But, if Grand Duke George wants to marry Rebecca, good for him, his mother has already said she will allow him to do so, and their marriage will be regarded as Dynastic one.
Has she really? I sometimes wonder just how Maria justifies some of her logic.
I mean, really. Her own claim is based on the fact that her parents' marriage was dynastic, when that's debatable. Her claim being a superior one to Nicholas' is based on the fact that his parents' marriage wasn't dynastic (which it wasn't, but they didn't renounce any rights). And now she's saying that even though it mattered for everyone else, it's okay if Georgii's marriage isn't dynastic?
Thank you for clarifying my comment. Flowers: ). Also, I agree with you. Furthermore, I think a non royal bride would never be accepted by his Mother, would weaken his claim to the throne, and would find it hard adjusting to life as a non-reigning royal wife. What 's your opinion?
According to Brazilian, Maria has said she'll accept a non-royal bride as dynastic.
That said, the claim of Georgii and Maria is already weak. Him marrying someone who isn't royal (or at least doesn't have a royal heritage) will only weaken that claim and give the detractors more strength.
Personally, though, I think the support his claim is going to garner once Maria dies is going to be based more on his personality and how well he's willing to grease people's palms. The support Maria has now isn't because she has the best claim it's because she has the right connections. Georgii needs to focus more on that than anything else.
Yes, I didn't think of that. However, I believe Princess Theodora has some Royal Russian ancestry. Perhaps Lady Gabrielle Windsor?! The Prince Michael of Kent has long touted the Romonav connection plus there is some Russian blood. What's your opinion?
Theodora does have Russian ancestry. Through her paternal grandfather she's descended from Olga Constantinovna, and through her maternal grandfather she's descended from Anastasia Mikhailovna. The two were cousins and were both granddaughters of Nicholas I of Russia.
Gabriella Windsor has more recent Russian connections. Her paternal grandmother, Princess Marina, was the daughter of Elena Vladimirovna - Elena's brother was Cyril Vladimirovich, who is Maria's grandfather. Elena and Cyril were the grandchildren of Alexander II. Gabriella is also descended from Olga Constantinovna through her paternal grandmother's father.
The catch with Gabriella, however, is that while she is related to royals and belongs to the house of Windsor, she herself is not royal and doesn't hold any royal titles, which could put a damper on the marriage being dynastic. Somehow, I can't see the Queen (or her future successors) granting Gabriella a title so that she could make a dynastic marriage with a member of a non-reigning house.