Imperial Requiem: Four Royal Women and the Fall of the Age of Empires by Justin C. Vovk
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Kaiser’s Daughter , p. 6.
31. New York Times , June 11, 1908.
32. Ibid., September 5, 1904.
33. Ibid., June 5, 1905.
34. Viktoria Luise, The Kaiser’s Daughter , p. 55.
35. German Crown Prince, Memoirs , p. 282.
36. Robert Zedlitz-Trützschler, Twelve Years at the Imperial German Court (London: Nisbet, 1924), p. 99.
37. Mme. la Marquise Fontenoy, Secret Memoirs of William II of Germany and Francis Joseph of Austria (London: Hutchinson, 1900), vol. 1, p. 193.
38. Catherine Radziwill, The Disillusions of a Crown Princess (New York: John Lane, 1919), p. 86.
39. Edwards, Matriarch , pp.142–143.
40. May, Princess of Wales, to George, Prince of Wales, undated, in Queen Mary , Pope-Hennessy, p. 386.
41. William Shawcross, Queen Elizabeth: The Queen Mother (Toronto: HarperCollins, 2009), p. 106.
42. Carter, George, Nicholas and Wilhelm , p. 199.
43. Cook, Prince Eddy (Kobo desktop version), ch. 12, para. 7.
44. Carter, George, Nicholas and Wilhelm , p. 198.
45. Edward, Duke of Windsor, A King’s Story (London: Cassell, 1951), pp. 24–25.
46. Eulalia, Infanta of Spain, Courts and Countries After the War (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1925), pp. 111–112.
47. May, Princess of Wales, to Hélène Bricka, September 13, 1904, in Queen Mary , Pope-Hennessy, p. 390.
48. May, Princess of Wales, to Hélène Bricka, December 19, 1905, in ibid, p. 391.
49. Edward Legge, King George and the Royal Family , (London: Grant Richards, 1918), vol. 1, p. 72.
50. Royal address of George, Prince of Wales, November 18, 1905, in The King to His People , King George V, p. 77.
51. Wakeford, Three Consort Queens , p. 170.
52. May, Princess of Wales, to Augusta, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, April 7, 1906, in Queen Mary , Pope-Hennessy, p. 395.
53. Dennison, The Last Princess , p. 264.
54. Edwards, Matriarch , p. 157.
55. Pope-Hennessy, Queen Mary , p. 400.
56. Gelardi, Born to Rule , p. 141.
57. Duff, Queen Mary , p. 126.
58. May, Princess of Wales, to Augusta, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, May 31, 1906, in Queen Mary , Pope-Hennessy, pp. 401–402.
59. Duff, Queen Mary , p. 126.
60. Maud’s husband, King Haakon VII (1872–1957), was born Prince Carl of Denmark. His father, King Frederick VIII, was the eldest son of King Christian IX—the “grandfather of Europe.” King Frederick and Maud’s mother, Queen Alexandra, were siblings. This meant Haakon and Maud were first cousins. As a member of the Danish royal family, Haakon was also a first cousin to King George V, Tsar Nicholas II, and King Constantine I of Greece.
61. Pope-Hennessy, Queen Mary , pp. 401–402.
62. John Van der Kiste, Edward VII’s Children (Stroud, Gloucester: Alan Sutton Publishing 1989), p. 109.
63. Gelardi, Born to Rule , p. 147.
64. Wakeford, Three Consort Queens , p. 169.
65. Hough, Born Royal , p. 44.
10: Life’s Unexpected Trials
1. Norman Stone, Europe Transformed, 1878–1919 , 2nd ed., (Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 1999), p. 166.
2. W. Bruce Lincoln, In War’s Dark Shadow: The Russians Before the Great War (New York: Dial Press, 1983), p. 295.
3. Gelardi, Born to Rule , pp. 117–118.
4. Tsar Nicholas II to Empress Marie Feodorovna, October 19/November 9, 1905, in The Letters of Tsar Nicholas and Empress Marie , Bing, pp. 186–187.
5. Grand Duke Alexander, Once a Grand Duke , p. 225.
6. Elizabeth Narishkin-Kurakin, Under Three Tsars: The Memoirs of the Lady-in-Waiting Elizabeth Narishkin-Kurakin , ed. René Fülöp-Miller (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1931), p. 190.
7. V. N. Kokovtsov, Out of My Past: The Memoirs of Count Kokovtsov , trans. Laura Matveev, ed. H. H. Fisher (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1935), pp. 130–131.
