BORIS VLADIROVICH (Grand Duke of Russia, 1877-1943, Son of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich and grandson of Tsar Alexander II)

Rare Autograph Postcard Signed ‘Boris’ in English to ‘dear Milly’ his one time nurse Millicent Crofts thanking her “for your nice letter. It is always a joy to receive your letters. I send you all my most loving wishes for Xmas and a happy 1935 and Kiss you with my heart...”, I side postcard with a real photo of his house, Chateau Sans Souci, Bellevue on the front, no place, 24th December

Millicent Crofts (1852-1941) was a nurse for the family of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich and his wife Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna. She worked for the family in St Petersburg from 1876-1886, when she was dismissed by the Grand Duchess.
Boris had a military career. After graduating from the Nicholas Cavalry College in 1896, he served as cornet in the Life Guards Hussar regiment. He took part in the Russo-Japanese War in 1904 and became a major general in the Russian Army in 1914. During World War I, he commanded the regiment of the Ataman Cossacks in 1915. He was known in Imperial Russia for his restless behavior and as a notorious playboy. When he was exiled after the Revolution he bought Chateau Sans Souci in Meudon, near Paris where he lived with his wife Zinaida.

Item Date:  1935

Stock No:  43016      £225

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