This is all a lot of sound and fury signifying nothing.
Hardly fury, dear Susana. Just the facts.
Also Catherine The Great's son passed a law preventing ANY female from ascending the throne ever again.
Care to cite this law? Don't bother, I'll save you the trouble of searching for something that doesn't exist
. Here is the text of Article 30 of the Fundamental Laws (which Tsar Paul promulgated):
"When the last male issue of the Emperor's sons is extinct, succession remains in the same branch, but in the female issue of the last reigning Emperor, as being nearest to the throne, and therein it follows the same order, with preference to a male over a female person; but the female person from whom this right directly proceeds never loses this right."
Hmmm, sounds like females have succession rights after all
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I have met and spent time with Romanovs whose bloodlines are pure and not diluted by morganatic or divorced marriages
So, you're influenced by one side of the story but might want to do a little investigation.
May I endeavor to suggest that perhaps it is you who has been unduly influenced by one side of the story, and thus could benefit from further unbiased study on the subject?
She's a pompous pretender and eats too much.
How do you know if HIH is pompous (or anything about her character, for that matter)? Have you ever met her? And how are you so well-informed as to be aware of the Grand Duchess's eating habits?
Purely my opinion, but: detractors of the Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna would probably be taken slightly more seriously if they could participate in discussions about the Russian succession without resorting to such childish remarks (ie commenting disparagingly about someone's figure and personality).