Grand Duke Serge (1857-1905) & Elisaveta Feodorovna, Grand Duchess Serge (1864-1918)

[Curryong]

No, that's true, but they did share a bed all their married life, so the possibility is there. It was a very strange marriage in many ways, with Serge as very much a control freak over his wife and household anyway. Warwick at least doesn't spend an awful lot of his book speculating on the sexual aspect of the couple's relationship, if there was one of course.

[duchessrachel]

Originally Posted by Curryong

I don't know Book No 2 I'm afraid but I have Christopher Warwick's bio and can recommend that one. It's very comprehensive, except perhaps about Ella's intimate marital life with Serge.

Thank you

[duchessrachel]

Originally Posted by Alison H

Seconded - I've got the Christopher Warwick one as well, and it's very good.


(I'm not sure that they had an intimate married life! But I don't suppose anyone could really know if they had or not, other than the two of them and maybe their closest servants.)

Thank you.

[CyrilVladisla]

Princess Victoria of Battenberg visited Grand Duchess Elizabeth inn 1908 when the foundation stone was laid for the church at Ella's convent. Victoria visited Elizabeth in 1909 when the site had blossomed to include a hospital, a dispensary, a home for orphan girls, and a separate house for disabled veterans.

[CyrilVladisla]

Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia was the son of Tsar Alexander II and Tsarina Marie Alexandrovna of Russia.
Princess Elizabeth (Elisabeth) of Hesse and by Rhine was the daughter Of Grand Duke Louis IV and Grand Duchess Alice of Hesse.
Elizabeth took the name of Elizabeth Feodorovna.
She and Sergei wed at the chapel of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg on June 15, 1884.
Her silver dress was encased in jewels.

[CyrilVladisla]

Photos of Grand Duke Sergei

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46RD5nt0tM0

[CyrilVladisla]

At her wedding Elizabeth wore a pink diamond tiara.
http://cdni.rbth.com/rbthmedia/image...38f0033c83.jpg