This is a list of those members of the

Russian Imperial House The House of Romanov (also transcribed Romanoff; rus, Романовы, Románovy, rɐˈmanəvɨ) was the reigning imperial house of Russia from 1613 to 1917. They achieved prominence after the Tsarina, Anastasia Romanova, was married to t ...

who bore the title ''velikaia kniaginia'' (russian: великая княгиня) or ''velikaia knazhna'' (russian: великая княжна) (usually translated into French and English as grand duchess, but more accurately ''grand princess''). This

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was borne (usually) by daughters and male-line granddaughters of the emperors and empresses of Russia, as well as by wives of

grand dukes of Russia This is a list of those members of the Russian Imperial Family who bore the title ''velikiy knjaz'' (usually translated into English as grand duke, but more accurately grand prince). This courtesy title was borne by the sons and male-line gran ...

, all along with the style of

Her Imperial Highness His/Her Imperial Highness (abbreviation HIH) is a style used by members of an imperial family to denote ''imperial'' – as opposed to ''royal'' – status to show that the holder in question is descended from an emperor rather than a king ( ...

Grand duchesses of Russia

After 1917 no such daughter was born into the deposed imperial house who would have been entitled to the title grand duchess - i.e., had been a male-line granddaughter of a reigning emperor; although such would have been technically possible, as there lived sons of reigning emperors and their daughters would have been so entitled

Grand Duchesses of Russia by marriage

Imperial Standard of the Grand Duchess of Russia

Although male grand dukes of Russia (sons or male-line grandsons of reigning emperors) existed after 1917, when the imperial house was deposed, none of them contracted an equal marriage after that date; so the title grand duchess was not gained by marriage thereafter — though it would have been technically possible. Note that a

grand duke Grand duke (feminine: grand duchess) is a European hereditary title, used either by certain monarchs or by members of certain monarchs' families. In status, a grand duke traditionally ranks in order of precedence below an emperor, as an approxi ...

or grand duchess as a translation is not necessarily associated with a grand duchy; see the relevant articles for more information. A Russian grand duchess was styled as ''Her Imperial Highness''. With the exception of Charlotte-Christine, women marrying into the Imperial family converted to Russian Orthodoxy (except for the Montenegrin and Greek princesses, who were already Orthodox). They also took Russian names — of the 17 converts: four took patronyms using their fathers' names, eight took Fyodorovna (after the

Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God The Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God (russian: Феодоровская икона Божией Матери), also known as Our Lady of Saint Theodore and the Black Virgin Mary of Russia, is the patron icon of the Romanov family. It is one ...

), three took Alexeievna, one Alexandrovna (her husband's name) and one Pavlovna (her husband's patronym, the late Paul I); eight also changed their own given name.

Grand duchesses of Russia

Grand Duchesses of Russia by marriage

See also