Romanovs after the Revolution; How did they Manage?

[Marengo]

I was wondering about how the Romanovs dealt with their new fate after the revolution? I have a picture in a royalty book with Prince George of Russia selling lamps in a shop. Something in which he shouldn't have been too good btw, Dutch diplomats checked with his employers and found out they weren't too positive about the Prince (hence they did not bother to ask him over to 'meet' Juliana).

[Russophile]

They sold a lot of jewels which glutted the market and managed as best as they could. Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna the younger (Dmitry's sister) knitted sweaters for income to help support themselves. This from her book: A Princess in Exile.

[Cumberland]

Xenia Alexandrovna became involved with a couple of conmen who sold her a bill of goods, promising to make them all rich again, she pawned 5 different pearl necklaces at different times. The men were arrested and sentenced to prison, she did win money back in a lawsuit.

I believe Marie Pavlovna the younger wrote her memoirs, worked for Chanel, sold her jewels, but had a pension from the Bernadottes.

Dimitri I beleive married Audrey Emery a champagne heiress.

Both of George & "Greek" Minnie's daughters married well.

However then you have Countess Brassova who died in abject poverty, Olga Nicolaevna dying over a barbershop in Toronto, and I belive the Paleys did well, as did the Yussopov's.

[Russophile]

Originally Posted by Cumberland

I believe Marie Pavlovna the younger wrote her memoirs, worked for Chanel, sold her jewels, but had a pension from the Bernadottes.

From her book I believe she and Chanel had a "falling out". If memory serves, she wanted more money and Chanel, ever the penny pincher, shrugged her shoulders and got another producer.
I did not know about the pension from her Swedish relations, though that would make sense since she had to leave her son for political and successive reasons.
Cumberland, do you have any information on her when she died? For some reason there is a big blank there and I don't know if I never read anything or if there just wasn't anything to read.

[OlgaNikolaievna]

Originally Posted by Cumberland

Olga Nicolaevna dying over a barbershop in Toronto

Only for the record for information to all readers, I would like to emphasize that was Olga Alexandrovna (sister of the Tsar) who is referred to in this post. Olga Nikolaievna was the name of his daughter who perished with the family in Ekaterinburg.

[Odette]

I do not know his name but one of the Grand Dukes became a train conductor in Alexandria Egypt. He was a tall imposing man, obviously aristocratic but still had to eat so he was working for the tram system.

[branchg]

Most of Grand Duchess Xena's grandsons were well-educated (probably paid for by George V, George VI and Elizabeth II) and they managed to find gainful employment and earn money. Grand Duchess Olga always claimed she was cheated out of her share of the proceeds of their mother's jewels and her descendants reportedly received a settlement from The Queen in the 80's.

The Vladimirovich line married well (Prussia, Singer sewing machine fortune, the British royal family) and probably ended up the most secure financially. The rest were in shocking poverty at times, others relied on the goodwill of Russian monarchists in France, England and the U.S.

[Russophile]

Originally Posted by branchg

The Vladimirovich line married well (. . . the British royal family)

To whom are you referring? I didn't think any of them married into the BRF.

[lordrobert]

It is unfortunate that great men and women of Royalty can lose such fortune. Russian Royalty in particular always comes to mind when such topics are discussed. I understand the stress that such a member of Royalty or Nobility suffers in such situations.

[Warren]

Originally Posted by Russophile

To whom are you referring? I didn't think any of them married into the BRF.

I guess Branchg is referring to Grand Duke Kirill who married Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh. But that was in 1905.
Their two daughters married well (Leiningen and Prussia), their son Vladimir, more controversially.

[Russophile]

Originally Posted by Warren

I guess Branchg is referring to Grand Duke Kirill who married Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh. But that was in 1905.
Their two daughters married well (Leiningen and Prussia), their son Vladimir, more controversially.

Oh I forgot about Ducky since she was married before to Ernest Louis.

[Marengo]

Well, did the British RF 'help' Ducky an her husband any way financially? Sure Queen Mary bought some of the jewels but I do not think they received the support like GD Xenia did for example (maybe they didn't need to of course).