Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia

Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia (29 January 1882 – 13 March 1957), sometimes known as Helen, Helena, Helene, Ellen, Yelena, Hélène, or Eleni, was the only daughter and youngest child of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia and Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Her husband was Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark and they were both first cousins of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia. She was also first cousin of Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Queen consort of Denmark and the grandmother of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, and Prince Michael of Kent. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands was also her half-first cousin.

Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia
Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark
Born(1882-01-17)17 January 1882
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died13 March 1957(1957-03-13) (aged 75)
Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Burial
Royal Cemetery, Tatoi Palace, Greece
Spouse
Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark
(m. 1902; died 1938)
Issue
  • Olga, Princess Paul of Yugoslavia
  • Princess Elizabeth, Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach
  • Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent
HouseHolstein-Gottorp-Romanov
FatherGrand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia
MotherDuchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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