Princess Olga Valerianovna Paley (
Ольга Валериановна Палей) (2 December 1865–2 November 1929), was the second wife of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia.
She was born
Olga Karnovitsch at St. Petersburg, the daughter of Valerian Karnovich and his wife Olga Vasilyevna Meszaros. She married to Erich Gerhard von Pistohlkors (1853–1935
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) in 1884, by whom she had four children:
- Alexander Erikovich von Pistohlkors
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(1885–1944), who married Alexandra TaneyevaAlexandra Alexandrovna Pistohlkors,, née Taneyeva, was the younger daughter of noted Russian composer Alexander Taneyev, sister of Anna Vyrubova, and wife of Alexander Erikovich Pistohlkors, who was the stepson of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia.Like her sister, Alexandra was for a time a...
.
- Olga Erikovna von Pistohlkors (1886–1887),
- Olga Erikovna von Pistohlkors (1888–1963), married in 1906 with Alexander, Count Belzig von Kreutz and 1922 with Sergius Fürst
is a German title of nobility, usually translated into English as Prince.The term refers to the head of a principality and is distinguished from the son of a monarch, which is referred to as Prinz...
Kudaschew
- Marianna
Marianne Pistohlkors, born Marianna Erikovna von Pistohlkors, , was a suspected co-conspirator in the murder of Grigori Rasputin.-Early life:...
, or Marianne, von Pistohlkors (1890–1976), who married 1908 Peter Durnowo, 1912 Christoph von Derfelden and 1917 Count Nicolaus von Zarnekau.
She later began an affair with Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia, causing a great society scandal, and bore him a child, Vladimir.
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Princess Olga Valerianovna Paley (
Ольга Валериановна Палей) (2 December 1865–2 November 1929), was the second wife of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia.
Early life and first marriage
She was born
Olga Karnovitsch at St. Petersburg, the daughter of Valerian Karnovich and his wife Olga Vasilyevna Meszaros. She married to Erich Gerhard von Pistohlkors (1853–1935
RigaRiga is the capital and largest city of Latvia, a major industrial, commercial, cultural and financial centre of the Baltics, and an important seaport, situated on the mouth of the Daugava...
) in 1884, by whom she had four children:
- Alexander Erikovich von Pistohlkors
Alexander Erikovich Pistohlkors, , was a Russian Life Guards officer who was known for his cruelty in putting down the rebellion following the Russian Revolution of 1905.-Background and connections:...
(1885–1944), who married Alexandra TaneyevaAlexandra Alexandrovna Pistohlkors,, née Taneyeva, was the younger daughter of noted Russian composer Alexander Taneyev, sister of Anna Vyrubova, and wife of Alexander Erikovich Pistohlkors, who was the stepson of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia.Like her sister, Alexandra was for a time a...
.
- Olga Erikovna von Pistohlkors (1886–1887),
- Olga Erikovna von Pistohlkors (1888–1963), married in 1906 with Alexander, Count Belzig von Kreutz and 1922 with Sergius Fürst
is a German title of nobility, usually translated into English as Prince.The term refers to the head of a principality and is distinguished from the son of a monarch, which is referred to as Prinz...
Kudaschew
- Marianna
Marianne Pistohlkors, born Marianna Erikovna von Pistohlkors, , was a suspected co-conspirator in the murder of Grigori Rasputin.-Early life:...
, or Marianne, von Pistohlkors (1890–1976), who married 1908 Peter Durnowo, 1912 Christoph von Derfelden and 1917 Count Nicolaus von Zarnekau.
Scandal of second marriage
She later began an affair with Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia, causing a great society scandal, and bore him a child, Vladimir. Her marriage to Pistohlkors was terminated by divorce, and Paul asked permission of Tsar
Nicholas IINicholas II was the last Emperor of Russia, Grand Duke of Finland, and claimed the title of King of Poland...
to marry Olga, but he refused.
In 1902, Paul married her morganatically, but the marriage was not approved, and she was given no titles. In 1904,
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granted Olga the title of Countess von Hohenfelsen. Nicholas II later acquiesced to the marriage and made her Princess Paley.
Olga and Paul had three children:
- Prince Vladimir Pavlovich Paley (1897–1918), a poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
.
- Princess Irina Pavlovna Paley
Princess Irina Pavlovna Paley, , was the daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia and his second wife Olga Valerianovna Paley.-Early life:...
(1903–1990), married her cousin Prince Feodor Alexandrovich and later Count Hubert Conquere de Monbrison.
- Princess Natalia Pavlovna Paley (1905–1981), a fashion model and film actress, married firstly Lucien Lelong and secondly John Chapman Wilson.
Exile
Olga left Russia in 1920 with her two daughters to
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, after her son and her husband were murdered by the Bolsheviks. She died in exile in
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on 2 December 1929, at the age of 64.
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