8. Grand Duke Alexander, Once a Grand Duke , p. 227.
9. A. A. Mossolov, At the Court of the Last Tsar , trans. E. W. Dickes (London: Methuen, 1935), p. 139.
10. Gelardi, Born to Rule , p. 119.
11. Kurth, Tsar , p. 85.
12. Ibid., p. 120. Anna was originally born Anna Taneyeva but was
31. New York Times , June 11, 1908.
32. Ibid., September 5, 1904.
33. Ibid., June 5, 1905.
34. Viktoria Luise, The Kaiser’s Daughter , p. 55.
35. German Crown Prince, Memoirs , p. 282.
36. Robert Zedlitz-Trützschler, Twelve Years at the Imperial German Court (London: Nisbet, 1924), p. 99.
37. Mme. la Marquise Fontenoy, Secret Memoirs of William II of Germany and Francis Joseph of Austria (London: Hutchinson, 1900), vol. 1, p. 193.
38. Catherine Radziwill, The Disillusions of a Crown Princess (New York: John Lane, 1919), p. 86.
39. Edwards, Matriarch , pp.142–143.
40. May, Princess of Wales, to George, Prince of Wales, undated, in Queen Mary , Pope-Hennessy, p. 386.
41. William Shawcross, Queen Elizabeth: The Queen Mother (Toronto: HarperCollins, 2009), p. 106.
42. Carter, George, Nicholas and Wilhelm , p. 199.
43. Cook, Prince Eddy (Kobo desktop version), ch. 12, para. 7.
44. Carter, George, Nicholas and Wilhelm , p. 198.
45. Edward, Duke of Windsor, A King’s Story (London: Cassell, 1951), pp. 24–25.
46. Eulalia, Infanta of Spain, Courts and Countries After the War (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1925), pp. 111–112.
47. May, Princess of Wales, to Hélène Bricka, September 13, 1904, in Queen Mary , Pope-Hennessy, p. 390.
48. May, Princess of Wales, to Hélène Bricka, December 19, 1905, in ibid, p. 391.
49. Edward Legge, King George and the Royal Family , (London: Grant Richards, 1918), vol. 1, p. 72.
50. Royal address of George, Prince of Wales, November 18, 1905, in The King to His People , King George V, p. 77.
51. Wakeford, Three Consort Queens , p. 170.
52. May, Princess of Wales, to Augusta, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, April 7, 1906, in Queen Mary , Pope-Hennessy, p. 395.
53. Dennison, The Last Princess , p. 264.
54. Edwards, Matriarch , p. 157.
55. Pope-Hennessy, Queen Mary , p. 400.
56. Gelardi, Born to Rule , p. 141.
57. Duff, Queen Mary , p. 126.
58. May, Princess of Wales, to Augusta, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, May 31, 1906, in Queen Mary , Pope-Hennessy, pp. 401–402.
59. Duff, Queen Mary , p. 126.
60. Maud’s husband, King Haakon VII (1872–1957), was born Prince Carl of Denmark. His father, King Frederick VIII, was the eldest son of King Christian IX—the “grandfather of Europe.” King Frederick and Maud’s mother, Queen Alexandra, were siblings. This meant Haakon and Maud were first cousins. As a member of the Danish royal family, Haakon was also a first cousin to King George V, Tsar Nicholas II, and King Constantine I of Greece.
61. Pope-Hennessy, Queen Mary , pp. 401–402.
62. John Van der Kiste, Edward VII’s Children (Stroud, Gloucester: Alan Sutton Publishing 1989), p. 109.
63. Gelardi, Born to Rule , p. 147.
64. Wakeford, Three Consort Queens , p. 169.
65. Hough, Born Royal , p. 44.
10: Life’s Unexpected Trials
1. Norman Stone, Europe Transformed, 1878–1919 , 2nd ed., (Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 1999), p. 166.
2. W. Bruce Lincoln, In War’s Dark Shadow: The Russians Before the Great War (New York: Dial Press, 1983), p. 295.
3. Gelardi, Born to Rule , pp. 117–118.
4. Tsar Nicholas II to Empress Marie Feodorovna, October 19/November 9, 1905, in The Letters of Tsar Nicholas and Empress Marie , Bing, pp. 186–187.
5. Grand Duke Alexander, Once a Grand Duke , p. 225.
6. Elizabeth Narishkin-Kurakin, Under Three Tsars: The Memoirs of the Lady-in-Waiting Elizabeth Narishkin-Kurakin , ed. René Fülöp-Miller (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1931), p. 190.
7. V. N. Kokovtsov, Out of My Past: The Memoirs of Count Kokovtsov , trans. Laura Matveev, ed. H. H. Fisher (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1935), pp. 130–131.
8. Grand Duke Alexander, Once a Grand Duke , p. 227.
9. A. A. Mossolov, At the Court of the Last Tsar , trans. E. W. Dickes (London: Methuen, 1935), p. 139.
10. Gelardi, Born to Rule , p. 119.
11. Kurth, Tsar , p. 85.
12. Ibid., p. 120. Anna was originally born Anna Taneyeva but was
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