Olga Valerianovna Paley

Her Serenity Princess Olga Valerianovna Paley (???? ???????????? ?????) (December 2, 1866–November 2, 1929), was the second wife of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia.

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December 2 - 1866 - November 2 - 1929 - Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia

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She was born Olga Karnovich at St. Petersburg. After the death of Grand Duke Paul's first wife Alexandra Georgievna of Greece, Olga became the Grand Duke's mistress, bearing him a child Vladimir Pavlovich Romanov. The Grand Duke asked permission of the Emperor to marry her, but he refused. In 1902, the Grand Duke married her morganatically anyway, but the marriage was not approved and she was given no titles. In 1904, Prince Luitpold of Bavaria (regent) granted her the title of Countess von Hohenfelsen. The Emperor later acquiesced to their marriage, and made her Her Serenity Princess Paley. Princess Olga left Russia in 1919 with her two daughters, after her son and her husband were murdered by the Bolsheviks, and died in exile in Paris.

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St. Petersburg - Alexandra Georgievna of Greece - Vladimir Pavlovich Romanov - The Emperor - 1902 - Morganatically - 1904 - Prince Luitpold of Bavaria - Regent - 1919 - Bolsheviks - Paris

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Olga and Paul had three children:

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• His Serenity Prince Vladimir Pavlovich Paley (1897-1918), a remarkable poet.
• Her Serenity Princess Irina Pavlovna Paley (1903-1990), married her cousin HH Prince Feodor Alexandrovich and later Count Hubert Conquere de Monbrison.
• Her Serenity Princess Natalia Pavlovna Paley (1905-1981), married firstly Lucien Lelong and later John Wilson.