ("little one"). It is with a deep sense of sadness for me to announce that Mrs. Olga Kulikovsky-Romanov died yesterday (1st May 2020) at the age of 94. He married Ruth Schwartz in October 1940. Guri Nikolaievich Kulikovski (1919-1984) FamilySearch Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. She painted throughout her life, on paper, canvas and ceramic, and her output is estimated at over 2,000 pieces. In 1921, Tatiana married Alexander Vasilievich Korotchenzov, who had supported her and her children in such a difficult time, but he died a few months later of diphtheria. memorial page for Capt Guri Nikolaevich Kulikovsky-Romanoff (23 Apr 1919-11 Sep 1984), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7404214, citing Oakland Cemetery . Tikhon Nikolaevich Kulikovsky (1917 - 1993), married (1) Agnet Petersen, no children, divorced (2) Libya Sebastian, had one daughter, divorced (3) Olga Nikolaevna Pupynina, no children Guri Nikolaevich Kulikovsky (1919 - 1984), married Ruth Schwartz, had three children, divorced (2) Aze Gagarin, no children Prince Nicholas Vladimirovich Orlov (1891 1961), husband of Nadezhda [66] After two weeks, they were evacuated to Belgrade in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes where she was visited by Prince Regent Alexander. [98], In May 1948, the Kulikovskys travelled to London by Danish troopship. [1] Her mother, advised by her sister, Alexandra, Princess of Wales, placed Olga in the care of an English nanny, Elizabeth Franklin. [94], Her paintings were a profitable source of income. In 1925, Olga and Colonel Kulikovsky travelled to Berlin to meet Anna Anderson, who claimed to be Olga's niece, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia. Olga was the youngest daughter of Emperor Alexander III and his consort, Empress Marie, formerly Princess Dagmar of Denmark. [20] He was 14 years her senior and known for his passion for literature and gambling. [47] Olga supported the appointment of the liberal Pyotr Stolypin as prime minister, and he embarked on a programme of gradual reform, but in 1911 he was assassinated. The woman keeps away from the one relative who would have been the first to recognize her, understand her desperate plight, and sympathize with her. [49] Tsarina Alexandra was also unwell with fatigue, concerned by the poor health of her hemophiliac son, Alexei. Tikhon had one sibling: Guri Nikolaevich Kulikovsky. It was Marie, her elder sister, who got her hand hurt rather badly, and it did not happen in a carriage but on board the imperial train. [19] On 12 August 1917, Olga and Kulikovsky's first child and son, Tikhon, was born in the Crimea.
