{"product_id":"vera-princess-of-the-imperial-blood-vera-konstantinovna","title":"VERA: Princess of the Imperial Blood Vera Konstantinovna","description":"Princess of the Imperial Blood Vera Konstantinovna (1906- 2001), was the youngest child and daughter of Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich and Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna.\n\nVera was a second cousin of Emperor Nicholas II, and a childhood playmate of his younger children. During World War I, she lost her father and brother, and during the Russian Revolution, three of her brothers were murdered by the Bolsheviks.\n\nAt age twelve, she escaped revolutionary Russia, fleeing with her mother and brother George to Sweden. She spent the rest of her long life in exile, first in Western Europe and from the 1950s in the United States.\n\nIn the last years of her life, the Supreme Monarchist Council considered her the Empress of Russia, after whose death there were no heirs to the Russian throne.\n\nVera was the only Romanov who remembered pre-revolutionary life and her legendary relatives. She was a living embodiment of the best traditions of the House of Romanov, enjoyed great respect and respect in the circles of the Russian emigration.\n\nPrincess Vera died on 11 January 2001, at the age of 95. She was buried next to her brother Prince George Konstantinovich at the cemetery of the Russian Orthodox Monastery of Novo-Diveevo in Nanuet, New York.\n\nIncludes more than 75 black and white photos!\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B09KDRCY87\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B09KDRCY87.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Gilbert, Paul\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41445440815162,"sku":"DBV.B09KDRCY87.A","price":8.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B09KDRCY87-0.jpg?v=1780693643","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/vera-princess-of-the-imperial-blood-vera-konstantinovna","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}