R: Fedorovna, Alekseevna

[Edil Legno]

Petr III was Federovich,his son Pavel  Petrovich - whose I wife was German
Wilhelmina and   when married to
Pavel (when she was 15 years old) took name Natalja Aleksejevna.
Katarina Peitlova
----- Original Message -----
From: Giampaolo Gandolfo <gpgandolfo at IOL.IT>
To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 6:05 PM
Subject: Fedorovna, Alekseevna


>         The first Romanov zar was called Fedorov, because her mather
> blessed him before the icon of the Virgin called Fedorovskaja, and
> likewise Peter III, raised in Germany, was called Fedorovic.
> So Paul's I wife was called Fedorovna, and Nicolas' I, Aleksander's
> III and Nicholas' II wives were also Fedorovna, as a few other
> foreign spouses of Russian grand dukes.
> But Catherine II and Luise (Aleksander's I wife), after conversion to
> Othodoxy were named Alekseevna. Why Alekseevna?
>         Can anybody tell me who this Aleksey was (or might be)?
> Mine is just curiosity (I am not engaged in any particular research)
> Thank you!
>                         Giampaolo Gandolfo
>
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